A trip to Malcolm pitted the Sutton Senior Legion baseball team against the Class B Ashland Seniors and the Class A Lincoln East Seniors this past Friday, June 19.
Ashland blanked Sutton 8-0 in the opening game, before the Mustangs held their own against Lincoln East only to fall 7-6 in the end.
Ashland plated all eight of their runs in the middle three innings of the five-inning game, scoring twice in the second and third innings, and adding four runs in the third.
Weston Ohrt delivered the lone hit for Sutton with a single, as Ashland outhit Sutton 6-1.
Payton Reed suffered the loss on the mound, allowing the eight runs on six hits. Reed walked eight and gained one strikeout.
In relief, Creighton Jones struck out two and walked three without giving up a run or a hit.
Sutton 0, Ashland 8 Ashland............................0 2 2 4 0 -8 Sutton..............................0 0 0 0 0 -0 AB R H RBI
Weston Ohrt............................ 2 0 1 0 Camden Temme...................... 1 0 0 0 Aidan Banta............................. 1 0 0 0 Cash Parrish............................. 2 0 0 0 Payton Reed............................ 2 0 0 0 Cale Nuss................................. 2 0 0 0 Michael Lockhart..................... 2 0 0 0 Brody Borgmann..................... 2 0 0 0 DJ Hajny................................... 2 0 0 0 Sutton Totals-.................. 16 0 1 0 Ashland........................... 21 8 6 7 Extra Base Hits: Sutton: None. Ashland: 2-Doubles.
During Friday’s second game with Lincoln East, Ohrt and Michael Lockhart shared pitching duties. Lockhart allowed five runs on three hits, he walked eight and earned four strikeouts. In relief, Ohrt walked one and struck out two, and allowed two runs on two hits.
Reed led the hitting surge with a double and a single, with Ohrt gaining one double in the 7-6 loss.
Adding to the hitting mix was singles from Cale Nuss, Brody Borgmann, and Cash Parrish.
Sutton 6, Lincoln East 7 Sutton........................1 1 0 0 0 4 -6 Lincoln East................ 0 3 0 2 2 x -7 AB R H RBI
Payton Reed............................ 3 2 2 0 Cale Nuss................................. 3 1 1 0 Brody Borgmann..................... 3 0 1 1 CashParrish.............................. 3 0 1 1 Weston Ohrt............................ 4 2 1 0 Aidan Banta............................. 3 1 0 1 Michael Lockhart..................... 2 0 0 1 Camden Temme...................... 2 0 0 0 DJ Hajny................................... 3 0 0 0 Sutton Totals-.................. 26 6 6 4 Lincoln East..................... 23 7 5 7 Extra Base Hits: Sutton: Reed: 1-Double; Ohrt: 1-Double. Lincoln East: 1-Double.
