Muck Dawgs have their day: Warren County all-stars take title

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

The 12-year-old Warren County Muck Dawgs All-Star team competed in the district tournament in Livingston during the week of July 4 and walked away with the District Championship by winning all five of their games.

In the Championship game, the Warren County Dawgs took on the Raiders of Bloomingdale. Warren County pulled out the victory in the sixth inning by pushing one run across the plate for the 5-4 win.

In the first inning both teams put runners on base but left them stranded. In the top of the second Bloomingdale scored one run off of two hits . The Dawgs tied the game up in their half of the inning when Cody Ray led things off with a walk and then stole second. Charlie Hennessee tied the game with a base hit.

In the third the Raiders added two runs off of two walks a hit and a wild pitch gave Bloomingdale a 3-1 lead. Warren County left one runner on base in the bottom of the inning.

In the top of the fourth Bloomingdale extended their lead by sending two runs to the plate to give them a 4-1 advantage. Warren County pulled within one in the bottom of the inning with hits from Ray, Tyler Keaton and Shelton Brewer. Solid defense by Warren County held the Raiders off the board in the top of the fifth. The Dawgs tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the inning with hits from David Colangione and Casey Dunn.

Bloomingdale stranded a runner at third in the top of the sixth as the Dawgs escaped trouble. Alex Mullican led things off for Warren County with a single and then Hennessee drove in the winning run.

The Warren County All-Stars beat Picket County, Overton County, Jamestown and Greenfield to reach the tournament finals. Dunn had two home runs in the tournament.

PHOTO INFO:
The Warren County Muck Dawgs 12-year-old all-star team recently won its district tournament in Livingston. Pictured are, front row, from left, Yuta Nakashima and Lucas Majors. Second row, Dylan Keith, Matt McColloch, Zach Fisher, Shelton Brewer, David Colangione and Cody Ray. Third row, Matthew Black, Tyler Keaton, Alex Mullican, Casey Dunn,Charlie Hennessee and coach Joe Hennessee. Back row, manager Mark Keith and coach Anthony Brewer.