Hebron off to fast start in men?s A
The 2007 men?s divisions of Warren County Church League Softball got under way this week at the fairgrounds, and Hebron got off to a quick start, picking up a pair of wins including a 29-19 victory over Apostolic Faith Tuesday night.
A nine-run second helped key the victory for Hebron, which capped the win with nine more in the sixth to end the game via the 10-run mercy rule.
Nick Cantrell, Jason Denny, Barry Taylor and John Blair had three hits each in the winning cause, while J.B. Smith, Jody Denny, Michael Jones, Richard Boyd and Chris Perry had two apiece.
Heath Newby, Shannon Cantrell and Tom Barrett had three hits each for Apostolic Faith, while Don Merriman, George Tate and Caleb Shehan all had two.
Hebron kept momentum rolling in their second game Tuesday night, downing North Hills by a 28-4 final thanks to three hits from Jason Denney and two from Jody Denny. North Hills? Trent Young went 2-for-2 with a homer, and Sparkie Sparkman also had a pair of hits.
In other men?s league games:
First United Methodist 20, Central 19
Scott Bennett and Mark Harvey finished with four hits apiece to lead First United Methodist to a B division win, while Evan Cooper went 3-for-3 with a home run and Hector Labrada had two hits, including a homer.
Jeremy Chisam and Todd Gilley both had home runs for Central, while Jeff Chisam was 4-for-5 from the leadoff spot. Ben Dunn finished 3-for-3.
Pioneer 21, Madison St. 18
A dozen runs over the first two innings helped Pioneer to a narrow win, as did three-hit games by Peter Hines and Craig Mitchell. Jan Johnson, Bobby Dillon, Phil Mitchell, Jason Johnson and Kelly Carter all had two hits apiece.
Madison Street?s David Beard was 3-for-4 with an over-the-fence home run, while Rob Hamby had a pinch-hit inside-the-parker. B.J. Woodlee had tow hits, as did Doc Woodlee, while Brandon Evans was 3-for-4.
Covenant 27, Apostolic Faith 21
Matt Walker finished 5-for-6 to lead the way for Covenant, scoring four runs, and Chris Madewell was 4-for-4 scoring five times in the winning cause. Jerry Bentley went 3-for-5 with a first-inning homer, while Jonathan Jones, Tyler Waldrop and Andrew Mansell had three hits each.
Apostolic Faith was led by Shannon Cantrell, who had five hits and put two shots out of the ballpark. Darek Elrod went 4-for-5, while Chad Coppinger, Dustin Brown, Cary Tate and Jonathan Jones had two hits apiece.
Temple 24, Madison St. 7
Chad H. and Brandon M. had four hits apiece for Temple, while Randall H. was 3-for-4 with two homers. Wes W. and Andy H. had three hits each.
Madison Street?s Jordan Elkins had a home run, while Brandon Evans, Cody Young and Casey W. all went 2-for-2. Last names of Temple players and some members of the Madison Street lineup were not available.
Locust St. 28,
Covenant 23
A Josh Moore home run helped Locust Street come from behind with a five-run seventh to pick up its first victory of the year.
Coty Grissom had five hits, while Brian Merritt, Moore and Duane Sherrill had three hits apiece.
Jonathan Jones was 4-for-5 in the leadoff spot for Covenant, while Matt Walker and Jerry Bentley both went 3-for-5 with home runs. Andrew Mansell also had three hits.
Friendship 26, Biblebeaters 24
Friendship scored six runs in the eighth inning, and held on as Biblebeaters posted four runs in the bottom of the extra inning. Smiley King, Taylor Hankal and Darrell Moore had three hits each for the winning cause, while Kyle Thompson was 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs.
Biblebeaters was led by Shane Whiteaker, who went 3-for-5 with a homer, while Tony Delham had a pair of hits, including a home run.