The Tri-Valley Maroon 14U team saw their season come to an end at the Region 3A tournament on Saturday, July 10th. West Central 14U scored 10 runs late in the game to get the 15-6 victory.
West Central scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Tri-Valley took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the first. Aiden Bunde had an RBI ground out. Kaiden Bernards followed with an RBI single, and Tristen Bunde drew a bases-loaded walk for a 3-1 lead. West Central then scored three times in the top of the second for a 4-3 lead. Tri-Valley responded with another three-run inning in the bottom of the second inning. A. Bunde reached on an error scoring Alex Wingen. Brody Dybvig scored on an error, and Carter Sorenson had an RBI single to give Tri-Valley a 6-4 lead.
The score remained 6-4 heading into the top of the fifth inning. West Central then scored eight times and then added another two runs in the top of the sixth for a 15-6 lead.
Sorenson had two hits and an RBI. Bernards had a single and an RBI. Wingen, Dybvig, and Landon Jensen all had hits. A. Bunde and T. Bunde both had an RBI. Dybvig pitched four innings allowing six runs, two earned, on five hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Bernards pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing six runs, three earned, on three hits and a walk. Madison pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing three runs, none of them earned, on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central 14U | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| Tri-Valley Maroon 14U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |