A good leader knows when to take charge.
Mickey Kerns took over Wednesday night for the Hagerstown Braves.
The Braves' shortstop homered twice, including a three-run shot in the fifth to put the game away, as Hagerstown defeated the Brunswick Orioles 8-2, winning its Blue Ridge Adult League semifinal series, 3-2.
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Kerns, who also had a solo homer in the third, finished with a series-high .529 batting average and eight RBIs, exactly what player-manager Danny Cunningham expected.
"When Mickey Kerns is in the dugout, he passes on some valuable leadership to this team," Cunningham said. "Mickey has been the leader that this team has been looking for during the past couple of years."