Optimists edge Lions in marathon six inning battle
Optimists beat Lions 12 to 10 in a nearly three hour game. Brandon Whitacre opened with a lead off single then scored on Scott Snethen RBI. Chad Hull and Dawson Grant led Lions offense with multi hits and two and three runs scored respectively. Curtis Madden and Darren Trinkle contributed as the game stayed tight through five innings. Lions coach Bristow praised aggressive baserunning and the team’s upbeat attitude despite the loss.
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Lions-Optimists
Optimists
Brandon Whitacre
Scott Snethen
Lions
Chad Hull
Dawson Grant
RBI
Grant
Curtis
Madden
Hull
John Bristow
Chad
Dawson
Bryan Mille
Pete Hornung
Ben Larsen
Justin Altice
Justin Ray
Curtis Madden
Nick Bristow
Potter
Whitacre
Snethen
Trinkle
Mark Page
Ray
Babe Ruth League results mix of OFD and Kiwanis
In OFD vs Kiwanis, Joe Kramer led OFC with two runs and three hits while Bret Jones earned the win. Optimists edged Lions in a high scoring affair as Whitacre and Snethen contributed for the Optimists. VFW edged Elks behind Josh Turner’s seven innings of three hitless ball. Rotary defeated Lions 5 1 with Beardsley driving in the decisive run. Eagles fell to OFD 17 7 as Jones and Kramer starred for OFC. Bank IV topped Optimists 9 4 behind Jamie Drake’s 15 strikeouts in six. Elks pitched a no hitter against Lions as Guilfoyle fanned 10 in five. Rotary beat Optimists 5 4 on Beardsley’s seventh inning RBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OFD
Kiwanis
OFC
Joe Kramer
Brian Thompson
Jeremy Fredricks
Ben Evans
Jared Beets
Noah Huske
Rick Bulmer
Casey Black
Josh Myers
Thompson
Kramer
Bret Jones
Evans
Beets
Huske
Jason Dials
Eric Stone
Eagles
Chris Skiles
Dustin Benjamin
Bryan Thompson
Corey Tucker
B.J. Broyles
James Barkley
John Dixon
Justin Kaub
Tucker
Black
Optimists
Bank IV
Optimist
Jamie Drake
Drake
Elks Va. Lions
Elks
Jake Stultz
Rick Guilfoyle
Guilfoyte
Elks Bo
Lions
Rotary
Rick Beardsley
RBI
John Janssen
Phillip Marez
Brad Owen
Ryan Jung
Ben Hendrix
Josh Pacheco
Brandon Whitacre
Pete Homung
Scott Snethen
Ben Larsen
Justin Altic
Ernie Ingram
Owen
Jung
Beardsley
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Jeff Jackson
Josh Turner
Brian Hogelin
Clayton Haag
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Levi Moore
Joseph Thomas
Eric Finch
Jackson
Moore
Pete Kay
Lions Rotary
Brad Owens
Ryan Henningsen
Josh Walker
Ray Wolken
Owens
Henningsen
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Clay Casady
Jerod Tolson
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Rick Moore
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