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Macon hit the diamond hard this week with a Major League looking schedule. They leadoff with a Tuesday Night game at Westran. “We jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and eventually built a 7-1 lead going in to the bottom of the 6th. Westran would cut the lead to 7-5. Our guys responded by having a big 7th inning. We scored 6 runs on 6 hits to give us some insurance runs.” Brendan Watts went 2-3 with a double and 3 runs, Trae Adams 2-5 with a double, Craig Smith 3-4 with 3 singles, 3 RBI, 3 Runs, Kaleb Welch 3-5 with 3 singles, Jordan Bealmer 2-3 with a RBI double, Skyler Thomas 2-4 with 2 singles, Christian Thrasher was 2-4 with a RBI double and single and Jay Olinger with a pinch-hit 2 RBI single. “We really hit the ball well to start the game tonight. We then got a little too relaxed and took our foot off the gas pedal a bit. Once Westran cut our lead to 2 runs going in to the 7th we did a great job of bouncing right back and scoring six runs. We had 7 guys with multi-hit games. When we get that much offense we can be tough to beat. We now turn our focus on a conference game with a great Palmyra team on Tuesday night.” Coach Robuck Tuesday Night the focus did switch to the Panthers as the Tigers had them in the crosshairs. The Tigers took their first loss of the season. The trailed 2 to 6 going into the bottom of the 6th but came rushing back with 3 runs. It was not enough to overcome the Panther lead with the Tigers losing 5 to 6. Watts was 2-3 with a single, 2 RBI double, and a run, Craig Smith
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2-4 with a RBI single and a double and Jordan Bealmer 2-3 with a double and a RBI single. “I liked what I saw from our team tonight. We competed hard against a really good team in Palmyra. After falling behind by 4 late in the game we battled back and had a chance to tie it in the 7th. Our kids showed a lot of heart tonight. They played well and so did we. These kind of games are what make baseball fun to be a part of. We would of liked to have won, but I think we learned a lot about what kind of team we are even in defeat tonight.” Thursday the Tigers returned home and pounded the New Bloomfield 10 to 0. In the 1st Inning Brendan singled to lead off the game. Trae Adams bunted him into scoring position and Collin Patrick drove him in with a RBI single. That would be the only run we would need. Brendan Watts went 5 innings allowing 2 hits and striking out 5. “I liked our intensity tonight and how we got on the scoreboard early and often. We’ve struggled at times with getting early leads and getting too relaxed. That was not an issue tonight. Brendan pitched a great game and to have 12 hits in 5 innings is a great thing for our team. Our defense was solid and highlighted by a diving play at third by Collin Patrick.” Macon played the first of two games Saturday with an 8 to 2 victory over Kirksville. “In the first inning after a couple of 2 out singles by Collin Patrick and Craig Smith, Jordan Bealmer came to the plate. Jordan would fall behind the count early but foul off a couple of pitches. Jordan would end up hitting one over the left fielders head to score 2 runs and get us an early 2-0 lead. Once again our guys showed up with great intensity and focus. Our lineup really hit some balls hard and got some runs on the board early to support a great pitching performance by Brendan Watts. Brendan really hit his spots well and let his defense make the plays behind him. He was very efficient with his pitches. Craig came in and slammed the door the last 2 innings. Real happy with our effort in this one.” The Final game was a nail-biting 10 to 9 win over Hallsville. “This wasn’t a pretty game by any means. We had too many walks and mistakes on defense, but I liked how our guys kept competing hard and found a way to win even when we didn’t play our best. We had 4 guys pitch and 8 different guys get a hit for us. To pick up 4 wins against some tough competition this week was a great accomplishment for our team. Hopefully we can keep the momentum rolling in to next week.”
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The Bulldogs opened the weeks play with a road game at Putnam County. The Bulldogs took an early lead in the top of the 2nd inning. Dylan Slaughter singled to lead off, followed with a double by Alek Smith advancing them into scoring position. Preston Payne walked to load them up and Hunter Howe drove in two with a double to left field. La Plata led 2-0. The Bulldogs plated 3 more in the top of the 3rd. Tanner Riggins reached on an error, Baylon Belt drove him home with a single. Slaughter reached via error and Davison singled to drive in Belt. Howe finished the scoring with a sacrifice fly that scored Smith and La Plata now led 5-0. Putnam County would claw back with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to one. They would follow that with two runs in the net inning to take a 5-6 lead over the Bulldogs. In the top of the 6th La Plata would come storming back. Howe and Matt Safley reached base and stole 2nd and 3rd. Brown scored Howe on a fielder choice. Riggins hit a sac fly to score Safley and take back the lead. Belt got some insurance with a double to right that
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Tuesday April 8th the Tigers hosted Canton at Brashear. Canton jumped out early on the Tigers plating 7 runs in the first inning. Canton would send 4 more runs across in the 3rd and hold an eleven run lead. Brashear started pecking away at the lead in the bottom of the inning. Colt Acton walked followed by a single from Jacob Bleything advancing Colt to third. Luke Baker drove both of them home with a double to center and putting the Tigers on the board. Canton would get one back in the 4th and add two more in the 5th to lead 15 to 2. Brashear would put up a fight in the bottom of the 5th. C Y
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Chance Hill and Acton and Bleything singled to load the bases, Baker singled to plate two more to give him four RBI’s. Thomas then singled to plate Bleything. Sam Smith singled and then chased Gabe Thomas across the plate with by a single from Tyler Watson. The Tigers had roared back ad now trailed 7 to 15. Canton would strike again scoring nine more, going into the last inning Brashear trailed 7 to 24. Acton would single and would score on a homerun by Bleything to right. The game would end with a Brashear loss 9 to 24. The Tigers went on the road Friday night to battle Knox
County. Knox County would strike first; they plated the first run and took an early lead in the 2nd. The Tigers would answer with two of their own in the top of the 3rd. Ashley Moncrief and Acton walked and both were driven home by a single from Baker. Brashear lead 2 to 1. Knox County would score four in the bottom of the 4th to take a 5 to 2 lead. The Tigers would come right back in the 5th, Hill singled, Acton was hit by a pitch and Baker plated two more with a double to cut the lead to 4-5. The Tigers were unable to rally late in the game and fell by the single run. C Y
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