Dodgers get dramatic win: Two-run rally in final inning downs Peking

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

The Dodgers’ Cole Rust, right, celebrates after scoring the game-winning run in his team’s victory over Peking Restaurant in Training League tournament play Tuesday. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

Tuesday night action in the boys training league tournament saw the Dodgers edge by Peking 17-16 as time expired.

Peking took a 16-15 lead going into the bottom of the fifth, but the Dodgers’ Chase Stewart led off the inning with a double and then a single by Cole Rust drove in Stewart to tie the game.

Will Warren stepped to the plate with the winning run on base, and slapped a single up the middle to drive in Rust.

For the Dodgers, Rust had four hits, while Dylan Barnes, Stewart, Warren, Tyler Dewey and Lance Hickey had three hits each. For Peking, Travis Hillis, Luke Hillis, Dillon Rowland, Ben Wilson and Zack Bennett collected three hits each. Collin Hutchins, Zack Hendrix, K. C. Byars and Dillon Jones had two hits each.

In the second game of the night Union Planters slipped past Bi-Lo 13-9. Jorden Dennis, John Martin and Chase Fults had three hits each. Blake Cantrell and Colby Pearsall added two hits each for Union Planters.

For Bi-Lo, Wesley Dyer led the way with four hits. Taylor Latka and Brett Mullican had three hits apiece. Kevin Flatt, Logan Wanamaker and Seth Grissom had two hits each.

Quality Mold closed out the night by stopping Dependable Brakes 10-4, with Austin Fisk and Nick Grandy collecting four hits each.

Daniel Carter and Ethan Wilson had three hits each, while Jonathan Beavers and River Underwood added two hits each for Quality Mold.

For Dependable Brakes, Heath Simons had three hits, Kaleb Tilton and August Palombo added two hits each.

More action in the league tournament was scheduled for Thursday night, and is set to resume Monday.