The Patriots took an early lead on some good baserunning by K-Ci Widdowson, who reached on an error, and took advantage of a fielding error to reach 3rd, then score.

The score was tied until the 4th, when Gary Cole singled to start the inning, then scored on Logan Unterreiner's single with the bases loaded.  The Patriots had a chance to add to their total in the 5th, but a double play ended the threat.

Mason Drummond provided the fireworks in the 5th with a solo shot to left field, giving Smyrna the lead.

The Patriots still had a chance with a runner on 2nd in the 7th, but Smyrna Pitcher Andrew Unterreiner's 6th strikeout ended the game with a win for him and Post 14.

Matt Warrington took the loss for the Pats. spoiling his 3 strikeout performance. Evan Niblett had started the game and left with the game tied.