The Redlegs met up with the Dayton Rangers at Howell Field
on July 13th for 2013’s first edition of the friendly
rivalry, dubbed the Backyard Battle, between these two
clubs. Rookie Kyle Weldon would get the nod against the
Rangers while Rangers right hander Zach Carroll would take
the hill for the Rangers in his first start of the season.
The visiting Redlegs would draw first blood as Jackson
Millard started the game with a double. Kyle Arend then
singled him in for a 1-0 lead. Jacob Robinson then singled
to keep up the threat, but Carroll was able to work his way
out of trouble and limit the damage to only one run. In the
top of the 3rd the Redlegs put 3 more on the board. Kyle
Arend walked with 1 out and moved to 3rd on a single from
Jacob Robinson, but Robinson was quickly gunned down by
Rangers backstop Brandon Riley. Kyle Weldon then singled in
Arend and moved to 3rd when Brandon Howard doubled. Matt
Morrison then drove in 2 runs with a single to make the
score 4-0.
The Rangers threatened in the bottom of the 3rd. Zach
Carroll singled with one out and looked like he might be
stranded after Weldon punched out the next batter. But
Brandon Riley singled to right field with 2 outs and Carroll
made the turn to go to 3rd base. Redleg right fielder Jared
Bradley fielded the ball cleanly and made a perfect throw to
3rd for the 3rd out of the inning.
The Redlegs started to run away with it in the 4th. Steve
Benthal started things off with a one out single, Kevin
Campbell walked, and James Robinson doubled both runners in.
Robinson would later score on a single from Kyle Arend. The
5th would see 3 more runs cross for the Redlegs. Singles
from Brandon Howard and Matt Morrison led things off before
RBI singles from Steve Benthal and Kevin Campbell. James
Robinson then smacked his 2nd double in as many innings
while driving in another run.
The Redlegs would eventually score 3 more times, Kevin
Campbell drove in a run in the 7th and Brandon Howard drove
2 in with a single in the 8th. The Rangers scraped a couple
of runs together, scoring once in the 4th and once in the
7th. Kyle Weldon was able to go the distance, throwing all
9 innings for the Redlegs while giving up only 2 runs (1
earned) and striking out 7 Rangers hitters.
These two teams will square off again on Tuesday July 30th
at 7:00 at Action Sports Center for their season series
finale.
Boxscore
| J Millard | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K Arend | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| J Robinson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Weldon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B Howard | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| M Morrison | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J Bradley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| S Benthal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| K Campbell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| M Redman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| G Lebouef | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Millard; Howard; Robinson 2