West Central had a four-run sixth inning rally to earn a 7-3 win over Tri-Valley at the Region 3A tournament in Humboldt on Monday, July 25th. The four-run rally broke a 3-3 tie.
After three innings of scoreless baseball, West Central scored three times in the bottom of the fourth. Landen Holewa scored the first run on a wild pitch. Will Nester then scored on an error by the catcher. Bubba Kono scored the third run on an error for a 3-0 lead. Tri-Valley would get a run in the top of the fifth inning and then tied the game with two runs in the top of the sixth.
West Central’s first four batters reached in the inning to spark their rally. Cain Grocott had an RBI single. Jonathan Murry was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Jesse Jost was walked with the bases loaded, and Holewa was also hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for the fourth run.
Holewa had two hits and an RBi. Grocott had a single and an RBi. Keaton Vessells added a double. Maison Schuldt pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Jack Sebert pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed an unearned run on a hit and walk with two strikeouts.