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Milton pulls even with Foxboro
Top Headlines Foxboro managed just four hits off Milton starter Jeff Rowan. Rowan went 61/3 innings, striking out five. "He was just throwing strikes and a big roundhouse curveball and they were all pulling off it," Foxboro coach Bill Travers said. "When we go like that that's when we get really bad." Brian Swanton took the loss for Foxboro. Swanton went five innings, allowing four runs on just three hits. But he walked three batters and had two hit batsmen, and two of the runs came in via a passed ball. Milton got on the board in the second inning. Post 114 loaded the bases with no outs, and scored a run when Nathan Ellis struck out swinging but the ball got past catcher Nick Thrasher. "We got a lucky passed ball on the first run, a through the legs type thing," Milton coach Pat Bryan said. Milton scored two more in the fourth inning despite not getting a hit. Swanton hit two batsman in the inning and two runs scored on a sacrifice fly and a passed ball, respectively. Post 114 added another run in the fifth, giving Rowan all the help he would need. Post 93 struggled to get anything out of the infield against the right-hander. "He's got a great changeup, he got a lot of guys (on that)," said Bryan. "And he spotted his fastball really well. He came out and he was ready to go from the first inning on. Foxboro put two runners on in the top of the seventh before Rowan was replaced by Cody Clark, who struck out John Ford and got Joe Nixon to ground out to the pitcher. The two teams play tonight at Foxboro High School in the decisive game. Foxboro sends out Ben Hastings while Milton will counter with Matt McDougall. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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