Rotary stays in 1st place

Rotary Club had its hands full with First National Bank last Sunday, but held on to its lead in the Babe Ruth baseball league with a 6-5 victory.

The win began a busy week for the league, which was kept off the field for much of the previous week by rainstorms, resulting in four nights of action once the weather cleared.

Dakota Taylor picked up the win on the mound for the league leaders, while Cameron Bond took the loss for First National.

At the plate, Logan Seamons led Rotary with three hits, while Casey Myers had two. Brentley Panter, Will Odom and Justin McGregor had a hit apiece.

First National got two hits each from Cameron Bond and Dylan Keith, while Tylan Martin, Hector Labrada, Scott Murphy and Cody Forth had all had one.

In other action from June 4, Cherokee Manufacturing handed First National its second tough loss of the day, also winning by a 6-5 final.

Matt McColloch, Lake Kirby and Mark Harvey had two hits each, with Harvey picking up the win on the pitcher?s mound. Dustin Rhea, Dylan Fernandez and Noah Medley added a hit apiece.

Andrew Sims led First National with two hits, while Cameron Bond, Dylan Keith, Lou Christian, Hector Labrada and Scott Murphy had one each. Christian took the loss on the mound.

? On June 5, Sundrop blanked First National 10-0, with Tyler Glenn?s three-hit night leading the way. Jason Johnson added two hits, while Derek Mikkola, Dakota Logan and Hayden Wood had one each. Logan picked up the win on the pitcher?s mound.

Dylan Keith took the loss for First National, which was held to just two hits ? one from Casey Dunn and another by Tylan Martin.

Rotary rolled past Walker Nursery 16-4, with Logan Seamons getting the win and helping his cause with a two-hit game. Lucas Majors, Dakota Taylor, Brentley Panter, Casey Myers, Beck Spurlock, Dustin Morris and Justin McGregor also had hits in the win.

Walker Nursery got a hit each from Adam Fann, Roth Nunley, Jon Southard, Houston Simons and Josh Miller, while Ridge Nunley took the loss on the hill.

? Tuesday, June 6, saw Cherokee Manufacturing claim an 18-4 win over Walker Nursery, with Matt McColloch taking the win while Gage Lance suffered the loss.

Patrick Harvey had three hits, while Dylan Fernandez, Casey Solomon and Morgan Adcock had two apiece for the winners. Lake Kirby, Mark Harvey and Caleb Northcutt had one hit each.

Walker got two hits from Roth Nunley, while Lance, Houston Simons and Cole Warden all had one.

Sundrop was an 11-7 winner over First National Bank in Tuesday?s late game, as Dakota Logan picked up the win and Lou Christian took the loss.

Sundrop got two hits each from Derek Mikkola, Tyler Glenn, Cody Deason and Hayden Wood, while Jason Johnson, Logan, Cody Fults and John Reynolds had one each.

First National?s Casey Dunn, Scott Murphy, Hector Labrada, Andrew Sims, Cody Forth and Christian had one hit apiece.

? Returning to action on Thursday, June 8, Rotary improved to 9-1 with a 13-0 win over Sundrop. Casey Myers fanned eight batters on his way to the win, while Cody Deason took the loss.

Logan Seamons had a pair of hits for Rotary, while Lucas Majors, Dakota Taylor, Brentley Panter, Myers, Beck Spurlock, Will Odom and Justin McGregor all had single hits.

Sundrop got two hits from Jason Johnson, while Justin Kelley and Deason had one apiece.

First National closed Thursday?s action with a 13-4 win over Walker Nursery, with Andrew Sims taking the win on the hill while Houston Simons took the loss.

Casey Dunn and Michael Gallagher had a pair of hits for FNB, while Scott Murphy, Hector Labrada and Caleb Underhill had one each. Walker Nursery?s hits came from Adam Fann, Simons and Jon Southard, who had one each.

Standings

Through June 10
TEAM REC
Rotary Club 9-1
Cherokee Mfg. 8-2
Sundrop 5-5
First National Bank 2-9
Walker Nursery 1-8