WESTVILLE — Easton Barney scored the game-winning run on a balk in the bottom of the seventh as the Westville Tigers defeated the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons 5-4 on Thursday.
Barney led off seventh getting hit by a pitch from Cameron Kaeding, and he then advanced to third on a bunt single by Matt Darling. With winning pitcher Ben Johnson at the plate, Darling took off for second forcing Kaeding into a balk, allowing Barney to walk in from third.
Westville (6-1) rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a 3-run fifth inning highlighted by an RBI-single from Barney.
Darling led the Tigers with three RBIs, while Johnson struck out eight in three innings of relief.