Tri-Valley Maroon 14U got a come-from-behind, walk-off win over Elkton at home on Wednesday, July 6th.
Elkton took an early lead with three runs in the top of the first. Kaiden Bernards scored on an error for Tri-Valley in the bottom of the first. Elkton got another run in the top of the second, as did Tri-Valley in the bottom of the second. Jackson Williams had an RBI ground out to make the score 4-2.
Tri-Valley cut the lead down to one with a run in the bottom of the third. Bernards had an RBI sacrifice fly to make the score 4-3. Elkton scored another run in the top of the fourth inning. Tri-Valley then tied the game with two in the bottom of the fourth. Parker Atwood had an RBI sacrifice hit, and Cole Hendrixson scored on a passed ball, making the score 5-5.
Elkton then built a four-run lead in the next three innings. They scored one run in the top of the fifth, one run in the sixth, and two more in the top of the seventh for an 8-4 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh. Gage Egger had a two-run double with no one out to cut the Elkton lead to 8-6. Egger later scored on a passed ball, and Atwood had an RBI single with one-out to tie the game 9-9. After Tri-Valley held Elkton scoreless in the top of the eighth, Myles DeWitt scored the winning run on an error.
Egger had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Atwood also had two hits and two RBIs. Dylan Christensen and DeWitt both had singles. Bernards and Williams each had an RBI.
Denton Bicknase pitched 1 2/3 innings an allowed four unearned runs on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Tristen Bunde pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed an unearned run on a hit with five strikeouts. Egger also pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits with three strikeouts. Treyson Ricther pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.