Tigers drop SCOL game at Washington
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
WASHINGTON C.H. — In the first three innings, the McClain Tigers played closely with the host Washington Blue Lions. The final two innings were a different story as the Blue Lions ran away with a South Central Ohio League win, defeating the visiting Tigers, 10-0 in five innings.
The Blue Lions scored one run in each of the first three innings for a 3-0 deficit for the Tigers.
Then came the fourth and fifth innings where MHS allowed the Blue Lions to score four runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth for the run-rule win by the Blue Lions.
The pitching loss was charged to Caleb Rayburn.
[[In-content Ad]]"Caleb pitched well but just got tired in the fourth," MHS head coach Matt Raike said. "He battled, and he made some good plays when we needed them, but we just couldn't nail it down."
For the Tigers (1-7), they were retired in order for the first two innings. The first hit MHS on Wednesday came in the third inning, from Shawn Haddox, with a 2-2 count, followed by Travis Hall, who was hit by a pitch. Both runners were stranded, as the Blue Lions forced three straight MHS outs, two by strikeout.
Those would be the two lone base runners as MHS was retired in order in the final two innings.
MHS struck out six times. For the game, the Blue Lions totaled eight hits, four walks and were hit by two pitches.
"We're getting better at the fundamentals of the game, but we had some issues, and that has been our story all year long," Raike said. "We are working to improve and gaining the experience we need to do that."
The winning pitcher for the Blue Lions was Christian Johnson.
The Blue Lions scored one run in each of the first three innings for a 3-0 deficit for the Tigers.
Then came the fourth and fifth innings where MHS allowed the Blue Lions to score four runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth for the run-rule win by the Blue Lions.
The pitching loss was charged to Caleb Rayburn.
[[In-content Ad]]"Caleb pitched well but just got tired in the fourth," MHS head coach Matt Raike said. "He battled, and he made some good plays when we needed them, but we just couldn't nail it down."
For the Tigers (1-7), they were retired in order for the first two innings. The first hit MHS on Wednesday came in the third inning, from Shawn Haddox, with a 2-2 count, followed by Travis Hall, who was hit by a pitch. Both runners were stranded, as the Blue Lions forced three straight MHS outs, two by strikeout.
Those would be the two lone base runners as MHS was retired in order in the final two innings.
MHS struck out six times. For the game, the Blue Lions totaled eight hits, four walks and were hit by two pitches.
"We're getting better at the fundamentals of the game, but we had some issues, and that has been our story all year long," Raike said. "We are working to improve and gaining the experience we need to do that."
The winning pitcher for the Blue Lions was Christian Johnson.