GREENEVILLE — Bryson Rowland was the right person to appear in the batter’s box for the Elizabethton Cyclones in the sixth inning after the postseason he has had.
Rowland knocked a triple to centerfield to bring in two runs and help give the Cyclones a 5-2 victory over the Volunteer Falcons in the first game of the Region 1-3A tournament at Pioneer Park on Friday.
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