West Central Royal 14U scored six runs in the first two innings on their way to a 9-4 road win against Elkton on Tuesday, June 29th.
Landen Holewa doubled in the top of the first inning scoring a run. Cooper Mulder added an RBI single, and Cody Opitz had an RBI ground out for an early 3-0 lead. Elkton got a run in the bottom of the first, but West Central scored three more in the top of the second. Quincy Stephens singled to bring home a run, and Holewa also had an RBI single before scoring on an error.
Lando Whiting had an RBI single int he top of the fourth to push the lead to 7-1. Elkton cut the lead to 7-4 with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, but that would be all they would get. CJ DenBoer scored on an error in the top of the fifth, and then Stone Loof had an RBI single in the top of the sixth.
Holewa had three hits, including a double, with two RBIs. Whiting, Mulder, Loof, and Stephens all had a single and RBI. Gavin DeHaven also had a hit, and Opitz had an RBI.
DenBoer pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing four runs, none earned, on four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts. Anthony Lanham pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out one.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Royal 14U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Elkton 14U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |