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August 8, 1961
The Chronicle Star The Moss Point Advertiser
Pascagoula, Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Pascagoula's Ingalls-Legion baseball team fell 7-6 to Hattiesburg in a ninth-inning heartbreaker during the state tournament, with Gene Winstead homering but errors costing them. They face Corinth in Jackson on Monday; semis tonight.
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Ingalls-Legion in tourney play against Corinth
Ingalls-Legion baseball boys were scheduled to see action in Jackson at noon Monday in the third round of the state championship tourney.
The Jackson Countians were scheduled to meet Corinth.
Semi-finals today will match Jackson-Louisville winner against Corinth-Pascagoula winner at 8 p.m.
Ingalls dropped a heart-breaker Saturday in Hattiesburg when the Hub City's Terry Joe Byrd slammed a homer in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Pascagoula 7-6.
The defeat put Pascagoula in the losers' bracket in Jackson play.
Tommy Seaman was the loser in relief of Gene Winstead and John Kitchens.
Winstead homered in the second but Hattiesburg tied the score in their half of the frame on a pair of errors.
Pascagoula scored once in the third, three runs in the fourth, after trailing 4-2, then added another in the sixth but another Hub City homer evened the count until the game-winning blow by Byrd in the ninth.
Winstead was the leading hitter of the game with three for five. Teammate Mike Vincent got two for three for the losers.
Ingalls-Legion baseball boys were scheduled to see action in Jackson at noon Monday in the third round of the state championship tourney.
The Jackson Countians were scheduled to meet Corinth.
Semi-finals today will match Jackson-Louisville winner against Corinth-Pascagoula winner at 8 p.m.
Ingalls dropped a heart-breaker Saturday in Hattiesburg when the Hub City's Terry Joe Byrd slammed a homer in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Pascagoula 7-6.
The defeat put Pascagoula in the losers' bracket in Jackson play.
Tommy Seaman was the loser in relief of Gene Winstead and John Kitchens.
Winstead homered in the second but Hattiesburg tied the score in their half of the frame on a pair of errors.
Pascagoula scored once in the third, three runs in the fourth, after trailing 4-2, then added another in the sixth but another Hub City homer evened the count until the game-winning blow by Byrd in the ninth.
Winstead was the leading hitter of the game with three for five. Teammate Mike Vincent got two for three for the losers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Baseball Tournament
State Championship
Pascagoula Defeat
Hattiesburg Homer
What entities or persons were involved?
Terry Joe Byrd
Tommy Seaman
Gene Winstead
John Kitchens
Mike Vincent
Where did it happen?
Jackson, Hattiesburg
Story Details
Key Persons
Terry Joe Byrd
Tommy Seaman
Gene Winstead
John Kitchens
Mike Vincent
Location
Jackson, Hattiesburg
Event Date
Saturday, Monday Noon
Story Details
Ingalls-Legion from Pascagoula lost 7-6 to Hattiesburg in the ninth inning due to a homer by Terry Joe Byrd. They are scheduled to play Corinth in Jackson on Monday at noon in the state championship tourney. Semi-finals feature Jackson-Louisville winner vs. Corinth-Pascagoula winner.