The Redlegs were back in league play action on Sunday
after spending the weekend participating in the Memorial
Day tournament. While most teams were off for the
holiday, the Redlegs got an extra two games in and were
able to avoid a 2 week hiatus on the schedule. The
offense was clearly still sharp as they sprayed 21 hits
and scored 15 runs on the Boars over 9 innings after
scoring 17 and 8 last weekend in the tournament.
After taking his first loss of the season against the
Slammers back on May 17th, Kevin Campbell got the nod and
went to work against the Boars in an effort to get back
in the win column. Campbell didn’t disappoint as he
worked quickly and ended up turning in his 2nd complete
game effort on the young season. He allowed 4 runs and
struck out 7 batters as he easily picked up his 3rd win
of the year.
The visiting Redlegs drew first blood in the top of the
2nd inning. Matt Mattice began the rally by leading off
with a single, then stole 2nd base to get into scoring
position. Mike Hartman then plated Mattice and moved to
third when Jared Bradley doubled. Both runners would
eventually score thanks to two Boars miscues which
resulted in a 3-0 Redleg lead. After Campbell struck out
the side in the 2nd, the Boars knotted things up in the
bottom of the 3rd thanks in part to a 2 RBI double by
Eric Nelson.
But the Redleg offense answered in the top of the 4th by
scoring 6 times and essentially put this one to bed in
the early going. Hartman led the inning off with a
double which was followed by a single and stolen base
from Jared Bradley. Matt Redman then made a productive
out by hitting a ground ball to the right side to score a
run. Matt Morrison copied Redman and drove another run
home with a groundball out. With 2 outs and the bases
empty, Jackson Millard blasted a home run over the right
field fence to start a 2 out rally. Jacob Robinson
followed with a single before Brandon Howard launched a
bomb of his own. Kyle Arend then singled, stole 2nd, and
scored on a base hit by Matt Mattice.
In the 5th Matt Morrison picked up an RBI to push the
lead to 10-3. The Redlegs played a little add on in the
8th, scoring 4 times to push the lead to 14-3. Jacob
Robinson started the inning with a walk, Howard reached
on an error and Arend drove a run in with a base hit.
Matt Mattice then knocked a run in with a sacrifice fly
followed by an RBI single from James Robinson. Jared
Bradley would later drive Robinson in with a single. The
last run for the Redlegs was scored in the 9th, Matt
Morrison singled with one out and scored on a Jackson
Millard double. The Boars were able to push one more run
across in the 9th but the Redlegs concluded the game well
in control and advanced their record to 4-1 on the
season.
Boxscore
| M Morrison | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J Millard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| B Howard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| K Arend | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| M Mattice | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J Robinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J Bradley | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| M Redman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Millard; Hartman; Bradley
HR: Millard; Howard