Chris Mooneyham

2016 GHSA 6A Baseball Championship Series

UPDATED (Hopefully without technical difficulties this time. Hopefully.)

Last season, Parkview swept Walton to take the 6A crown. All throughout the 2016 campaign, the men from Raider Mountain were on that “mission” we seem to see so often in sports.

In Game 1, Jason Rooks drilled two out of the park, a wall-scraping solo shot:

http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/highlights/ghsa/c586ca06ba

And an absolute moonshot grand slam

http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/highlights/ghsa/d16d6e79db

He would finish with a five RBI game. The Raiders created the 11-1 final with a six spot in the top of the seventh. Zac Kristofak recorded the complete-game victory, allowing six hits while walking four and striking out five Greyhounds.    

Game 2 delivered the dramatics. Each team scored a single run early with Pope owning a 3-2 lead in the 5th. After Walton tied the game in the bottom of the sixth, Pope’s Mason Meadows scored on an Antonio Jareno sacrifice fly to retake the lead in the top of the seventh, 4-3. Then, in the bottom of the final frame, Jason Avers delivered a two run, one-out single to walk-off and win the state championship.

Below is a link to the walk-off hit. Please forgive the audio, we were fighting it all day…

http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/highlights/ghsa/ed1f9aa802

 

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Chris Mooneyham is a twenty-year broadcast veteran employed or freelancing for multiple companies across America. Currently he is a co-host, play-by-play person and guest anchor for Atlanta’s sports leader, The Fan 680AM/ 93.7FM; and its sister stations on The Sports X. In the Fall, Chris serves as the Sideline Reporter for Kennesaw State University football. He also works as studio host, play-by-play announcer and content producer for The Fan’s coverage of Georgia High School football. Come the Wintertime, the focus shifts to the National Lacrosse League 2017 World Champions, the Georgia Swarm (play-by-play). When Spring rolls around, the Atlanta native delivers the play-by-play for the Emory University baseball team, a two-time national finalist. All throughout the year, Mooneyham is a lead play-by-play person for the NFHS Network’s high school sports coverage and over the last decade was honored to call state championships in nearly every sport. A Kennesaw State graduate, Chris holds a Communication degree in Media Studies and a Minor degree in Film Studies. He is also a two-time graduate of broadcasting school (Connecticut School of Broadcasting-1998/ Atlanta Broadcast Institute-2008).

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