Locust Street ends Hebron’s winning streak
The undefeated leaders of the Men’s ‘A’ Division suffered their first loss of the summer Thursday night.
Hebron fell behind 11-1 by the end of the first inning against Locust Street, and could never recover as they fell by an eventual 21-6 margin.
The loss dropped Hebron to 5-1 on the year, while Locust Street, which stopped a two-game losing streak, improved to 3-2.
Coty Grissom finished 4-for-4 with a home run for Locust Street, while Casey Talbert as also 4-for-4. Ronnie Talbert, Chris Hennessee, Rickey Talbert, Bobby Christian, Duane Sherrill and Josh Moore all had three hits in the winning effort.
Michael Jones, Jody Denney and Jason Denney had two hits each for Hebron.
In other men’s church league action:
Hebron 19, Covenant 5
Hebron got back on track quickly, winning the second game of its back-to-back contests Thursday by downing Covenant to go to 6-1 and keep its league lead.
Barry Taylor homered and went 3-for-4 for Hebron, while Jody Denney, Michael Jones and Jason Denney had 4-for-4 nights. Covenant’s Andrew Mansell, Chris Madewell, Brad Gross and Johnathan Jones finished with two hits each.
Pioneer 12, Temple 2
An eight-run first inning set the tone, and Pioneer’s Chris Wanamaker finished 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the winning effort. Dell Watson and Perry Reed added two hits each.
Temple got a pair of hits from Randal Harrell, while Brandon McGee, Chad Hopkins and Rob Williams had one apiece.
Morrison 20, Central 5
Morrison won big Tuesday night behind 3-for-3 games from Craig Hollis, Jonnie Holt, Steve Elam and Ryan Williams, who had a homer in the fourth. Mark Parker and Cody Adcock also had three hits each while Tyler Farley and Mickey Ralph added two.
Central’s Timmy Bryant had a home run, while Jeff Vance added a pair of hits to his team’s offensive output.
Pioneer 18, Central 14
Jason Walker went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a homer for Pioneer, which scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth then held on as Central tried to battle back in the sixth. Phil Mitchell had three htis, while Craig Mitchell, John Templeton and Jamie Roller had two each.
Central’s Todd Dunn had a home run, while Timmy Bryant, Kevin Rhoton and Jeff Chisam had two hits each.
Hebron 15, North Hills 5
Jody Denney and Michael Jones were both 4-for-4 for Hebron, while Ethan Grider, Richard Boyd, Barry Taylor and Jason Denney had two hits each.
North Hills was led at the plate by Dustin Cherry and Kevin Curtis, who were both 3-for-3, while Richard Felty and Frank Southard added a pair of hits apiece.
Pioneer 14, Friendship 2
Peter Hines and Chris Wanamaker were both 3-for-3 for Pioneer, which got two hits each from Craig Mitchell, PHil Mitchell, Dell Watson, John Templeton, Perry Reed and Jason W. Friendship was led by Darrell Moore and Tim Gillespie, who were both 2-for-2.
June 19’s entire night of action in the church league, as well as two men’s games from June 26, were canceled by rain. The games set for the 19th will be made up July 26, while the games from Tuesday night which were postponed are set to be played July 16.