With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Stone Loof hit a ball to right field that dropped for a single scoring Cooper Mulder for the game-winner lifting West Central Royal 14U to a 3-2 win over Madison Maroon on Wednesday, June 30th.
West Central scored first in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Landen Holewa. Madison tied the game in the top of the third when a run scored on an error. West Central regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth when CJ DenBoer scored on an error for a 2-1 lead. Madison again tied the game, this time in the top of the sixth on an RBI single.
Neither team scored in the seventh and eighth innings, setting up the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth by Loof.
Landon Whiting had three hits in the game. Loof had two hits and an RBI. DenBoer had two hits. Holewa had a double and an RBI. Tyler Warne and Quincy Stephens both had a single.
Stephens pitched five innings allowing an unearned run on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Holewa got the win pitching 3 1/3 innings allowing an unearned run on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Maroon 14U | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| West Central Royal 14U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 |