Play of the Day: Alcorn’s Jamey Fabre

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Posted: May 1, 2019 / 04:02 AM CDT / Updated: May 1, 2019 / 04:02 AM CDT

Our WJTV 12 Play of the Day goes to Alcorn’s Jamey Fabre and his RBI in the Braves match up to ULM.

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