Giants finish undefeated in 11-12 Ripken

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Kaleb Tilton of the Security Federal Giants gets back to second base ahead of a throw to Nick Grandey of Rubley’s Rangers during Tuesday night’s regular-season finale. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

The regular season 11- and 12-year-old champions were crowned Tuesday night in the Cal Ripken League at the Dottie West Field.

The Security Federal Giants finished the season with an undefeated record by slipping past Rubley’s Rangers 4-3 to take the title.

Caleb Underhill picked up the win for Security Federal going six innings, while giving up five hits and picking up 11 strikeouts with one walk. Justin Ware went the distance for Rubley’s, allowing seven hits, five walks and fanning 13 batters.

The Giants sent two runs across the plate in the first and two in the top of the third. Rubley’s were held scoreless until the fourth, when they scored two runs. The Rangers tried to tie the game in the sixth after sending one run across the plate to make it a 4-3 game, but the Giants survived the scare and got out of the inning to take the title.

For the Giants, Gavin Lewis had two hits including a double. Kaleb Tilton, Jonathan Burton, Nathan Patterson, Caleb Underhill and Garrison Holmes had one hit each. Holmes hit was a triple scoring two runs and Patterson also doubled.

Ken Clayton and Slater Parks picked up two hits each for the Rangers, and Michael Thrower added a triple. Parks had three stolen bases on the night.

In the second game of the night Medley’s Braves finished second in the regular season with a 14-4 win over the McCormack Royals in four innings.

The Braves had a big first inning scoring eight runs, the Braves scored one in the first. Medley’s scored three more in the second and three more in the third. The Royals added one run in the second and two runs in the third.

Ethan Wilson picked up the win for the Braves with three innings of work, picking up five K’s. Caleb Northcutt worked one inning, while fanning two. Mitchell McCorkle worked two innings for the Royals giving up 10 runs on two hits and eight walks. Ryne Fults pitched two innings giving up four hits.

For the Braves, Austin Fisk connected for two hits. Kaleb Rymer, Caleb Northcutt, Cody Robinson and Jagger Ledbetter had one hit each. Fisk doubled with Rymer and Robinson getting one triple each and Northcutt hit a round tripper.

For the Royals, Logan McCormack, Dustin Morris, Mitchell McCorkle, Ryne Fults and Lee Northcutt had one hit each. McCormack’s hit was a double and Morris’s hit was a home run.

11-12 Cal Ripken
Final Standings
Security Federal Giants 8-0
Medley Braves 6-1
Rubley’s Rangers 5-2
Gateway Tire 5-3
McCormack Royals 4-4
Outdoor Shop Tigers 3-4
Woodlee’s Auto A’s 2-6
Morris Auto Body 1-7
Hills Creek Reds 0-7