Shiners 14U earn runner-up title during weekend action in York

With a fast-paced start and some key hits along with stingy defense, the Saronville Shiners 14 and under baseball team ran their season record to 14-9-1 following four games this past weekend in tournament action in York.

The Shiners opened their weekend with a commanding 6-1 win over the Lincoln Pirates, breaking a 1-1 tie after the second inning with a run in the third and sixth innings, along with a trio of runs in the fourth frame to chart the five-run victory.

Camden Wehrman, Kyler Koch, and Brayden Eikmeier all went 2-3 at the plate, with Koch driving in two runs, and Eikmeier, one.

Kaige Jones drove in a run on a sacrifice to help spur on the win.

Wehrmen and Kellen Ebert managed the game on the mound for Saronville, with Wehrmen striking out five and walking two while allowing one Lincoln run.

Ebert struck out three, walked one and gave up two hits, as the Shiners outhit Lincoln 6-2.

Saronville 6, Lincoln Pirates 1 Saronville.................1 0 1 3 0 1 -6 Lincoln Pirates.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 AB R H RBI

Camden Wehrmen................3 2 2 0 Kyler Koch............................3 1 2 2 Brayden Eikmeier.................3 1 2 1 Brooks Ebert.........................0 1 0 0 Kylar Ely...............................1 0 0 0 Conner Aspegren..................1 0 0 0 Kaige Jones..........................2 0 0 1 Chase Clark...........................2 0 0 0 Brayden Philipi.....................2 0 0 0 Bentley Farmer.....................2 0 0 0 Jedt Livgren.........................2 0 0 0 Brayden Philipi.....................2 0 0 0 Saronville Totals:........... 23 5 6 4 Lincoln Pirates Totals:.... 20 1 2 0 Extra Base Hits: Saronville: None. Lincoln: 1-Double.

Following the win over the Lincoln Pirates, next up was a battle with the Grand Island Patriots during Saturday’s action in York.

Grand Island clung to a 2-1 lead late in the game, before the Shiners used a 4-2 scoring run in the fifth inning to all but seal a 5-4 win to advance to Sunday’s play.

Eikmeier kept his hot hand at the plate, going 2-2 with a pair of singles, while driving in one run.

Conner Aspegren collected the Shiners’ third and final hit of the game, while going 1-2 at the plate.

Saronville used a trio of pitchers in the game, as Koch, Jones, and Brockett Reed combined to walk just two, while striking out six. The Saronville trio allowed four runs on five hits.

Saronville 5, GI Patriots 4 GI Patriots................. 2 0 0 0 2 0 -4 Saronville.................1 0 0 0 4 x -5 AB R H RBI

Brayden Eikmeier.................2 0 2 1 Conner Aspegren..................2 1 1 0 Kylar Ely...............................0 1 0 0 Camden Wehrman................1 1 0 0 Kaige Jones..........................2 1 0 0 Jedt Livgren.........................2 1 0 0 Brooks Ebert.........................1 0 0 0 Bentley Farmer.....................1 0 0 0 Kyler Koch............................2 0 0 0 Chase Clark...........................2 0 0 0 Kellen Ebert..........................2 0 0 0 Brayden Philipi.....................2 0 0 0 Saronville Totals:........... 19 5 3 1 GI Patriots Totals:.......... 23 8 3 2 Extra Base Hits: Saronville: None. GI Patriots: 1-Double & 1-Triple.

A rematch opened Sunday’s action for the Shiners, as the Grand Island Patriots and Saronville battled once again for the right to advance to the championship game against the host York Knights.

This battle proved to be a little more of an easy win over the Patriots, as Saronville grabbed an early 5-2 lead after the first inning and never looked back.

Saronville struck for one more run in the third and three in the fifth to post a 9-2 win and set a date with York in the title tilt.

Koch’s bat was hot for the Shiners, going 3-3 at the plate with one run driven in.

Wehrman was 1-3 with a two-run triple, while Jones crushed a two-run double.

Adding to the mix were Kyler Ely, Brooks and Kellen Ebert, and Brockett Reed, who all singled, with Reed and Kellen Ebert driving in one run each.

Jones controlled Grand Island on the mound, as he walked four, struck out three, and allowed two runs on three hits. Brooks Ebert also manned the hill in the win. Ebert didn’t yield a walk, he struck out three, and allowed three hits without giving up a run.

Saronville 9, GI Patriots 2 Saronville......................5 0 1 0 3 -9 GI Patriots......................2 0 0 0 0 -2 AB R H RBI

Kyler Koch............................3 1 3 1 Kylar Ely...............................2 0 1 0 Brooks Ebert.........................2 0 1 0 Kellen Ebert..........................2 2 1 1 Brockett Reed.......................2 1 1 1 Camden Wehrmen................3 2 1 2 Kaige Jones..........................3 1 1 2 Brayden Eikmeier.................2 0 0 1 Brayden Philipi.....................1 1 0 0 Bentley Farmer.....................1 1 0 0 Conner Aspegren..................1 0 0 0 Jedt Livgren.........................2 0 0 0 Brayden Philipi.....................2 0 0 0 Saronville Totals:........... 26 9 9 8 GI Patriots Totals:.......... 19 2 6 2 Extra Base Hits: Saronville: Jones: 1-Double & Wehrmen: 1-Triple. GI Patriots: 1-Double.

The Shiners’ bats went cold in the championship tilt with York, however, as only two hits were allowed by York pitchers, with Eikmeier and Jedt Livgren gaining a single each.

York’s big damage came in the third inning, after leading 2-0 halfway through the inning.

York put up six runs on the Shiners to all but seal the championship with an 8-0 win.

Saronville threw four different pitchers at the Knights, with Wehrmen, Kellen Ebert, Livgren, and Brayden Philipi combining to walk 11, while striking out five, and allowing the eight York runs on five hits.

Saronville 0, York Knights 8 Saronville.................. 0 0 0 0 0 -0 York........................... 1 1 6 0 x -8 AB R H RBI

Brayden Eikmeier.................2 0 1 0 Jedt Livgren.........................2 0 1 0 Brayden Philipi.....................1 0 0 0 Camden Wehrmen................2 0 0 0 Kellen Ebert..........................2 0 0 0 Kyler Koch............................2 0 0 0 Kaige Jones..........................2 0 0 0 Brockett Reed.......................2 0 0 0 Brooks Ebert.........................2 0 0 0 Saronville Totals:........... 17 0 2 0 York Totals:................... 16 8 5 6 Extra Base Hits: Saronville: None. York: 1-Double.