Rubley’s Nursery claims Cal Ripken title
Rubley’s Nursery claimed the season championship in the 9-10 year-old Cal Ripken league Monday night with an impressive 18-6 win over D.C. Roofing.
Justin Ware went the distance for Rubley’s allowing just three hits to pick up the win. Ware helped himself when he launched one over the left-center field fence. Derek Brumley pitched five innings for D.C. Roofing giving up nine hits and striking out 10 batters.
Rubley’s fell behind early as D.C. Roofing scored three runs in the first inning and two runs in the second. Rubley’s sent one run across the plate in the first and two in the third but trailed 5-2 going into the fourth.
Rubley’s got things going in the fourth, scoring six runs. They added five runs in the fifth and four runs in the sixth. D.C. struggled at the plate and scored just one more run, which came in the fifth inning.
At the plate for Rubley’s, Zack Rubley had three hits on the night. Jaques Elam and Ware had two hits each. Dakota Ware, Chase Stewart, Casey Locke and Ryne Fults had one hit each. For D.C. Roofing, Aaron Taylor, Blake Carter and Derek Brumley had one hit each.
First-round tournament action started up Tuesday night with two games taking place.
Hills Creek Nursery rolled over A.O. Smith 11-3 with Wade Justice picking up the win. Dillon Rowland took the loss for A.O. Smith. Hills Creek scored three runs in the first, three in the second and five in the sixth inning. A.O. Smith’s only runs came in the fifth inning.
For Hills Creek, Jared Kelley, Austin Green, Conner Dixon , Hunter Daniel and Lazaro Alvarez had one hit each. For A.O. Smith, David Cross had two hits and Jesse Hillis added one hit.
West Side Auto defeated West and Gribble Builders 9-1 in five innings.
Luke Hillis pitched two innings to pick up the win and Chris Gross gets the loss for West and Gribble.
West Side scored three runs in the first, three in the second, one in the third and two runs in the fourth. West and Gribble’s only run came in the first inning.
Kyle Haley had the only hit of the night for both teams.