Junior League: Gateway picks up pair of big wins
Fairchild, who also was credited with the win on the mound, notched three hits for Gateway’s winning cause, while Tyler Campbell added two base knocks and an RBI. Roth Nunley and Gavin Lewis had a hit each, with Lewis driving in two runs and Nunley plating one. Slayden Rogers drove in another run for Gateway, which came back from a 6-2 deficit with seven runs in the third inning.
B&K Trucking cut Gateway’s lead to 11-10 with a four-run fourth, then went on top with three runs in the bottom of the fifth before Gateway took a 17-13 lead in the sixth.
Cody Robinson and McCain Smock had a hit each for B&K, with Robinson driving in one run and Cody Crouch plating two, but their team’s attempt at a late rally fell short, as they were held to two runs in their final inning at bat.
• Fairchild came through with another three-hit, three-RBI performance in a 10-0 win over Union Planters.
Nunley and Rogers also had three hits apiece, with Nunley driving in two runs and Brad Leeman plating one on a two-hit night.
Gateway’s other hits, which helped pitcher Tyler Farley to the win, came from Gavin Lewis, Cole Warden, Farley, Tyler Campbell and Lucas Hartman.
Wes Solomon, Kevin Holland and Daniel Troglen had a hit each for Union Planters, while Caleb McBride had two.
• A four-run fourth helped Car Concepts hold off Union Planters and take a 9-7 win. Jordan Woodlee had four hits and drive in two runs, while Seth Breisel had three hits and three RBIs. Clay Talbert, Adam Fann and Mitchell Page had three hits each, with Talbert and Fann driving in runs, while Kell Darnbush had a pair of base hits and an RBI.
Union Planters’ Caleb McBride and Wes Solomon each had three hits and a pair of RBIs. Trey Hobbs, Kevin Holland and Micah Panter notched two hits each, and Rob Parsley added one.
Jordan Woodlee got the win for Car Concepts.
• B&K Trucking went up 8-1 through two innings, and slapped eight more runs on the board in the sixth to take a 16-2 win over Morris’ Auto Body.
Cody Robinson had a pair of hits for B&K, while Adam Hollandsworth added one. Caleb Underhill got the win on the mound.
Micah Black had three hits for Morris’, with Scott Hamby adding two and an RBI. Logan Seamons and Dustin Prater had a hit each, with Prater’s plating Morris’ other run.
• Willmore Body Shop got three hits each from Cody Fults and Matthew Tidenburg on the way to a 10-2 win over Union Planters.
Tyler Glenn and Garrett Pack added two hits each, while Lou Christian, Josh Miller and Mikie Morris added one each. Christian drove in three runs, Tidenburg plated two, and Glenn and Pack had one RBI each. Tidenburg was the winning pitcher.
Trey Hobbs had two hits and an RBI for Union Planters, while Kevin Holland had two hits and Caleb McBride, Wes Solomon, Keiffer Bain and Daniel Troglen had one each.