The Sutton Junior Legion baseball team ran their record to a perfect 6-0 after big wins over Hastings Runza and Doniphan-Trumbull this past week.
The Post 61 Juniors opened the week, Tuesday, May 31, with a five-run, 10-5 win over Hastings Runza, while closing out the week with a five-inning 11-1 win over Doniphan-Trumbull.
The win over Hastings earned the Runza squad an early 5-1 lead over Sutton after three innings of play, with Hastings outscoring Sutton 3-0 in the first and 2-1 in the third frame.
Sutton’s bats and offensive production then came to life in their final three at bats, scoring two runs in the fourth inning to trail 5-3 after four.
In the fifth inning, another two runs tied the game at five, before the Post 61 crew hit Hastings Runza up for five runs and the eventual 10-5 win.
Myles Jones was 2-3 at the plate, while Thomas Bonde drove in two runs, while gaining two singles during four trips to the plate.