Melton turns 2nd unassisted triple play of year
Melton turned his second unassisted triple play of the season Saturday morning at Mansfield Field, but it wasn?t enough to lead his Hoover and Son Insurance team to a win, as they were edged by Pioneer Pediatrics, 19-13.
Taylor Madewell had a triple and went 3-for-3 to help Hoover and Son?s cause, while Austin Melton and Logan Greer also had three-hit games. Ezra Dixon, Hunter Moore, Trayton Rackley and Dalton Taylor had two hits apiece.
Pioneer was led by Colby Elkins, Braxton Linder, Luke Melton and Devin Perry ? who connected for a triple ? had three hits apiece, while Hayden Jennings, Aidan McVey and Tyler Pomalus had two each.
In other Saturday games, the ABC Ice Astros won a battle of unbeaten clubs, handing Brewer Amusement a 15-10 loss to improve to 3-0 on the year.
Aaron Jones and Lucas Rogers both went 4-for-4 for the winning side, while Isaac Golden, Tyler Prater and Benjamin Sweeton had three hits apiece. Thomas Judkins, Paxton Smith and Tyler Steele each connected for two hits.
Brewer Amusement got three hits each from Alex Steiner, Cameron Shelton and Zachary McAllister, while Blaine Blankenship, Baylor Brewer and Mitchell Woodlee had two each.
Barr?s rolled past NHC 15-2, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first after NHC had taken an early 2-0 lead.
Joshua Cantrell, Noah Fann, Ethen Phillips and Colton Smith had three hits each for Barr?s, with Ryan Nokes, Anthony Palmer and Aaron Whitaker adding two apiece. NHC got two hits from Matthew Roberts and Bracton Womack.
An early 10-0 lead helped Phillip Carter Realty pick up its first win, as it held on to top A&K Termite 14-6.
Matthew Carter, Eli McCormick and Tyler Morton all went 4-for-4 for Carter Realty, while Kade Cutrell, Ethan Neal and Dylan Madison had three hits. Kolton Hutchins, Nicholas Muncey and Caleb Newby notched two each.
A&K Termite was led by three-hit games by Will Kirkpatrick and Gage Wanamaker, while Brenden Lane, Jayden Reno and Landon Scott had two each.
McMinnville Aluminum and Vinyl Supply kept its unbeaten record intact, downing Ben Lomand Telephone 14-3 to open Saturday?s action.
A seven-run first, followed by a four-run second inning, set the tone, and three hits each from Chandler Hobbs, A.D. Majors, Taven Newport and Ulises Rios helped the MAVS cause. Gavin Gunter, Samuel Hillis, Tyler Hollingsworth, Christian Locke and Connor Moore added two hits each.
Ben Lomand got two hits each from Treyton Carothers, Cole Estes and Will Smartt.