Elkton scored two early runs and then nine more late in the game for an 11-2 win over West Central 16U in Humboldt on Monday, June 28th.
Elkton scored a run in the top of the first and another one in the top of the third for an early 2-0 lead. West Central cut the lead in half in the bottom of the fourth. Dalton Mulder scored on an error to make the score 2-1 after four innings. Elkton then scored three times in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. West Central’s second run of the game was in the bottom of the sixth inning when Mulder scored on a passed ball.
Mulder had two hits in the game, including a double. Camden McDonald had a double, and Duece Sherard had a single.
Owen Heath pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with three strikeouts. Justin Zirpel pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing six earned runs on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Maison Schuldt pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits with two strikeouts.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkton 16U | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| West Central 16U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |