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From STAFF REPORTS

Date published: 5/22/2004

Courtland completed its Battlefield District championship season by defeating Chancellor 5-1 yesterday in the district tournament championship.

Both teams receive Region I berths. Regional singles and doubles play begins next Friday at Jamestown High School. Team competion is the following day.

Battlefield singles champion Eric Lee gave Chancellor its only win at No. 1 singles. The Cougars followed with five straight victories.

Singles: Eric Lee (Ch) d. Sean Flint 6-3, 6-1; Scott Heppe (Ct) d. Dillon Dierson 6-1, 6-1; Kevin Hundley (Ct) d. John Judge 6-1, 6-0; Craig Moebus (Ct) Geoff Morris 6-1, 6-2; Jason Mercer (Ct) d. Matt Judge 6-4, 6-0; Michael Mercer (Ct) d. Trey Hughes 6-2, 6-4.

Caroline's Michael Williams quickly atoned for a dropped fly ball, making a strong and accurate throw to pitcher Tyler Wright, whose relay home was in time to cut down the tying run and end the game.

Wright capped a four-run fourth for the Cavaliers (8-9-1, 4-4) with a two-run single. The inning also featured a run-scoring single by Williams and a suicide squeeze by Bruce Adair.

Wright was three-for-three at-bat and also picked up a save. Williams, Kevin Miller and John Pitts of Caroline and Spencer Johnson of Spotsylvania finished with two hits apiece.

Up next is the Battlefield District tournament being played at Courtland. The Cavs oppose the Cougars in Wednesday's semifinal action.

STEVIE JOHNSON and Thomas Kirsch. STEPHEN BALLEH, Tyler Wright (6) and Syd Tennyson.

Monticello erased a 3-1 deficit by scoring four times in the fifth inning.

A run-scoring triple by George Wells, a run-scoring single by Matt Wilson and a sacrifice fly by Dustin Jackson accounted for the Hornets' three runs in the third.

Orange (9-9, 5-7) will be on the road Monday in the opening round of the Jefferson District playoffs.

LaRUE and Shifflett. IAN KISANOVE, Bradley Donaghey (6), Kent Warren and Dustin Jackson.

Millbrook bunched three of its seven hits during a four-run fifth inning to knock the third-seeded Eagles from the Northwestern District tournament.

Nick Monoco paced Liberty with two hits and two RBIs. Buddy and Anthony Sosnoski also had two hits for the Eagles (15-6).

ANTHONY FARRELL, Mike Goode (6) and Craig Pullock. JOE COPPAGE, Buddy Sosnoskie (5) and Ryan George.

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Date published: 5/22/2004