Advance at Bloomfield baseball

Advance's Jed Garner steals second base, as Bloomfield shortstop Blake Wagster fields the pickoff throw from catcher Nic Carter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Advance pitcher Ridley Bailey picked up the win against Bloomfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

From left, Advance's Hayden Laird, Jack Below, Jed Garner and Jack Bailey give pitcher Ridley Bailey (right) their vote of confidence before the start of the second inning. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Advance's Baylor Long slides safely into the second base after hitting a leadoff double in the second inning. Second baseman Gavin Chasteen walks the ball back to the pitcher. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Advance's Baylor Long (23) slides into third base ahead of the tag of Bloomfield third baseman Christian Hartlein during the second inning. Long advanced to third on a ground out to third. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Bloomfield's Gage McNeil (left) and Ethan Hutchison congratulate Will Thorn (22) after he hit a grand slam in the first inning. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Teammates cheer Bloomfield's Will Thorn as he rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the first inning. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Bloomfield's Ethan Hutchison rounds second base en route to third following a single by Gage McNeil during the first inning. Hutchison was safe on the play. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Advance pitcher Hunter Curtis makes a pickoff throw to first base, as Jack Bailey prepares to apply a late tag on Bloomfield's Ethan Hutchison. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Bloomfield's Nic Carter lays down a bunt during the first inning. The ball rolled foul, sending Carter back to the plate. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)

Bloomfield pitcher Evan Shackles was charged with the loss against Advance. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)