Jr. League Baseball: League champ almost decided
Junior League tournament action continued Friday, as ABC Ice defeated Morris Auto Body 6-1.
ABC Ice scored one run in the first, another in the third, one in the fourth and three runs in the sixth. Tyler Gilley and Dustin Morris both had triples in the sixth to put the game out of reach.
Brett Patterson picked up the win on the mound for ABC Ice, throwing a one-hitter, and had three hits to help his cause. Brian Rhoady had two hits, Gilley and Morris had one hit each. Logan Seamons had the only hit for Morris Auto Body.
• In other action, Willmore Body Shop stopped Gateway 13-2. Tyler Glenn, Lou Christian and Matthew Tidenburg collected two hits each. Josh Miller and Conner Godshall added one hit each for Willmore. Austin Fairchild picked up the only hit for Gateway.
• B&K Trucking slipped by Hoover and Son 7-5. Patrick Harvey led off the top of the second for Hoover and Son with a double that bounced over the fence to tie the game.
In the bottom of the fifth Adam Hollandsworth slapped a double to score two runs to give B&K the lead.
Hollandsworth and Cody Robinson had two hits each and Lucas Felton added one for B&K. Patrick Harvey had two hits, Cody Tate, Cody Phillips and Lake Kirby collected one hit each for Hoover and Son.
• Hot Wheels downed Car Concepts 18-11. Camren Moore had four hits, Dakota Taylor had three, Andrew Sims had two and McKay Boles added one hit for Hot Wheels. For Car Concepts, Jordan Woodlee, Kell Darnbush, Adam Fann and Mitchell Page had one hit each.
• On Saturday, Morris Auto Body got things started by defeating Union Planters 6-2. Logan Seamons had a home run and a double, with Ethan Turner adding two hits for Morris.
For Union Planters. Keiffer Bain walked and scored in the fifth on Caleb McBride’s RBI single. Kevin Holland walked then stole second, third and home in a losing effort. Trey Hobbs added one hit.
• Gateway Tire ran over Turner’s Auto 21-1. For Gateway Brad Leeman had a hit with 2 RBIs, while Cole Warden, Lucas Hartman, Tyler Campbell and Tyler Farley added one hit each.
Dillion Mason and Kyle Turner had Turner’s only two hits. Austin Fairchild picked up the win with five strikeouts.
• Hoover & Son defeated ADA Mold 17-6. Patrick Harvey and Mark Harvey had a home run and two RBIs each. Coty Tate had two hits and Cody Phillips added one hit for Hoover.
For ADA Mold, Justin McGregor and Dylan Hillis had one hit each with Matthew Wilson collecting two hits. Mark Harvey was the winning pitcher for Hoover.
• Car Concepts nailed D.C. Roofing 21-5 in four innings to wrap up Saturday’s play. Seth Breseil had three hits and five RBIs in the win, while Jordan Woodlee had two hits and scored four runs.
Kell Darnbush added a double and had five RBIs for Car Concepts. Jordan Woodlee took the win, striking out six.
For D.C. Roofing, Slater Parks, Justin Kelly, Cody Lockridge and Kane Faqua had one hit each.
Tournament action continues this week, with the championship game scheduled for Monday night.