HOLY MCNICHOLAS, HAWKS SURVIVE

tHE HAWKS SEASON CAME DOWN TO LIAM MCNICHOLAS'S LAST AT BAT.  A BASES LOADED DOUBLE INTO DEEP LEFT FIELD THAT SCORED 3 RUNS AND LIFTED THE HAWKS FROM A 6-4 DEFICIT.  THE FINAL SCORE HAWKS 7 FRANKLIN 6 AND A TRIP TO THE FINAL 4 WEDNESDAY NIGHT vs CONANT 7PM. 

Jay White pitched 6 stong innings, Sam McManus came in to record the win but Franklin took the lead in the 7th on a HBP, walk, 2 hawk errors and a sac fly.  In the bottom of the 7th, Mcmanus lead off with a ground out, Jake Nelson singled up the middle and Matt McCormack struck out on a high fastball.  Sam Bonifant kept the Hawks alive with an infield single and Jay White walked to load the bases. This brought up Liam McNicholas who hit a 2-0 pitch into the leftcenter gap to score all three runs.