Muhlenberg County Stallions Claims Lead In Sixth Inning To Defeat Clarksville WhirlyBirdz
Muhlenberg County Stallions snatched the lead late in the game in a 6-3 victory over Clarksville WhirlyBirdz on Wednesday. The game was tied at three with Muhlenberg County Stallions batting in the bottom of the sixth when an error scored one run for Muhlenberg County Stallions.
Muhlenberg County Stallions opened up scoring in the first inning when Kadin Ray singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Muhlenberg County Stallions evened things up at three in the bottom of the second inning when Garrett Causey hit a solo homer.
Muhlenberg County Stallions took the lead for good with one run in the sixth inning.
Brody Niebrugge took the win for Muhlenberg County Stallions. The righty allowed five hits and three runs over six innings, striking out five. Joel Deakins, Evan Boyle, and Sam Crowell all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory. Boyle recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Muhlenberg County Stallions.
Cooper Hargrove took the loss for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. The lefthander lasted six innings, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out seven and walking zero.
Muhlenberg County Stallions tallied one home run on the day. Causey put one out in the second inning.
Muhlenberg County Stallions collected nine hits. Causey, Ray, Noah Phillips, and Brennan Williams each collected multiple hits for Muhlenberg County Stallions. Williams, Phillips, Ray, and Causey each collected two hits to lead Muhlenberg County Stallions. Muhlenberg County Stallions didn't commit a single error in the field. Nikolas Allen had 15 chances in the field, the most on the team.
Merrick Carter went 2-for-5 at the plate to lead Clarksville WhirlyBirdz in hits.
Umpires: HP- Larry Stallings, 1B- Joel Roberts, 3B- Scott Matlock