Post 129 wins twice on Saturday in Wooden Bat Tournament
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The Highland County Press-
Saturday was a much better day on the baseball diamond than Friday for Post 129, as they defeated both Washington C.H. Post 25 and Troy by scores of 10-2 and 9-2 at Richard Shaffer Park in the second day of their Wooden Bat Tournament.
The first game of the day saw Hillsboro dominate Post 25 by a 10-2 score.
Post 129 scored four runs in the second inning and followed that with two runs in the fifth and four more runs in the sixth.
Hillsboro totaled 10 hits, with Zach Cox going 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs, with one of the hits by Cox being a double.
Ty Crum was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, with him and Cox being the lone two Hillsboro players with multi-hit games.
[[In-content Ad]]Wyatt Crothers had one hit and two runs, with Ryan Inman also having a hit. Jesse Walker was 1-for-1 with a walk and run, and Taylor Green finished with one run, one hit and one RBI. Stephen Pappas also had a hit and run.
Morgan Ryan totaled one hit, two runs and two RBIs. Cameron Spangler had one RBI.
The win went to Tyler Muncy. Muncy pitched three innings, allowing one run (unearned) on three hits and no walks. He struck out one. Cox pitched four innings of relief, allowing one run (earned) on one hit and no walks. Cox finished with five strikeouts.
Post 25 scored their runs with one in the second and one in the sixth.
In their second game on Saturday afternoon, Post 129 defeated Troy, 9-2.
For Hillsboro, the "big hits" of the game came off the bats of Cox and Isaiah Liggins, as each batter hit a home run. Cox hit his home run in the fourth inning, while Liggins hit his blast in the sixth inning. Cox finished the game with three RBIs.
Post 129 ended the game with 13 hits.
Hillsboro scored three runs in the first, followed with two runs in the second, two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth and one last run in the sixth.
Ryan Inman finished 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Joey Wilson followed at 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run. Crothers had two hits with one run and one walk, and Hildebrant totaled one hit, two runs and one walk.
The winning pitcher was Gage Carraher. He pitched a complete game, going all seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks. He struck out six in the win.
Troy scored both of their runs in the seventh inning.
The first game of the day saw Hillsboro dominate Post 25 by a 10-2 score.
Post 129 scored four runs in the second inning and followed that with two runs in the fifth and four more runs in the sixth.
Hillsboro totaled 10 hits, with Zach Cox going 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs, with one of the hits by Cox being a double.
Ty Crum was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, with him and Cox being the lone two Hillsboro players with multi-hit games.
[[In-content Ad]]Wyatt Crothers had one hit and two runs, with Ryan Inman also having a hit. Jesse Walker was 1-for-1 with a walk and run, and Taylor Green finished with one run, one hit and one RBI. Stephen Pappas also had a hit and run.
Morgan Ryan totaled one hit, two runs and two RBIs. Cameron Spangler had one RBI.
The win went to Tyler Muncy. Muncy pitched three innings, allowing one run (unearned) on three hits and no walks. He struck out one. Cox pitched four innings of relief, allowing one run (earned) on one hit and no walks. Cox finished with five strikeouts.
Post 25 scored their runs with one in the second and one in the sixth.
In their second game on Saturday afternoon, Post 129 defeated Troy, 9-2.
For Hillsboro, the "big hits" of the game came off the bats of Cox and Isaiah Liggins, as each batter hit a home run. Cox hit his home run in the fourth inning, while Liggins hit his blast in the sixth inning. Cox finished the game with three RBIs.
Post 129 ended the game with 13 hits.
Hillsboro scored three runs in the first, followed with two runs in the second, two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth and one last run in the sixth.
Ryan Inman finished 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Joey Wilson followed at 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run. Crothers had two hits with one run and one walk, and Hildebrant totaled one hit, two runs and one walk.
The winning pitcher was Gage Carraher. He pitched a complete game, going all seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks. He struck out six in the win.
Troy scored both of their runs in the seventh inning.