The Redlegs got one back from the Miami Valley Bats on Thursday night,
preventing the Bats from getting a season sweep. The Redleg offense
opened up for 22 runs on 19 hits in the game.
The bats jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st, but it
was short lived as the Redlegs came back with a 9 run top of the 2nd to
take a 9-4 lead. Brandon Howard was hit by a pitch to lead the inning
off, Mattice would then work a walk, and John Long would single to drive
in Howard. After a fielder’s choice for the 2nd out, Matt Redman and
Jared Bradley singled back-to-back, each driving in a run. Jack Millard
then walked to load the bases followed by an RBI walk from Kevin
Campbell. Robinson then had an RBI single before Brandon Howard
cleared the bases with a triple. Taylor Patterson then followed with a
triple of his own, driving in Howard to end the inning’s scoring.
The Bats scored 5 more in the bottom of the 3rd to tie the game back up
at 9, and then would take a 10-9 lead after the 4th inning. But the
Redlegs would take a commanding lead in the top of the 5th, pushing 10
more runs across to take a 19-9 lead. Howard got things started again,
this time reaching on an error. Patterson and Mattice then had back-to-
back singles before Long brought 2 runs in with a double. Dempsey,
Redman, Bradley, and Longacre all singled consecutively resulting in 2
more runs. Robinson later doubled to bring 2 more runs across.
The Redlegs would add 3 more in the 6th highlighted by a 2 run single
from Kevin Campbell. This game marked the 2nd consecutive game, and
3rd this season, where the Redlegs have gone over 20 runs in a game.
Boxscore
| J Millard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| K Campbell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| J Robinson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| B Howard | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| T Patterson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M Mattice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| J Long | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| B Dempsey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Redman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J Bradley | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| B Longacre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T Ray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G Lebouef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D Wittman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Robinson; Long
3B: Howard; Patterson
| B Longacre | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| D Wittman (W) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| K Campbell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J Millard | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |