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Berwick rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Central Lafourche, 4-3, in Berwick Monday. Above is Berwick’s Justin Morvant during Saturday’s contest against Bunkie in the Tri-City Baseball Classic. (The Daily Review/Michelle Blanc)

Berwick rallies past Central Lafourche for a 4-3 victory Monday

Staff Report

The Berwick Panthers rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 4-3 victory against Central Lafourche.
The Panthers entered their last at bat down 3-2.
However, Cameron Wiley doubled to lead off the inning and Tanner Caldwell laid down a bunt for an infield hit, moving Wiley’s courtesy runner and brother, Reid Wiley, to third base.
Caldwell’s pinch runner, Ryan Hover, stole second base.
With runners on second and third and no outs, pinch hitter Logan Angeron drove home Reid Wiley on a single to left field to tie the game.
Hover, who advanced to third base on the play, scored when he was able to avoid the tag at home plate on a play in which D.J. Robicheaux had grounded to first base.
Austin Price earned the win in relief for Berwick. In one inning, he was perfect on the mound, pitching out of a seventh-inning jam by coaxing a double play ground ball for his defense to end the top of the seventh.
Berwick starter Neal Theriot tossed six innings and surrendered three unearned runs on six hits with five strikeouts.
Berwick overcame five errors to secure the victory.
Central Lafourche and Berwick each plated a run in the second inning, and the visitors took the lead in the top of the sixth with a run.
Berwick outhit the Trojans 8-6.
Offensively, Theriot led the Panthers with a 2-for-3 performance with two doubles and an RBI.
Other top contributors included Cameron Wiley, 2-for-3, a double, an RBI; Justin Morvant, 2-for-4; and Angeron, 1-for-1, an RBI.
Berwick (3-3) will return to action today when it travels to face Thibodaux. Junior varsity action is set for a 4 p.m. start, while varsity will follow at 6 p.m.

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