Three teams tied for Senior League lead
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The Cardinals, at 4-1, stood tied with Rubley?s Rangers and the Woodlee?s Auto Body A?s in the league?s standings heading into this week?s games.
Jacob Reagan picked up the victory for the Cardinals in their 9-2 win over the Yankees, pitching six innings and giving up two unearned runs on seven hits while striking out six batters.
Cory Sydenstricker took the loss, allowing seven runs (five earned) on four hits and six walks through five innings, striking out six batters along the way. Cory Cantrell pitched two innings of relief, allowing two runs.
At the plate for the Cards, Reagan helped his cause with two hits, while Joel Rowland, Micah McColloch and J.T. Morgan had one each.
The Yankees got a hit apiece from Patrick David, Cantrell, Jacob Newby, Alex Hillis, Dillon Rowland, Will Warren and Robbie McCullough.
Following their win over the Yanks, the Cardinals sent McColloch to the mound against the Rangers, and he helped lead them to a 5-3, 7-inning win.
McColloch pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits while striking out 15 batters. Travis Ayers worked the seventh to earn the save, while Zach Rubley took the loss for Rubley?s in relief of Justin Ware.
Rowland and McColloch had two hits each in the Cardinals? win, while Reagan, Morgan and Kyle Haley had a hit each. The Rangers got two hits from Rubley and two more from River Underwood, while Nick Grandey, Gage Myers and Ware had one each.
In earlier Senior League action from Saturday, the Security Federal Giants held off a late rally to clip the McCormack Royals 11-10.
Nathan Patterson got the win in relief for the Giants, while Ryne Fults took the loss for the Royals.
At the plate, Nathan Patterson went 3-for-4 for Security Federal, with Garrison Holmes and Jonathan Burton adding two hits apiece. Kaleb Tilton, Grayson Woods, Eric Cantrell and August Palombo had a hit each.
The Royals, who scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth but fell a run short of tying the game, were led at the plate by Jordan Dennis, Lee Northcutt and Fults, who notched two hits each. Hunter Daniel and Logan Chandler had a hit apiece.
Saturday?s opening game saw the Woodlee?s Body Shop A?s defeat the Hills Creek Reds 8-3, behind four one-run innings from Derek Brumley.
Brumley helped his cause with two hits, while Brett Mullican also had two and pitched two innings of relief. Justin Woodlee, Daniel Carter and Slade Grissom also had hits in the winning cause.
The Reds got a hit each from Lazaro Alvarez, Austin Panter and Connor Dixon, who took the loss on the mound working all six innings and giving up seen hits while fanning 14 batters.
Senior League Standings
Through Saturday, June 3
Team REC
Midway Elec. Cardinals 4-1
Rubley?s Rangers 4-1
Woodlee?s A?s 4-1
Security Fed. Giants 3-2
McCormack Royals 3-2
Handy Rental Tigers 1-3
Medley?s Braves 1-3
Morris? Yankees 1-3
Hills Creek Reds 0-4