Photo Gallery: Brown County’s Maxwell nearly hurls complete game, hits game-tying homer in regional victory
MENDON, Ill. — Brown County right-hander Myer Maxwell tossed 6 ⅓ innings while giving up two runs and belted his first home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth inning, tying the game and setting the stage for Jack Buss’ walk-off single in the seventh as the Hornets beat Mendon Unity 3-2 in Wednesday’s Class 1A Mendon Unity Regional semifinal.
Jacksonville Routt beat Payson Seymour 10-0 in the other semifinal, setting up a rubber match between the Hornets and Rockets for the district title. Brown County and Routt split two games during the regular season.
Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images from both semifinal games.
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