The Greeneville Flyboys earned a series split against the Danville Otterbots on Father’s Day Sunday with a 6-5 seven-inning win.
The Flyboys (5-7) blew three leads in the game but managed to hang onto their fourth to get a hard-fought win over the first-place Otterbots (8-4).
Nick Barone knocked in the game-winning run in the top of the sixth inning when he hit a soft ground ball to third with the bases loaded and the infield was drawn in. Barone had two RBIs in the game and scored a run and now has 11 RBIs and 12 runs scored this season which leads the team.
Johnny Pilla had a strong game from the leadoff spot. Pilla was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Seth Dudley (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 innings and was credited with the win in relief. Zach Taylor recorded the final five outs for Greeneville and got his first save of the year. Case Stroup (0-1) took the loss for Danville.
There is a league-wide off day scheduled for Monday. The Flyboys will travel to Bristol to start a two-game series against the State Liners on Tuesday at 7 p.m. A link to listen to the game can be found on the Flyboys website.
