Cornerstone, Covenant win big in tournament tilts

The top-seeded team in the youth division of church league softball rolled to a first-round tournament victory this week.

Cornerstone sent its entire lineup to the plate twice, and went halfway through the order a third time in the first inning, scoring 17 runs on its way to a 28-12, four-inning win over Pioneer.

Stephen Solomon finished the win 5-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run for Cornerstone, while Brady Powers, Adam Hollandsworth and Braydon Woodlee also had inside-the-park homers.

Chelsea Solomon, Braydon Woodlee, Jacob George and Powers had four hits apiece, while Jeff Duncan added three.

Pioneer got three hits from Jake Damon, Tyler McKelvey and Katelyn Neal, while Samuel McKelvey and Devin Bouldin added two each.

In other youth division tournament action:

Covenant 18,

Friendship 3

Friendship’s Gage Myers led off the game with an inside-the-park homer, but it wasn’t enough as a 12-run Covenant fourth inning put the game out of reach.

Mica Pitts and David Reed finished with three hits each for the winners, including a home run apiece. Jamie Pitts and Justin Crittenden also turned in three-hit nights.

Pioneer 16,

New Hope 7

An eight-run second helped lift Pioneer to a victory over New Hope.

Kirkland Sauer and Samuel McKelvey had three hits apiece, while Josh Yates belted an inside-the-park homer. Jake Damon, Tyler McKelvey, Carlos Viagus, Tristan McKelvey and Devin Bouldin added two hits each.

Brent Glenn and Taylor Smith had two hits each for New Hope.

Action continued Thursday and will resume Monday night. The tournament championship is scheduled for Tuesday night.