"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound" is a verse from the well-known song written by poet John Newton in 1779.

On Thursday against Lehighton, if the Blue Mountain bats could sing, those are likely the lyrics they would have chosen.The Eagles' bats were amazing against the Indians and they sounded oh so sweet, coming through with 17 hits, knocking in 13 runs to defeat the Tribe 13-1 to stay undefeated in Schuylkill League Division 1 play."It was just one of those days where we hit the ball very well," said Blue Mountain head coach Tom Kramer. "We hit the ball with authority today. We got out of the gate right away with five hits, which was a good start for us, and we've been hitting the ball hard all year."We really struggled offensively last season, and we were a young team that lost a lot of close games, so we really put a lot of emphasis into hitting in the offseason."The Eagles (7-2 overall; 5-0 Schuylkill League) did a lot of damage early, getting out to a 4-0 lead after two innings while collecting seven hits during that stretch. Blue Mountain was able to get 15 batters to the plate with Vinny Bobbin, Nate Nabholz, Ben Kramer and Dan Greenwalt all knocking in runs in the first two frames."Blue Mountain is a really good team, and that showed today," said Tribe head coach Brian Polaha, whose team dropped to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in the league. "We got behind in the count today, and they laid off of the off-speed pitches and attacked the predictable fastball counts. But we were going to be aggressive and go after them. We didn't want to walk guys. They just did their job and hit the ball hard."We have to play our best baseball to beat a team the caliber of Blue Mountain, and today we just weren't able to do that."The Eagles continued the offensive onslaught, adding four more runs over the next three innings, to lead 8-1 after five innings.Blue Mountain leadoff batter Drew Grace was amazing from both the plate and his shortstop position. Grace collected four hits, and scored four runs. His sweet stroke set up the Eagles time after time for success in the run-scoring department."It's a true luxury to have a kid like that," said Kramer. "He's a hard worker and a great teammate and leader. He's really talented, and there's a lot of Division 1 interest surrounding him. James Madison has already offered. It's just really exciting. But what I think is great about him is that he's old school. He full out sprints on and off the field. He's not afraid to get dirty."Blue Mountain added five more runs in the seventh, as Jack McKivigan came through with an RBI double. The Eagles had four hits in the inning, bringing 11 batters to the plate.LEHIGHTON LEADERS ... Donnie Buchinsky led the Indians with two hits on the day, while Cody Scherer, Collin Haupt and Noah Sensinger all added one hit apiece. Chris Whiteman knocked in the lone Lehighton run.ONE, TWO, THREE ... Blue Mountain was retired in order just once (sixth inning), as the Eagles had 46 plate appearances on the day.Blue Mtn. 310 310 5 - 13 17 2Lehighton 000 010 0 - 1 5 3Caulfield, Norris (6) and Bobbin; Whiteman, Deem (5) and Wagner. W - Caulfield. L - Whiteman.