Brewer, NHC rally past tourney foes
Brewer Amusement pulled off a come-from-behind victory Friday in the 7- and 8-year-old boys’ coach-pitch tournament, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take an 18-17 win over Pioneer Pediatrics.
Pioneer, seeded seventh in this year’s tournament, led 5-2 early and 10-2 after the top of the second, but Brewer came back with seven runs in the bottom of the frame.
A single run in the third and four more in the fourth put Pioneer on top 15-9 before the second-seeded Brewer club posted seven more in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a one-run advantage.
Pioneer put up two in the top of the fifth, briefly leading 17-16, before Brewer closed out the win.
Ridge Brewer and Alex Steiner finished with three hits apiece for the winners, with Brewer connecting for a triple and Steiner adding a double.
Blaine Blankenship, Krojhn Calbert, Sawyer Hall, Cameron Shelton, Collin West, Blaine Wilson and Mitchell Ryan Woodlee added two hits apiece for the winning side, with Calbert doubling and Hall adding a triple.
Pioneer’s Colby Elkins went 4-for-4 with two doubles, while Devin Perry had three hits, including two triples. Micah Woodlee, Bailey Kelsey and Hayden Jennings had three hits each, while Jessie Devore, Alex Jones, Jacob Linder, Aidan McVey, Luke Melton and Tyler Pomalus had two apiece.
Friday’s second game was a forfeit, with Ben Lomand Telephone taking a victory over Phillip Carter Realty.
In the third game of the evening, NHC scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth to take another come-from-behind win, downing A&K Termite 18-15.
Bracton Womack, John David Keele and Cameron Cardin had three hits each for NHC, with Keele connecting for a pair of doubles. Jalen Cummings had two hits including a triple, while Gavin Harper and Shawn Woodlee also had two-hit games.
A&K’s Hunter Black, Noah Campbell and Will Kirkpatrick all went 4-for-4, while Ethan Stuart, Ian Pursley and Alex Pedigo finishing with three apiece. Ethan Mikkola and Jayden Reno had two hits each.