Prep Baseball: Suffering The First-Inning Blues

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10-run opening frame sets tone for Keystone Heights in blowout victory against Palatka

  • Palatka’s Micah Harper slides safely into third base during the third inning as Keystone Heights third baseman Austin Musgrove is late with the tag during Tuesday’s game at the Azalea Bowl. (RITA FULLERTON / Special to the Daily News)
    Palatka’s Micah Harper slides safely into third base during the third inning as Keystone Heights third baseman Austin Musgrove is late with the tag during Tuesday’s game at the Azalea Bowl. (RITA FULLERTON / Special to the Daily News)
  • Palatka’s Tanner Ortiz takes a swing at a pitch against Keystone Heights as catcher Andrew Wilson awaits the pitcher. (RITA FULLERTON / Special to the Daily News)
    Palatka’s Tanner Ortiz takes a swing at a pitch against Keystone Heights as catcher Andrew Wilson awaits the pitcher. (RITA FULLERTON / Special to the Daily News)
The stat line read like this: Ten runs, four hits, two walks, two hit batsmen, two wild pitches, three errors and 14 batters to the plate. And that was just the top of the first inning. One…

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