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12.0 years ago @ 1:44PM

JH Baseball defeats St. Libory 9-1

Game Date
Aug 15, 2012
Score
GREYHOUNDS: 9
ST. LIBORY GRADE SCHOOL: 1

 

The Lebanon Greyhounds opened the season in a big way Wednesday night defeating St Libory 9-1. The Greyhounds were led by a masterful complete game 2-hitter by 8th Grader Joey Schmitt. Schmitt overpowered the Saints striking out 18 batters. The offense for Lebanon arrived a little later in the game but when it did, it was explosive. Schmitt helped his own cause tying the game in the third with an RBI base hit. A leadoff triple by Austin Yates in the 4th inning marked a missed opportunity as the hounds left him stranded. The 5th inning was highlighted by 5 consecutive hits:  Parker Grob’s single, Steven Fuller’s triple and back to back to back singles from Schmitt, Ben Shaw and Yates plated three and Lebanon took a 4-1 lead into the sixth. The 6th inning is when the Greyhounds opened up a big lead. A leadoff walk by 5th grader Tim Tincher followed by 5th grader Sam Newberry being hit by a pitch set up a big inning. 5th Grader Conner Martin-Little moved the two runners over and the top of the order delivered, a hit by catcher Parker Grob plated Tincher, this was followed promptly by Steven Fuller bringing Newberry in with a hit of his own. Schmitt placed the final dagger with a bases clearing double making it 8-1. 5th grader  Roger Eckert ran for Schmitt and scored the 9th and final run as yates picked up his 3rd hit and 2nd RBI of the game.   The sixth inning onslaught was ended as the Saints shortstop saved a would be hit from 5th grader Tanner Sonsoucie. Schmitt finished off the 7th in 1-2-3 fashion and the Greyhounds bring a 1-0 record to their home field Thursday night at they take on Valmeyer at 4:15.
 
 
BOX SCORE
 
Grob                       2 for 5, RBI
Fuller                      3 for 4, 3B, RBI
Schmitt                  3 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI
Shaw                     1 for 4, RBI
Yates                      3 for 4, 3B, 2 RBI
Sonsoucie             0 for 4
Tincher                   0 for 1, 3 BB
Newberry               0 for 3, HBP
Martin-Little           0 for 4


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