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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - JUNE 9, 2019 LeRoy Little League Results Cont. with a home run in the park for the Tigers. Orioles 9 Indians 0 The O’s and Indians met for the second time this season on Friday night. Indians pitcher Adam Woodworth started out strong in the first, now allowing a run after a leadoff double by Chase Cummings. Orioles pitcher Jace Jedrewski was equal to the effort, retiring the side 1-2-3. Both pitchers were on their game in the 2nd as well, not allowing any runs. The Orioles however broke through in the top of the 3rd. Chase Cummings led off with a single and scored on a Luke Lathan single. Jace Jedrewksi reached on a fielder’s choice, and Brady McClurg drove him in with a big 2 out single. After a couple of walks, Cam Maxwell drove in McClurg and Aidan Weaver with a shot to right field, opening up a 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd Jedrewski would strand 2 runners, keeping the lead at 4-0 after 3. Chase Cummings led off the 4th with another hit, and scored on a Luke Lathan sac fly. Jace Jedrewksi drove Brayden Chase (HBP) with a single, extending the lead to 6-0. The Orioles would add 3 more runs in the 5th with Cummings and Chase scoring on another Luke Lathan sac fly and Jace Jedrewski double respectively. Jedrewski would score on another single by Brady McClurg. Jedrewski would retire the final 8 batters in a row to earn the complete game shutout. Adam Woodworth, Martin MacConnell, and Jagger Smith shared pitching duties for the Indians. Noah Kacznowski, Cam Wilson, and Jude Christ all singled for the Indians. Jace Jedrewski was the story for the O’s on the mound, striking out 8 and walking only 2 in the complete game win. Chase Cummings (4-4, 3 runs, double, walk) and Brady McClurg (4-4, run, 2 RBI) were the headliners of the offensive story. Jace Jedrewksi (double, 2 runs, RBI) and Aidan Weaver (run) also added 2 hits. Also hitting for the Orioles were Brayden Chase (single, 2 BB, run), Luke Lathan (single, 3 RBI), Jay Lathan (single, 2 BB, RBI) and Cam Maxwell (single, 2 RBI). Tigers 1 Orioles 0 The second to last Saturday of the regular season would get off to an exciting start with the Tigers and the O’s battling out a 1-0 game. For those that enjoy quality pitching and great defense, this game didn’t disappoint. Although the first 5 innings of this game were scoreless, it was not without drama and excitement. After a scoreless top of the first by the Tigers, the O’s would threaten early. With two outs, Luke Lathan and Jayce Jedrewski would reach on back to back singles. When Brady McClurg reached after being hit by a pitch, the O’s had bases loaded and two out. However, Alex Spezzano would end the threat with his second strike out of the inning. Both teams were quiet in the second inning as it became apparent that pitchers Luke Lathan and Alex Spezzano had their best stuff on this Saturday morning. In the top of the third inning the Tigers would threaten for the first time. One out singles by Alex Spezzano and Xavien Walker and a two out single by Zander Staba would load the bases for the Tigers. However, just like his foe, Luke Lathan ended the threat with a K, his 7th strike out through the first 3 innings. Both teams went one, two, three in the 4th as both pitchers continued to pound the strike zone and both defenses continued to make plays. After Luke Lathan make quick work of the Tigers in the top of the 5th inning, the Orioles looked, once again, ready to break the 0-0 tie. Cam Maxwell led off with a walk and T. J. Crissy followed with a single. This set up runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs and the top of the O’s order coming up. Chase Cummings would reach first base on a fielder’s choice however a nice play by Elijah Iten at third forced Maxwell out. Still, with runners on 1st and 2nd and the heart of the O’s order up, the Tigers were not out of trouble yet. Brayden Chase ripped a line drive towards first base that would have been a hit in most cases. However Zander Staba, taking advantage of his height, reached up and snatched the ball and made a heads up throw to 2nd base for an inning ending double play. On to the 6th inning, score still tied 0-0. Luke