On Monday, the Appomattox AAA Minors baseball team shutout Halifax 7-0 in the fourth round of the 2024 Virginia DYB State Tournament held at Appomattox County Community Park.

Appomattox advances to play Goochland tonight at 6 p.m. Results will be in next week’s Times Virginian. The winner plays in the championship Wednesday. Halifax was eliminated from the tournament.

Appomattox got off to a quick start against Halifax, taking a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Layton Ferguson led off with a single and scored on a base hit by Malachi Thomas when Halifax committed an error on the play. Thomas then scored from third base on another infield error on a hit by Cullen Harris.

Harris advanced to third base on a wild pitch but was thrown out at home plate attempting to score on a second wild pitch. However, Jackson Gobble doubled and later scored on an infield error on a grounder by Landon Maddox.

Note: Appomattox Ozone plays Halifax Ozone tonight at 7 p.m. If Halifax wins, they will be the state champions. If Appomattox wins, they play Wednesday in the championship game.

Find out more in the upcoming issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Pick up a copy or subscribe at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to view the full article in the e-edition version.

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