Five games in three days highlighted a hot stretch of action for teams in the Robinson Community Little League Minor Division.
Five games in three days highlighted a hot stretch of action for teams in the Robinson Community Little League Minor Division.
On Monday, the Krause Roofing Rays doubled up the First Choice Electrical Service Rockies, 14-7, in game one of a doubleheader.
Lincoln Miller led the Rays with a double, a single, two runs batted in and two runs scored, while Jase Blessing doubled, drove in two runs and scored two runs. Elliott Jansen tripled, knocked in a run and scored a run, Grady Brandenburg singled and scored a run, Asher Hoalt, Braiden Gaddis and Callen Krause scored two runs apiece, Johnny Davis drove in a run and scored a run and Ranger Deckard scored a run.
Hoalt was the winning pitcher, striking out all five batters he faced in two perfect innings of work. Paycen Keller started the game, allowing two runs on one hit and four walks without retiring a batter. Deckard worked one-third of an inning, giving up five runs on one hit, while walking four and striking out one.
Luke Anderson led the Rockies with two singles, two runs scored and a run batted in, while JT Miller drove in a run and Tyler Howell, Caleb Mann, Kane Dunlap, Oliver Wildes and Tyler Correll each scored a run.
Anderson was the losing pitcher, giving up four runs and walking four without retiring a batter, while Howell allowed 10 runs on five hits, walked six and struck out three in one and one-thirds innings.
In game two Monday, the B&D Resources Red Sox outslugged the Lytle Electric/Marathon Yankees, 14-9.
Dayne Fleenor led the Red Sox with a triple, a single, three runs scored and a run batted in, while Liam Pica and Leland Lachenmayr posted a double, a single, two runs scored and a run batted in apiece. Wyatt Higgins and Ayden Hires each singled twice, scored two runs and drove in a run, Isaiah Adams singled, knocked in two runs and scored a run, Axel Connelly singled and drove in two runs, Aiden Hetzler singled, Avery Frederick knocked in two runs and scored a run and Coda Miller drove in a run and scored a run.
Fleenor was the winning pitcher, allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in two innings of relief. Pica gave up five runs on two hits, walked six and struck out one in one-third of an inning and Hires allowed two runs on three hits and struck out two in an inning of work.
Mason Veach led the Yankees with a triple, two singles and three runs scored, while Beau Knoblett singled twice, scored three runs and drove in a run. Braedin Hoke singled twice and knocked in two runs, Rafe Mehler singled, drove in two runs and scored a run, Ryker Nantz singled and scored a run, Dawson Tuel drove in a run and Austin Mueller scored a run.
Mehler was the losing pitcher, giving up six runs on six hits, while walking three and striking out four in one and one-third innings of relief. Knoblett allowed five runs on three hits, while walking four and striking out one in one-third of an inning and Veach gave up three runs on four hits and struck out three in an inning of work.
In a single game Tuesday, the Yankees beat the Advanced Wellness Eyecare Giants, 12-4.
Nantz led the Yankees with two singles, three runs batted in and two runs scored, while Emmett Bliss singled twice and knocked in a run. Cooper Miller singled and drove in a run, Veach scored three runs, Knoblett scored two runs and drove in a run, Everhett Bliss scored two runs, Mueller knocked in a run and Mehler and Tuel each scored a run.
Nantz was the winning pitcher, allowing four runs on one hit, while walking three and striking out five in two-plus innings of work. Veach finished up, allowing one hit and striking out one in two-thirds of an inning.
Abil Hardesty led the Giants with a single and two runs batted in, while Cayden Waggoner singled and scored a run, Kaleb Alumbaugh knocked in a run and scored a run, Harley Kidwell knocked in a run and Caden Haberlin and Vier Arnold each scored a run.
Bentley Waggoner was the losing pitcher, allowing seven runs on three hits, while walking nine and striking out five in one and two-thirds innings of work. Haberlin gave up three runs on one hit, walked two and struck out one in one-third of an inning, Kidwell allowed two unearned runs and walked two without retiring a batter and Brighton DiMarzio allowed a hit and a walk while not recording an out.
Doubleheader action Wednesday saw the Rays edge the Giants in game one, 8-7, while the Red Sox downed the Rockies 12-2 in game two.
In game one, Jansen delivered a base hit with one out in the bottom of the fourth to score Bentley Russell with the game-winning run.
Jansen led the Rays with a double, two singles, three runs batted in and two runs scored, while Brandenburg singled and drove in a run, Hoalt scored two runs and Blessing, Krause, Deckard and Russell scored a run apiece.
Hoalt picked up the win in relief, striking out one of the three batters he faced in a perfect frame. Jansen started and went two and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs on three hits, while walking five and striking out six. Blessing worked two-thirds of an inning, walking two batters and striking out one.
Chalon Titsworth led the Giants with a triple, a run batted in and a run scored, while Brooks Weger singled, knocked in a run and scored a run, DiMarzio added a base hit, Trevor Spade scored two runs and Bentley Waggoner, Haberlin and Arnold each scored a run.
Spade was the losing pitcher, allowing an unearned run on two hits, while walking two and striking out two in an inning of relief. Titsworth started and went two and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs (five earned) on two hits, while walking seven and striking out six.
In game two, Hires led the Red Sox with a double, a single, three runs batted in and a run scored, while Pica tripled, singled, drove in two runs and scored a run. Hetzler singled and scored two runs, Fleenor posted a base hit, a run batted in and a run scored, Whitcomb singled and scored a run, Higgins and Lachenmayr each scored two runs, Miller knocked in a run and scored a run and Lucas Aydt scored a run.
Lachenmayr was the winning pitcher, allowing two runs on no hits, while walking four and striking out eight in two and two-thirds innings of work. Higgins finished up, allowing one hit, walking one and striking out one in one-third of an inning.
Mann led the Rockies with a double and two runs batted in, while Ryan Turner and Correll each scored a run.
Anderson was the losing pitcher, allowing six runs on four hits, while walking seven and striking out five in two innings of work. Myers went the rest of the way, giving up six runs on three hits with five walks and two strikeouts in one and one-third innings of relief.