Hills Creek, D.C.’s win big in 9-10 tourney
In the Hills Creek win, Austin Green pitched three innings, allowing one run on one hit. He fanned seven and walked just two batters. Lazaro Alvarez worked two innings, walking two and striking out two, and Mitchell Steiner pitched one inning, recording two strikeouts.
Will Warren took the loss for Dairy Queen, working five innings and allowing five runs on one hit and five walks. He struck out three batters. Travis Hillis worked one inning, allowing three runs on a hit and two walks while fanning two.
At the plate, Taylor Hobbs had a double and Austin Panter added a hit for Hills Creek, while Hunter Daniel and Adam Diamond scored two runs each. Dairy Queen’s only hit came from Dakota Myers, who scored the team’s lone run.
D.C.’s Roofing plated 11 runs in the third on the way to its lopsided victory, while Blake Carter, Daniel Carter and August Palombo combined to pitch a no-hit shutout.
Blake walked two and struck out five to get the win, while Daniel fanned one batter during his inning of work. Palombo walked two and struck out two.
Jordan Dennis pitched all four innings for Cohutta, giving up 10 hits and five walks. He struck out five batters.
At the dish, Derek Brumley, Daniel Carter and Chase Fults had two hits each, while Levi Felton, Mitchell Morton, Palombo and Aaron Taylor had one each. Both of Brumley’s hits were doubles.
• In Saturday night tournament games, the Fulmer Brothers Yankees clipped Dependable Brakes 5-4, scoring the game-winning run in the sixth inning.
Micah McColloch pitched three innings for the Yanks, allowing only one run on two hits and striking out six. Logan Walker pitched three innings, giving up three runs on two his and a walk while fanning three to take the win.
Tylan Martin pitched all six innings for Dependable Brakes, allowing five runs on three hits and eight walks. He struck out 11 batters.
Hunter Chilton had a hit for Fulmer Brothers, while Jacob Reagan added a double and Logan Walker had a triple. Martin tripled for Dependable Brakes, while Nelson Huckeby, Kaleb Tilton and Zach York had a hit each.
• Security Federal stopped Hot Wheels 5-4 in a seven-inning tilt, scoring one in the sixth to tie the game and plating the game-winning run in the top of the seventh.
Grayson Woods worked five innings, allowing one run on two hits and striking out nine for Security Federal. Brett Mullican worked an inning, giving up three runs, and Dylan Barnes got the win by pitching a scoreless seventh, striking out two batters.
Kaleb Rymer worked the first six innings for Hot Wheels, giving up four runs on two hits and two walks. He fanned a whopping 14 Security Federal batters. Ethan Wilson pitched the seventh, allowing the game’s final run on one hit.
Barnes had a double and two hits for the winning squad, while Garrison Holmes had his team’s other hit. Hot Wheels had a pair of Kaleb Rymer doubles, while Nick Grandey finished with two hits, including a double of his own. Wilson and Tyler Forth had their team’s other two hits.
• Dairy Queen doubled up the Orioles 12-6, scoring six runs in the top of the sixth then holding on when the Orioles tried to come back with four runs in the bottom of the inning.
Dakota Myers pitched five innings to get the win, allowing only two runs on two hits. He struck out six batters and didn’t allow a walk. Travis Hillis worked an inning of relief, giving up four runs on a hit and two walks.
Preston Prater allowed all 12 Dairy Queen runs, giving up seven hits and 10 walks while striking out 12. Will Marttala struck out one batter in an inning of relief.
At the plate, Alex Hillis had a pair of over-the-fence home runs in the Orioles’ losing effort, while Eric Cantrell had a double.
Dustin Bond went 4-for-4 with four doubles for Dairy Queen, while Nick Cantrell, Logan Hill and Myers had their team’s other hits.
• In Saturday’s other scheduled game, Woodlee’s Garage had to forfeit to Cohutta Water due to having only six players.