At the plate, Charbonnet went 3-4 with a double and two runs batted in. Defensively, he caught five fly balls. With his team leading 6-4 in the fifth inning, he started the frame with a pair of sliding catches to take away potential base hits. Peake BMW mounted a two-out rally and trimmed the lead to 6-5, but without the glove work, the damage could’ve been greater.
Charbonnet, who is 5-9 his last two games, said he’s been working on his stance at the plate and that helped him in Thursday’s game.
 Thomas Pump (Slidell High) base runner Dixon Faciane slides into third base on Adam Lagarde's first-inning double as Peake BMW (St. Paul's) third baseman Dylan Long (20) awaits the throw during Thursday’s game at SHS. (Staff Photo by Chris Kinkaid) |
“Cameron will battle anybody and that’s what you have to love about him,” Alexander said. “He’s one of those guys, who’s tough as nails. No matter what the situation is, whether he’s pitching or batting, I feel very comfortable with him in a big situation.”
Thomas Pump, winners of two in a row, is 3-5, while Peake BMW slipped to 4-6.
Thomas Pump got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning after pitcher Josh Ohler held Peake BMW off the scoreboard in the top of the frame.
Dixon Faciane reached on a catcher’s interference and Adam Lagarde hit a ball just inside the third-base bag for a double. Charbonnet reached on a bad throw to first and Faciane recorded the game’s initial run. After a walk to Randal Meyer, Tré Wiebelt ripped an RBI double down the third-base line scoring Charbonnet, upping the lead to 2-0. Dylan Aymond capped the first-inning scoring with an RBI groundout and Thomas Pump led 3-0 after one.
The score stayed that way until the third inning when Peake BMW took advantage of walks and Thomas Pump’s only error. With one out Dylan Long reached on a miscue, stole second, went to third and scored on wild pitches to make it 3-1.
In the fourth, Peake BMW scored three runs to take a 4-3 advantage. Harry Clay and Kellar Douglas began with consecutive singles. After a strikeout, John Gremillion walked to load the bases, setting the table for Long, who tied the game at 3-3 with a two-run single to left field. Later in the inning, Long gave Peake BMW the lead when he scored on a passed ball.
But Thomas Pump responded with three runs in bottom of the frame. Gary Daubert was hit, Wes Abney singled and Dixon Faciane put down a bunt, but the throw to third was not in time. Lagarde then ripped a two-run single to right and Thomas Pump re-took the lead 5-4. Thomas Pump tacked on another run on Charbonnet’s RBI single and it was 6-4 after four innings.
In the fifth, Peake BMW mounted a two-out rally after Charbonnet made a two great catches to begin the inning. Clay tripled to left-center field and scored on Douglas’ RBI single.
Thomas Pump added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth and they would need them. Aymond singled, stole second and went to third on a passed ball with Jason Decker at the plate. Decker took advantage of an RBI opportunity and smacked a single to left. Later in the frame, Faciane came up with a run-scoring hit and Thomas Pump led 8-5.
But Peake BMW wasn’t done yet. In the seventh, Aaron Allain walked before being forced at second on Christian Trent’s groundball. Shane Lacrouts walked and both runners eventually moved up on a wild pitch. Douglas drove them both in with a single to make it 8-7, but relief pitcher Meyer, who started the seventh, got the final batter looking at strike three for the save.
Despite beating Northshore 4-0 Wednesday and losing this one, Peake BMW coach Mick Nunez said he was happier with his team’s play on Thursday.
“I thought we came out to play ball today,” Nunez said. “We squared up on some balls that went to some people. That’s the breaks. As a team, I’m more happy with the team today even though it wasn’t a victory.”
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