Braves, Yanks advance in 9-10 tourney
The 9-10 year-old Cal Ripken tournament continued on Thursday evening, with the McBride’s Window Cleaning Braves and Covenant Academy Yankees both advancing with first-round wins.
The Braves downed the Cohutta Water Reds 4-0, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth to seal their victory.
Mitchell Steiner, Ryan Jennings and Peyton Collins pitched three innings each for the Braves, with Collins giving up the Reds’ only hit, a Ryan McCollough single in the top of the sixth. Steiner and Jennings fanned four batters each, while McCollough struck out five.
At the plate for McBride’s, Steiner had two doubles, while Jennings connected for a double and Zack York had a single.
Ben Wilson pitched three innings for the Reds, fanning six, while Logan Chandler pitched the final two frames, giving up three runs on three hits.
The Yankees got a 3-for-4 day from Hunter Chilton, who drove in three runs and stole two bases to help his cause on the pitcher’s mound.
Chilton got the start on the hill, allowing no hits and fanning eight batters over three innings. Travis Ayers, David Lee, Evan Jones and Kendall Rutledge all saw action out of the bullpen.
The Yanks’ other hits came from Ayers, who went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks and scored two runs, while Jones and Devon Rogers had a single each.
The White Sox used three pitchers, with Cory Cantrell taking the loss after working three innings. He gave up five runs (three earned) on four hits and five walks while striking out five. Mitchell Barrett and Dylan Jones came on in relief.
Daulton Foster, Cantrell and Lake Hillis all had hits for the White Sox, who scored two of their three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Action at Hoover and Millraney Field was rained out on both Friday and Saturday, and is scheduled to resume Monday evening.