During the rain-shortened Hebron Junior Legion baseball tournament, the South Central Juniors gained a twogame split with the Lincoln Stratojets Juniors and the Hebron Juniors to run their season record to 5-7 overall.
In the opener on Friday, June 19, South Central pummeled the Lincoln squad 11-0, led by a strong game at the plate for Alex Watts and Mason Johanson.
Watts was 3-4 in the win, pounding out two doubles and a single, while driving in two runs, while Johanson was 2-2 with a pair of singles.
Camden Wehrman added a double in the win, while Wyatt Hemberger, Joel Hoelting and Jedt Livgren had one single each, as South Central outhit the Stratojets 9-1 in the game.
After gaining a one-run lead in the top of the first, South Central scored five runs in the second, three more in the fourth and finished off the victory with a pair of runs in the fifth to seal the 11-0 win.
Jedt Livgren earned the win on the mound. In three innings of work, Livgren gave up just one hit without a run, while walking six and striking out six.
In relief, Brockett Reed walked three and struck out four without yielding a run or a hit.
South Central 11, Lincoln Stratojets 0 South Central................... 1 5 0 3 2 -11 Lincoln Stratojet.............. 0 0 0 0 0 -0 AB R H RBI Alex Watts............................... 4 1 3 2 Mason Johanson...................... 2 1 2 0 Wyatt Hemberger................... 2 3 1 0 Camden Wehrman.................. 3 2 1 1 Joel Hoelting........................... 3 0 1 1 Jedt Livgren............................. 4 1 1 1 Justin Sharp............................. 1 0 0 0 Jaxen Vaughn.......................... 2 1 0 0 Wyatt Livgren.......................... 3 1 0 0 Brockett Reed.......................... 3 0 0 2 So. Central Totals-............ 27 11 9 7 Lincoln Totals-................. 17 0 1 0 Extra Base Hits: South Central: Watts: 2 Doubles; Wehrman 1-Double. Lincoln: None.
During Friday’s nightcap in Hebron, the Hebron Juniors used a three-run second inning and a two-run fourth inning to deal South Central a 5-2 loss.
Both teams gained three hits in the game, with Reed, Justin Sharp, and Wyatt Livgren gaining one single each in the loss.
Wehrman scored on Reed’s single, while Jedt Livgren scored on Wyatt Livgren’s single for South Central’s two runs.
Sharp took the loss on the hill, giving up three runs on two hits, while striking out one and walking two.
Wehrman and Vaughn came in for relief and combined to walk eight, strike out five, and give up two runs on one hit.
South Central 2, Hebron 5 South Central.............. 1 0 0 0 1 0 -2 Hebron.......................0 3 0 2 0 0 -5 AB R H RBI
Brockett Reed.......................... 2 0 1 1 Justin Sharp............................. 2 0 1 0 Wyatt Livgren.......................... 4 0 1 1 Camden Wehrman.................. 2 1 0 0 Jedt Livgren............................. 2 1 0 0 Jaxen Vaughn.......................... 1 0 0 0 Mason Johanson...................... 1 0 0 0 Alex Watts............................... 2 0 0 0 Carter Kluver........................... 2 0 0 0 Wyatt Hemberger................... 3 0 0 0 So. Central Totals-............ 21 2 3 2 Hebron Totals-................. 19 5 3 4 Extra Base Hits: South Central: None. Hebron: 1-Double.