Lathan, with his 9th strike out of the day, would retire the 1st batter of the inning. This set up Zander Staba with 1 out and no one on. After falling behind 1-2 in the count, Staba would lace a ball into the right field corner for a triple. Then, in a piece of heads up base running, Staba would come home to score on a ball in the dirt despite a great attempt by the O’s catcher. After a walk to Elijah Iten, Lathan would settle back down to record his 10th strikeout and followed that by inducing a ground ball that just stayed fair, to retire the side. With a 1-0 lead and the 3, 4, 5 hitters coming up for the O’s, Alex Spezzano would need to get 3 outs to secure the win. After inducing a ground ball back to himself for our number one, Spezzano would proceed to strike out the final two hitters for his 8th and 9th strike outs of the game and a complete game 1-0 shutout for the Tigers. Yankees 6 Indians 1 In the top of the first inning Cam Riggi would reach base safely, Jake Higgins drew a walk, Riggi was then scored on a Wyatt Draper RBI single. Jude Sherman then hit an RBI single to score Higgins. Both Sherman and Draper would score in the inning to put the Yankees up 4-0. Adam Woodworth singled but was left on base for the Indians. In the second both teams would be held scoreless. In the third the Yankees picked up 2 runs after Wyatt Draper drew a walk and Connor Elmore singled both would score on a 2 RBI single by Matt Covert. The Yankees defense would again hold the Indians scoreless in the third. In the fourth Wyatt Draper and Jude Sherman both singled but were left on base. Jagger Smith added a hit for the Indians in the fourth but he was left on base. Both teams were held scoreless in the fifth. T he Indians would put up a run in the sixth after Noah Kaczanowski singled and scored on an Adam Woodworth RBI single. Jude Sherman took on the pitching duties for the Yankees and struck out 10 batters allowing 4 hits and only 1 run. Noah Kaczanowski pitched for the Indians striking out 7 batters and allowing only 6 hits. Red Sox 15 Twins 2 The Red Sox andTwins faced for the second time this season in the Saturday afternoon game. Liam Grayson started on the hill for the home Twins and Alex Stephany was on the mound for the Red Sox. In the top of the first the Red Sox couldn’t get their bats going and went 1-2-3. In the bottom of the first the Twins started off hot with hits from DJ O’Geen, Grady Gilligan, and Holden Sullivan. With the bases loaded and 1 out catcher Isaac Stella made a heads- up play fielding a ball right in front of home plate stepping on home and firing to his teammate peter Clark at 3rd to get the double play and get out of the inning. In the top of 2 the Sox would go 1-2-3 once again. In the bottom of 2 the Twins left 1 runner on after a Sierra Burk single to left field. In the bottom of the 3rd the Sox left 1 stranded as well. In the bottom of the 3rd DJ O’Geen started the Twins off with a hard hit double to right field. Joey Reschke then picked up an RBI driving in O’Geen. After 3 Twins 1 Red Sox 0. The Sox would mount an attack in the top of 4 hitting through the order and picking up 6 runs. In the bottom of the 4th the Twins were held scoreless. The Sox picked up 3 more runs in the 5th with key hits from Clark, Stephany, Tonzi, Vernacini, and Greene. In the bottom of 5 the Twins scored again after a DJ O’Geen double and Gilligan rbi single. After 5 Red Sox 9 Twins 2. In the top of the 6th the Sox started at the top of the order and scored 6 more runs from hits by Stella, Stoddard, Cordes, Clark, Tonzi, Vernacini, Greene, and Kade Olivani picked up his first RBI of his LL career. The Sox would hold the Twins to 0 runs in the bottom of 6 to end the game 15-2. Hitting for the Red Sox were Stella with 3 hits, 3 RBI’S, Tonzi 3 hits 2 RBI’s, Clark 3 hits 1 RBI, Greene 2 hits 2 RBI’s, Vernacini, Stephany, and Cordes each with 2 hits 1 RBI, Olivani 1 hit 1 RBI, and Stoddard with a double. Pitching for the Sox Alex Stephany went the complete game on 74 pitches. Hitting for the Twins were DJ O’Geen going 3-3 with 2 doubles and a single, Gilligan and Reschke each with 1 hit 1 RBI, Egeling with a double and a single, and Sully and Burk each with a hit. Pitching for the Twins were Liam Grayson and Joey Reschke.