Church league unbeatens fall – Cornerstone stunned by New Hope
Cornerstone suffered its first loss of the season, falling to previously winless New Hope 19-15 Tuesday in the youth division of the Warren County Church Softball League.
New Hope scored seven runs in the seventh inning to earn its frst win of the summer, while dropping the league leaders to 5-1 on the season.
Josh Cagle, Josh Taylor and Patrick David all went 4-for-4 in the winning effort, while Matt Brady and Brent Glenn had three hits apiece.
Cornerstone was led by leadoff man Joel Rowland, who had three hits including an inside-the-park homer. Adam Hollingsworth had two hits including a homer of his own, while Stephen Solomon and Mark Barnhill had three hits apiece.
In other church league youth games:
New Hope 19, Pioneer 7
New Hope made it two in a row Thursday night, downing Pioneer by double digits.
Matt Brady finished 4-for-4 with two inside-the-park homers, while Josh Cage had two homers on a three-hits night. Dustin Childers, Megan Tucker and Patrick David had three hits each.
Pioneer’s Jake Damon had an inside-the-park homer, while Josh Yates had three hits and Katelyn Neal had two.
Covenant 16, New Hope 8
David Reed homered and finished with a pair of hits for Covenant, which scored seven runs in the second. Ashley Roland added two hits, while Jordan Roland, Shelly Orlando and Mica Pitts had one each.
Josh Cale and Josh Taylor had two hits each for New Hope.
Friendship 23, Pioneer 13
Gage Myers had an inside-the-parker and went 4-for-5 for Friendship, while Taylor Bain, Josh Simmons and Gavin Lewis also had home runs. Jason Carlson, Simmons and Lewis had three hits each to help spark the winning effort.
Pioneer was led by a four-hit night from Josh Yates, while Jake Damon, Tyler McKelvey and Samuel McKelvey had three apiece.
Pioneer 21, Covenant 2
Pioneer turned to the longball to rout Covenant, with Jake Damon leading the charge by going 4-for-4 with three homers. Josh Yates, Tyler McKelvey and Lazaro Alvarez also homered, while Carlos Villegas and Jesse Nunley had four hits apiece.
Covenant’s David Reed was 2-for-2 with a homer, while Shelly Orlando had two hits as well.