Tuesday, July 31, 2007

HELENA 2-0, CENTRAL BASIN BOUNCES BACK

Helena, Montana came from behind for the second straight day, scoring 15 unanswered runs to defeat Douglas, Wyoming 16-6 in a battle of day one winners at the Pacific Northwest 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth Regional Tournament in Astoria.


The Montana champions got three consecutive 2-out hits in the third inning, including a triple to the base of the wall 368 feet from home plate by centerfielder Kyle Conway, to pull within 6-5.


In the fourth, 15 men came to the plate against three Douglas pitchers as Helena piled on 11 runs, including a 2-run double by Conway, who finished the game 3-for-3 with three runs batted in and three runs scored.


Starting pitcher Kyle McLean went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBI's. Reliever Nick Fisher got the win, pitching two scoreless innings in the 5-inning, mercy rule-shortened game.


Tim Fosmo hit a two run home run and scored two runs for Douglas and catcher Jake Marcus was 2-for-3 with two runs batted in.
DOUGLAS 0-3-3-0-0 6-6-3
HELENA 0-1-4-11-x 16-11-2
W-Fisher (2ip, h, 0r, 3k, bb)
L-Klava (3+ip, 6h, 8r, 7er, 3k, 5bb)
E-Marcus, Spilinek, Boner, McLean, Harris. LOB-Douglas 3, Helena 5. 2B-Spilinek, McGurn, Conway. 3B-Conway. HR-Fosmo. SB-Espeland, Klava, Melton, Marcus, Conway, McGurn, McLean, Grewitt. CS-Andrews, McGurn. SF-Lopez. PB-Marcus, Harris 2.



In the second game of the day, Central Basin built an 8-0 lead on the way to an 8-4 victory over Josephine County.


Starting pitcher Case Hinkins took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before running out of gas as Josephine County scored four runs to cut the lead in half. Mason Lotz pitched two innings of 1-hit ball to close out the victory.


Centerfielder Brett Robinson went 2-for-4 with a home run and four runs batted in for Central Basin. Trevor Hyer went 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored.

Taylor Bars struck out struck out seven batters in a 3 2/3 inning relief stint for Josephine County and went 1-for-3 at the plate with a run and an RBI.

CENTRAL BASIN 1-0-3-4-0-0-0 8-6-3
JOSPEHINE CTY 0-0-0-0-4-0-0 4-2-1
W-Hinkins (4.2ip, h, 4r, 3er, 2k, 5bb, 3hp)
L-Boucher (3.1ip, 3h, 7r, 7er, 2k, 3bb)
E-Barrett, Hubbard 3. LOB-JC 6, CB 4. 2B-Hyer. HR-Robinson. SB-Bracht, Barrett. CS-Lotz. S-Bars. DP-JC 1.

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