Cal Ripken tourney resumes after rainy weekend

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Security Federal catcher Garrison Holmes sets up at the plate in time to make the tag on Morris’ Auto Body runner Will Marttala during their tournament game in the 11-12 Ripken League Monday. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

After two days of rain, the 11-12 year-old Cal Ripken league resumed tournament play Monday night with the Security Federal Giants rolling past Morris’ Auto Body 20-2 in four innings.

The Giants put together 15 hits as Caleb Underhill, Cody Fults and Garrison Holmes combined to hold the Yankees to five hits. Logan Walker took the loss for Morris’ Auto Body with one inning of work. Hunter Dye and Jordan Dennis came in to relieve Walker.

The Giants scored six runs in the first, two in the second, and 12 in the third. The Yankees only two runs came in the first inning.

For the Giants, Fults, Kaleb Tilton, Underhill, Gavin Lewis, Holmes and Nathan Patterson had two hits each. Max Nelson, Michael Martin and August Palombo added one hit each. Tilton and Nelson each had a double, with Underhill, Holmes and Patterson picking up one triple each. For the Yankees Walker had two hits, Dennis, Cory Sydensticker and Weston Davis added one hit each.

In the second game of the night, Woodlee’s Auto Body slipped past the Hills Creek Reds 10-7 in six innings.

The Reds were held scoreless until the fourth when they sent four runs across the plate and added three runs in the sixth. The A’s scored one run in the second, two in the third, six in the fourth and one in the fifth.

For Woodlee’s, Hayden Wood and Derek Brumley had two hits each. Brett Mullican, Cole Rust and Blake Carter had one hit each. For the Reds, Brian Rhoady, Austin Green and David Cross had two hits each and Lazaro Alvarez added on hit.

The Ripken tournament was scheduled to continue Tuesday night, and resume play on Thursday, at Dottie West Field.