Greenfield holds off Humboldt rally to advance

    The Greenfield Yellowjackets earned a spot in the semifinals of the winners’ bracket of the District 14-A Tournament in Union City on Saturday evening, holding off a late Viking rally to take a 10-8 win over Humboldt.
    The ’Jackets fell behind early as RBI singles from Daniel Doogan and Caleb Coin put the Vikings ahead 2-0 after the bottom of the first inning.
    But, Greenfield answered back in the top of the second inning a Steven Johnson sent a pitch into the right-centerfield gap and raced around the bases for an inside the park homerun to cut the Humboldt lead to 2-1.
Humboldt got that run back in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single from Drew Hopkins to make the score 3-1 after two innings.
    The ’Jackets got back on the board in the top of the third inning as Jacob Johnson got an RBI triple before scoring on a passed ball to tie the game at 3-3.
Greenfield took the lead in the top of the following inning as Tyler Jones on a Heath Crouse groundout. The ’Jackets added to the lead later in the inning when Dalton Potts scored on a passed ball to make the score 5-3.
    The Vikings trimmed that lead back to one run in their half of the fourth inning when Jamie Harrison scored on a fielder’s choice to make the score 5-4.

Dresden upsets Union City in quarterfinals of 14-A tourney

    The Dresden Lions were able to get some revenge from a loss to the Tornadoes earlier in the season, sending Union City into the consolation bracket on Saturday with a 15-7 win in the quarterfinals of the District 14-A Tournament at Union City.
    Dresden got on the board early as Daniel Janes got an RBI single to make the score 1-0 in the top of the second inning.
    But, the Tornadoes came right back in the bottom of the second inning as Stevie Gossett scored on an error to tie the game at 1-1 after two innings.
    The Lions got back on the board in the top of the following inning with a two-run double from Chris Peeler to make the score 3-1.
    Union City cut the lead to one run in the bottom half of the third inning as Colton Speed scored on a wild pitch to make the score 3-2 of the third frame.
    The Tornadoes tied the score in the bottom of the next inning with an RBI single from Speed to make the score 3-3 at the end of four stanzas.
    The Lions retook the lead in the top of the fifth inning as Eric Evans got an RBI single. Evans and Matt Beaty then scored on an error to make the score 6-3.
 

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One-run loss ends Gleason Bulldogs season

    The Gleason Bulldogs saw their season come to an end on Saturday night as they fell to the Halls Tigers 8-7 in the consolation bracket of the District 14-A Tournament at Union City.

    The bottom of the first inning was the big one for the Tigers as Smith scored on an error to break the scoreless tie. Davis followed later with an RBI triple then scored on a balk to make the deficit three runs. Moore added an RBI bunt to make the score 4-0 after one inning.

    The Tigers added another run in the bottom of the second inning as Davis got another RBI, this one on a single, to make the score 5-0 after two frames.

    The Bulldogs finally broke through in the top of the third inning. A towering Nicky Spain solo homerun flew over the right field wall to put the Dawgs on the board. Cody Ezell added on a sacrifice bunt to cut the lead down to three runs. The Bulldogs added an unearned run later in the inning when Hunter Morse scored on an error to make the score 5-3.

    Two innings later, the Bulldogs took the lead. A Zach Wallace RBI double cut the lead to one. Then, a two-run double from Evan Orr made the score 6-5 after the top of the fifth inning.

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