Your Reagan Rattlers spotted Steele a 3-0 lead (2 of the runs unearned), then came back to tie, pitched out of some jams, and won the game 6-3 on a bases-loaded triple as time expired in the bottom of the 6th. Friday afternoon’s win at Steele HS improved Reagan to 3-0 in pool play of the Judson Tournament, 8-2 on the season. Steele dropped to 1-2 in pool play.
Reagan threatened in the bottom of the first with back-to-back, 1 out singles by Jr 3B Josh Garza and Sr 2B Logan Nottebrook and a wild pitch moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd, but a ground and pop-up left them stranded.
Starting pitcher Jr Nick Dovalis was touched for 1 run in the 2nd and a pair of unearned runs in the 3rd.
With 2 outs and nobody on in the bottom of the 3rd, Your Rattlers rallied. Nottebrook ripped a double down the LF line on an 0-2 pitch. Sr 1B Brad Hall worked a walk, and both runners moved up a base on a passed ball. Sr C Alex Kendall singled to CF on a full count to score Nottebrook and move Hall to 3rd. Pinch runner Jr Keith Casey stole 2nd, and So RF Austin Hays tied the game with a clutch single to LF after fouling off a couple of pitches with 2 strikes in the count. 3-3 after 3.
In the top of the 4th, Steele loaded the bases with 1 out and the top of the order coming to bat. But Dovalis came up big by inducing a pop-out to Hall struck out the last batter looking. Reagan loaded the bases in the bottom of the 4th with 1 out after two walks and a Garza bloop single down the RF line. But a pop-out to catcher and a strike-out looking squandered the opportunity.
Relief pitcher Jr Tyler Dauer gave up an infield single with 1 out in the 5th, but a Nottebrook-to-Trevor Knight-to-Hall (4-6-3) double play ended the inning. After yielding a lead-off single (following a dropped foul pop-up) and a stolen base in the 6th, Dauer registered a swinging K on a full count, got a hustling catch of a foul pop down the RF line by Jr 1B Cody Moon, and left the runner stranded at 3rd with a strike-out looking. With the 2 hour time limit expiring, Reagan won the game in the bottom of the 6th. After a lead-off error, Jr LF Diego Flores singled to RCF. Garza walked to load the bases. With the infield and outfield drawn in, Nottebrook bombed a triple to dead CF, clearing the bases. Dauer got the win, running his record to 2-0.
(article and box score by Adam Hartman for http://www.rattlersports.com/)
Batter / Runner AB, R, H, RBI
Jordan Mengele 2, 0, 0, 0
Josh Garza 3, 1, 2, 0
Logan Nottebrook 4, 1, 3, 3
Brad Hall 2, 1, 0, 0
Alex Kendall 3, 0, 1, 1
Keith Casey 0, 2, 0, 0
Austin Hays 3, 0, 1, 2
Trevor Knight 2, 0, 0, 0
Eric Rogers 3, 0, 0, 0
Keith Casey 0, 0, 0, 0
Diego Flores 2, 1, 1, 0
TOTAL>> 24, 6, 8, 6
Doubles: Nottebrook
Triples: Nottebrook
SB: Flores 2, Casey 2
Pitcher IP, R, ER, H, K, BB, Pitches (Strikes, Balls)
Nick Dovalis 4.0, 3, 1, 3, 5, 3, 75 (43, 32) Tyler Dauer (W) 2.0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 23 (17, 6) |
