NATCHEZ &045; The bad taste left in Union head coach Joey Ward’s mouth didn’t date back to his team’s 11-1 loss Saturday to Cathedral.

It actually dated back to two years ago.

His Yellow Jackets lost two close ones to the Green Wave at Chester Willis Field two years ago in walk-off fashion in the first round of the tournament and got drubbed in their first meeting on Saturday. But on Monday with the Green Wave needing just a win to advance, the Yellow Jackets rallied late for an 11-4 win.

Their win forces an extra game in the double-elimination tournament. They’ll play at 7 p.m. Friday back at Chester Willis.

&uot;We didn’t play well the other day, and we hadn’t played well down here,&uot; Ward said. &uot;Finally we showed up tonight and played. This game was a lot closer than it’ll be in tomorrow’s paper. This game was a lot like the game two years ago. It was nip and tuck all the way to the seventh.&uot;

The Yellow Jackets and pitcher Sean Ferrell were the first in the tournament to put a bottle on the Green Wave offense after it won its first two games by a combined score of 30-2 in eight innings.

The Green Wave had just six hits, struck out seven times and walked just three times.

&uot;We didn’t look focused tonight when we came to the park,&uot; Cathedral head coach Craig Beesley said. &uot;We got by with it early, but we couldn’t pull it out in the last inning. Our defense hurt us tonight. It allowed the top of their lineup to come up in the last inning.

&uot;The bottom kind of fell out there in the seventh inning.&uot;

The Yellow Jackets’ final at-bat was a nightmare for the Green Wave after the two teams were tied after six. CHS starter Corey Walker allowed a single and a walk before exiting for left-hander Te Riley, who threw five no-hit innings in the win over the Yellow Jackets on Friday.

But this time the Yellow Jackets hit the ball. Jordan Robinson had the first big hit when his single down the line scored Ferrell and Jess Brantley, and Wes Henry scored on a wild pitch for a 7-4 lead.

Riley walked a batter and exited after 1/3 of an inning after walking three &045; one intentionally &045; in favor of Jeremy Davis.

&uot;We got a big leadoff hit from Ferrell, and it gave us some confidence,&uot; Ward said. &uot;Then we were trying to give them an out on a bunt, and they weren’t able to throw strikes. Robinson is a gamer. He’s one of the ones you want up there with the game on the line.&uot;

Davis, too, had trouble and and yielded a bloop singled to Jamelle Blalock to start off that scored Robinson for a 7-3 lead. Nine-hole hitter Daniel Winstead then walked, and Ferrell came through with a triple to right center to score three runs for a 10-3 lead.

Davis then walked Brantley and gave up a run-scoring single to Jacob Casey before getting Henry on a groundout back to the mound.

&uot;Corey did a good job &045; he didn’t give up an earned run until that last at-bat,&uot; Beesley said. &uot;We just didn’t play well behind him. Hopefully we’ll bounce back Friday and come back a little more focused. But you’ve got to give Union credit. They did what they had to do.&uot;

The Green Wave got a run in the seventh when Davis singled in Michael Blain. But that inning alone indicated what kind of night it was &045; Drew Burns was called out on a shot by Andrew Ellard when the ball hit him in the foot.

Blain put a line shot in left side of the infield, but Robinson made a nice grab and got the force out at second. Riley then ended the game with a flyout to right.

&uot;(Ferrell) went mainly with the fastball to everybody but Te,&uot; Beesley said. &uot;We hit some good balls on him but right at them. The main thing he did was throw strikes. We had a couple line drives the centerfielder ran down. It was one of those nights where we didn’t get the breaks.&uot;

Perhaps the only mistake Ferrell made was a pitch that Davis deposited over the fence in left center for a two-run homer in the third. He allowed four hits through the first five innings and walked one batter after putting two on in the first inning.