Ragsdale beats D.H. Conley in opening game of 3-A baseball series

Posted Saturday, June 3, 2006

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Greensboro, NC - Brandon Phelps ripped a bases-loaded triple that helped key a five-run explosion in the sixth inning, leading Jamestown Ragsdale to a 7-2 victory over Greenville D.H. Conley in the first game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A baseball championship series on Friday night at First Horizon Park.

Ragsdale, making its first NCHSAA baseball finals appearance since 1974, improved its record to 29-3. Senior Trevor Mullins went the distance on the mound for the Tigers to record his 16th victory against no losses, fanning 11 and allowing five hits.

Ragsdale led 2-1 entering the bottom of the sixth when Phelps cleared the bases with his triple to make it 5-1. Shortly thereafter Billy Goodwin slammed a two-run homer to move the score to 7-1.

Mike Taylor's solo home run in the seventh for Conley, which won the state 4-A title last year, closed the scoring.

Spencer Fagan got the loss for Conley, which had an eight-game winning streak snapped and is now 22-7.

Game two in the best-of-three series is slated for Saturday at 2 p.m

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE 3-A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game One, First Horizon Park, Greensboro

Greenville D.H. Conley 0 0 0 1 0 0 1‹2 5 0
Jamestown Ragsdale 2 0 0 0 0 5 x‹7 5 2
WP‹Trevor Mullins (16-0). LP‹Spencer Fagan (7-3).