Chillicothe scored three times in the 2nd inning to beat Savannah in a rain-shortened game. Chillicothe coach Dave Mapel said it was a very wet field, but after two postponements, he wanted to get a game played.
     Blake Stephens drew the opening day start and a lot of new faces were in the field behind him. "We had only three familiar faces on the field behind him" stated Mapel, "Chase Fantazia, last year's starter at second base, Conner Lindley, a part-time starter in left field and A. J. VanHoutan, a part time starter behind the plate."
     Maple was pleased with Stephen's on the mound. "I thought Blake had great command of his pitches. He gave up only one hit but nothing reached the outfield." Maple was also pleased with the double play turned in by Seth Lowe (2B) and Chase Fantazia (SS).
     The Hornets travel to Macon on Monday for a 5:00pm game then St Joseph LeBlond at Hyde Park on Wednesday for a 4:30 game.
 

Chillicothe
Hitting: Doubles: Conner Lindley; Singles: Guy Vinson, Seth Lowe, Justin VanHoutan, Jacob Lewis
RBI: Guy Vinson, Seth Lowe
Pitching: Blake Stephens (W) 3 innings, 1 hit, 4 strike-outs, 1 walk

Savannah
Hitting: Single: Blake McFadden
RBI: none