West Central Blue 14U had a seven-run fifth inning that was key to a 12-8 win over Tri-Valley White on Tuesday, June 28th.

Nick Lorang had an RBI single in the top of the first for West Central.  Tri-Valley tied the game in the bottom of the inning on an RBI ground out by Cooper Nielson. Gavin Dehaven scored on a passed ball in the top of the second.  Hayes Cain also scored on a passed ball in the top of the third, and Alex Siemonsma had an RBI ground out to give West Central a 4-1 lead.

Tri-Valley got two runs in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 4-3.  Blaine Wiezoreck and Bracken Shapre both had RBI singles.  After Tri-Valley got the lead down to one, West Central then had their big seven-run fifth inning.  Jack Sebert scored on a passed ball.  Siemonsma had a two-run single.  Layne Bares and Taten VanOverbeke both had RBI singles, and then Sebert had a two run single to give West Central an 11-3 lead.

Tri-Valley got two runs on a single by Wiezoreck in the bottom of the fifth.  The score remained 11-5 heading into the seventh inning.  VanOverbeke scored on an error for West Central.  Tri-Valley got three runs in their half of the seventh.  Matthew Cypher scored on an error, Wiezoreck scored on a passed ball, and Landen Jensen had an RBI ground out.

Sebert had two hits and two RBIs for West Central.  Siemonsma had a hit and three RBIs.  Lorang, VanOverbeke, and Bares all had a hit and an RBI.  Zach Lorang had two hits.  Cain and Dehaven both had a single.  Siemonsma pitched five innings and allowed five runs, one earned, on six hits with six strikeouts.

Tri-Valley was led by Wiezoreck with three hits and two RBIs.  Nielson and Jensen both had a hit and an RBI.  Cypher had two hits.  Sullivan Snethen, Noah Eggert, and Sharpe all had a single.