So. Central earns 13-9, 19-4 wins over Post 171
A double-header road game at Milford June 5 resulted in big wins for the South Central Post 256 Juniors. In the opening inning, South Central had three players cross home plate. That is until, in the bottom of the second, when seven Post 171 players scored, taking the 7-4 lead heading into the top of the third. South Central wasn’t about to let them take the win, however, as nine players burst out the gates. With only two of Post 171 players making runs in the bottom of the third, So. Central earned the 13-9 win.
Wyatt Livgren and Grayhm Beck led with three runs each, earning three hits, while teammate Wyatt Hemberger had two runs.
A group of So. Central players had one run to aid in the win, including Kolton Menke, Josh Spray, Chase Batterman, Justin Sharp, and Alex Watts.
Sharp pitched for two innings, allowing one hit, two runs, and struck out two. Pitching for one inning was Gus Harrison, who allowed two hits, seven runs, and struck out three.
South Central 13, Post 171 9 South Central...... 3 1 9 X X X X -13 Post 171.............. 0 7 2 X X X X -9 AB R H RBI
Wyatt Livgren......................3 3 3 1 Grayhm Beck........................1 3 1 1 Wyatt Hemberger.................2 2 1 1 Kolton Menke.......................2 1 1 1 Josh Spray............................2 1 1 2 Chase Batterman..................2 1 2 1 Justin Sharp.........................1 1 0 0 Alex Watts............................2 1 1 2 Gus Harrison.........................3 0 0 0 So. Central Totals-.......... 18 13 10 9 Post 171 Totals-............. 12 9 3 9 Extra Base Hits: South Central: Livgren: Double-1. Post 171: None.
Scoring in each inning, So. Central was in it to win it Thursday night, as they took on Post 171 for a second game.
The first inning ended in a tie, with both teams earning two points. In the second inning, So. Central gained four runs, while Post 171 fell short with two.
It was in the top of the third inning where So. Central secured the win, with eight players scoring, leaving Post 171 scoreless.
Another five runs in the top of the fourth by So. Central ended the nightcap game, pushing the juniors’ record to 2-2 with a 19-4 win.
Hemberger and Joel Hoelting combined for six runs—three each—while Livgren, Menke, Beck, Sharp, and Watts all had two. Rounding out the scoring was Harrison with one.
Pitching efforts fell on the shoulders of Hoelting, pitching for 1.2 innings, and Watts, who pitched for two-and-a-third innings. Hoelting allowed one hit and struck out three, while Watts allowed four hits, four runs, and struck out two.
South Central 19, Post 171 4 South Central...... 2 4 8 5 X X X -18 Post 171.............. 2 2 0 0 X X X -4 AB R H RBI
Wyatt Hemberger.................3 3 3 5 Joel Hoelting........................1 3 0 1 Wyatt Livgren......................4 2 2 1 Kolton Menke.......................4 2 2 1 Grayhm Beck........................2 2 0 0 Josh Spray............................1 2 3 1 Justin Sharp.........................3 2 1 1 Alex Watts............................3 2 2 1 Gus Harrison.........................1 1 1 1 Chase Batterman..................3 0 2 3 So. Central Totals-.......... 25 19 16 15 Post 171 Totals-............. 18 4 5 2 Extra Base Hits: South Central: Menke: Triple-1. Post 171: Double-1.
ASLEY D SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS Wyatt Livgren connects for a base hit.
