CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – Laurel-Jones County, Mississippi tied the score with two suicide squeezes in the bottom of the sixth before getting the winning run in the bottom of the 12 on a wild pitch to eliminate Sumter, South Carolina 3-2 in extra innings at the 2010 Dixie Boys World Series in Christiansburg, Virginia.

Mississippi got back-to-Back hits by Eric Surrett and Zack Walker, with Walker’s being a double set up back-to-back suicide squeezes from Blake Shows and Brodie Bray to tie the score in the sixth.  Surrett had three hits in the game.
 
In the 12th, Mississippi’s Trenton Stringer reached on an error before circling the bases to score on a wild pitch.
 
South Carolina took the lead in the second on two bases loaded walks.  South Carolina loaded the bases without a base hit and scored when starting pitcher Jacob Watcher drew the first free pass.  Charlie Barnes followed with one of his own for a 2-0 lead.
 
Watcher made the lead hold up until the sixth as the South Carolina hurler pitched nine and one-third innings striking out seven in a no decision.
 
The quartet of Stringer, Wyatt Butler, Chandler Blakeney and Jalon Keys limited South Carolina to five hits, with Keys picking up the victory.  Philip Watcher took the loss.
 
Mississippi stays alive and will face the loser of Halifax County, Virginia and Brunswick County, North Carolina, who are playing this evening.
 
Quotes
 
 
Mississippi Manager Kenneth Seymour
“We had to play small ball because their pitching was unbelievable.  We got deep in the game and that was the only thing we had left to do.  We have practiced that a lot and it paid off today.  They are a great team and both teams laid it on the line in this game but somebody had to lose and somebody had to win.”
 
South Carolina coach was not available for comment.
 
Box Score
 
                                   1  2  3  4  5  6 7  8  9   10  11  12           R  H  E
South Carolina            0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0    0    0            2   5   1
Mississippi                  0  0  0   0  0  2  0  0  0    0    0    1            3   8   1

J. Watcher, P. Watcher (9) and McCaffrey, P. Watcher (5), McCaffrey (9).  Stringer, Butler (2), Blakeney (6), Keys (11) and Sullivan.  W- Keys  L – P. Watcher SV- None  HR- None