Bangs scored four two-out runs in the top of the seventh inning on Saturday to force extra innings before Alex Guzman dropped a shot on the chalk down the right field line, scoring Brayden Jimenez, as Stamford took a 10-9 win to sweep the Region I-2A quarterfinal series at Hudson Wade Memorial Field on the campus of Abilene Christian Schools.
Stamford coach Steven Gould said Guzman’s series-clinching hit was perfectly placed.
“He’s a very patient hitter, got the count to 3-1 and knew they were going to have to pitch to him,” Gould said. “He put it right on the line and you can’t do any better than that. He came through in a big way at the plate.”