Mustangs run-rule Greyhounds on the road

The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs continued to play solid baseball on the road, this time defeating the Manchester Greyhounds, 19-5 in five innings Tuesday for a Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory.

The Mustangs (13-2) led 6-1 after the first inning, and it was smooth sailing the rest of the way.

In the second, they added three runs, then six more in the third. The fourth inning saw the Mustangs complete their scoring by plating four more runs.

The host Greyhounds added one run in the third and three more in the fourth.

In all, LC totaled 19 runs and 11 hits, while holding MHS to three hits.

The Mustangs committed two errors, but the Greyhounds had six.

Of the 19 LC hits, Ryan Inman (double, triple), Chaz Lanier (two doubles), Christian Inman and Josh Bauer each tallied two hits.

Devin Pierson and Morgan Ryan (a double) each had one hit.

Ryan Inman added three RBIs and four runs to his totals, while Bauer had four RBIs and three runs.

Lanier, Ryan and Kendal Vilvens each had one RBI. Cory Snider scored two runs, and Noah Scott rounded the bases once.

Lanier collected three runs, while Devin Pierson scored once. Teammate Christian Inman had two runs, as did Ryan. Bauer and Wesley Smith each had one run. and Gage Waits scored twice.

The Mustangs forced six walks and had 15 steals. Waits led the way with four, followed by Snider with three.

Smith was the winning pitcher. In 3.1 innings, he allowed five runs (three earned) on two hits and four walks. He also had two strikeouts. Bauer pitched 1.2 innings, allowing no runs on three walks and no hits. Bauer finished with three strikeouts.