Indians clinch playoff spot with win over Rabun

Caden Walker (Austin Poffenberger)

The Indians not only took an 11-4 win on the road Tuesday at Rabun County, but clinched a postseason berth in the process.

TFS scored 5 runs in the opening inning, and 4 more in the final stanza to earn a dominating win. After a Caden Walker RBI single to get things started, Davanta Brown was hit by a pitch with the bases full to bring in another. Chase Pollock also got plunked on the next at-bat, making it a 3-0 game. The Indians got 2 more runs before the inning was over.

In the third, Danny Grant singled home Pollock, while 2 runs in the fourth advanced the lead to 7-0. Rabun County bounced back with a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth to close the gap to a 7-4 contest.

In the last inning, Frankey Moree worked a bases-loaded walk, Grant doubled in a couple guys, and Cole Bonitatibus walked with the bases loaded to cap off the scoring.

Rohajae Pinder earned the win after going 6 frames and allowing 4 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7. Moree, Pollock, and Grant all had 2-hit games, while Grant had 3 RBI and one each for Pollock and Moree.

The win is the fourth straight for the Indians, matching the program record achieved once in 2022 and twice in 2021. Overall, TFS is now 10-9 and 7-3 in region play.