Outdoor Shop shot down by Homeland

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

The Pirates’ Cody Fults gets past the tag attempt of Tiger catcher Slater Parks during Friday night action in the 11-12-year-old Cal Ripken league. Fults picked up three hits at the plate to help his team to a 6-3 win. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

Homeland Community Bank defeated Outdoor Shop Friday night 6-3 in the 11-12 year-old Cal Ripken league.

All three of Outdoor Shop’s runs came in the third inning. Homeland Bank scored two in the second inning, three in the fourth and one run in the fifth.

Lou Christian went the distance giving up just four hits for the Homeland Pirates to pick up the win. For the Tigers, Dakota Taylor pitched two innings for the loss.

For Homeland Bank, Gavin Lewis and Cody Fults collected three hits each. Lucas Hartman, Matthew Tidenberg and Garrett Pack had one hit each. For the Outdoor Shop Tigers, Justin Duggin, Gareth Llewellyn, Slater Parks and Dakota Taylor had one hit each.

In other action Medley’s Marlins downed Morris Auto Body 8-3 in six innings. Slayden Rogers pitched three innings leaving the game tied at 2-2 for Morris Auto Body. Alex Bragg came in and pitched the last four innings giving up six runs to take the loss. For the Marlins, Matt Wilson and Josh Miller combined for the five hitter as Miller picked up the win.

Morris sent two runs across the plate in the first inning and one run in the fifth. Medley’s scored two in the second and six in the fourth.

For Medley’s, Caleb Northcutt had three hits, Matt Wilson, Shayne Neilson, Joshua Miller and Justin McGregor had two hits each and Trey Hobbs added one hit. For Morris Auto Body, Hayden Wood, Raney Webb, Jordan Steiner, Wes Solomon and Slayden Rogers had one hit each.