Late runs lead to Post 129 victory
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Post 129 American Legion baseball team gained a home win on Wednesday evening, defeating the visiting Chillicothe Post 62 club for an 8-7 victory at Shaffer Park.
For Hillsboro, they trailed 1-0 after the top of the third, but by the time the bottom of the third was complete, it was Hillsboro who took the lead with a five-run inning of their own.
The five-run third for Post 129 (5-16) began with Morgan Ryan singling, followed by a base hit by RJ Collard. From there, Jacob Burns had a sacrifice fly to score Ryan, which was then followed by an RBI single from Ty Crum.
Latrell Haithcock walked in the inning, eventually scoring a run. In all, Ryan, Collard, Burns and Crum (who is batting .360 after 50 at-bats in 15) also crossed home plate in the third. Crum finished the game 2-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, two RBIs and two runs.
Haithcock, who is batting .299 this summer, was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Also for Hillsboro, Ryan was 2-for-3 with two runs, and Collard went 2-for-3 with one run.
[[In-content Ad]]Before the game, Wednesday, Hillsboro had a .267 team batting average.
After the third, Post 129 never trailed again, but they did allow the visitors to tie the score at 5-5 following a top half of the fifth inning where Chillicothe scored four runs.
The tied score didn't last with Hillsboro answering with three runs in the bottom half of the fifth, taking an 8-5 advantage.
In the fifth, Hillsboro had Crum, Haithcock and Jared Halley all scoring runs with Post 129 having four hits in the inning.
Chillicothe made things interesting in the seventh and final inning by plating two runs.
In all, Hillsboro had nine hits as a team, and they walked once.
The winning pitcher was Andrew Collett for the Post 129 squad, finishing with six strikeouts. Pitching in relief was Jesse Walker, who struck out two batters in two innings.
Post 129 is scheduled to play a doubleheader on Monday, July 6 at Carleton Davidson Stadium in Springfield, starting at 5 p.m. On Tuesday, July 7, Post 129 will play at Miami Trace against the Washington C.H. Post 25 Aces at 6 p.m.
From there, Hillsboro is scheduled to host Pickerington on Wednesday. July 8 at 6 p.m. in a game at Shaffer Park.
For Hillsboro, they trailed 1-0 after the top of the third, but by the time the bottom of the third was complete, it was Hillsboro who took the lead with a five-run inning of their own.
The five-run third for Post 129 (5-16) began with Morgan Ryan singling, followed by a base hit by RJ Collard. From there, Jacob Burns had a sacrifice fly to score Ryan, which was then followed by an RBI single from Ty Crum.
Latrell Haithcock walked in the inning, eventually scoring a run. In all, Ryan, Collard, Burns and Crum (who is batting .360 after 50 at-bats in 15) also crossed home plate in the third. Crum finished the game 2-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, two RBIs and two runs.
Haithcock, who is batting .299 this summer, was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Also for Hillsboro, Ryan was 2-for-3 with two runs, and Collard went 2-for-3 with one run.
[[In-content Ad]]Before the game, Wednesday, Hillsboro had a .267 team batting average.
After the third, Post 129 never trailed again, but they did allow the visitors to tie the score at 5-5 following a top half of the fifth inning where Chillicothe scored four runs.
The tied score didn't last with Hillsboro answering with three runs in the bottom half of the fifth, taking an 8-5 advantage.
In the fifth, Hillsboro had Crum, Haithcock and Jared Halley all scoring runs with Post 129 having four hits in the inning.
Chillicothe made things interesting in the seventh and final inning by plating two runs.
In all, Hillsboro had nine hits as a team, and they walked once.
The winning pitcher was Andrew Collett for the Post 129 squad, finishing with six strikeouts. Pitching in relief was Jesse Walker, who struck out two batters in two innings.
Post 129 is scheduled to play a doubleheader on Monday, July 6 at Carleton Davidson Stadium in Springfield, starting at 5 p.m. On Tuesday, July 7, Post 129 will play at Miami Trace against the Washington C.H. Post 25 Aces at 6 p.m.
From there, Hillsboro is scheduled to host Pickerington on Wednesday. July 8 at 6 p.m. in a game at Shaffer Park.