The Redlegs hoped to stretch their win streak to 3 games
against the Kettering Royals in game 1 at Belmont HS on
Sunday. They ran Kevin Campbell out to the hill for the
7th time this year in search of his 6th win.
The Royals got a couple of hits in the first but Campbell
stranded those runners. The Redlegs came up in their half
of the first and got to work right away. Matt Morrison led
the inning off with a walk. He stole second and was driven
in by a single by Jackson Millard. Jacob Robinson singled
to put two on. A batter later, Kyle Arend doubled home
Millard and put runners on second and third. Matt Mattice
singled to drive in both runners to give the Redlegs a
quick 4-0 lead and they weren't done yet. Mike Hartman
worked a walk and Zach Carroll drove in Arend with a
single. A batter later, James Robinson lined one over the
left center field wall for a 3-run homerun to put the
Redlegs up 8-0 after 1.
Campbell gave up another two singles in the second but
again wiggled out of trouble with a strikeout to end the
inning.
After the 8-run first, the Redlegs were looking to play add
on but their bats went quiet. Royals pitching sat down 10
consecutive Redleg hitters between the end of the first and
the 5th inning.
In the third, Campbell continued his trend of giving up a
few singles before escaping unscathed. This time he got
some help from his defense. Kevin Reynolds singled to lead
the inning off. That was followed by a bloop into right
field by Derek Barnhart. Right fielder Mike Hartman
scooped up the ball on a hop and fired the ball on a line
to Morrison at third to nail Reynolds trying to take the
extra base. Campbell got more help from his defense in the
4th when Mattice made a nice diving catch in the left
center field gap to rob Tyler Eaton of extra bases. The
Royals finally got to Campbell in the 5th. After two quick
outs, Campbell walked the next two batters before giving up
an RBI single to Reynolds.
The Redlegs bats finally came back to life in their half of
the 5th when Matt Redman led the inning off with a double.
Morrison singled to put runners on the corners and Millard
doubled them both home to extend the lead to 10-1.
Robinson followed with a single and Brandon Howard took one
for the team to load the bases for Arend. Arend singled to
drive in two more to make it 12-1. A 6th inning bases
loaded walk by Howard ended the scoring for the Redlegs at
13.
Zach Carroll came in relief of Campbell to try to give the
right arm of the league leader in innings pitched a bit of
a break. He allowed a run on two hits in the final two
frames to close it out and give the Redlegs their 8th win
on the year.
Boxscore
| M Morrison | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J Millard | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K Arend | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| M Mattice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| M Hartman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Z Carroll | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| M Redman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2B: Millard; Arend; Redman
HR: Robinson
| K Campbell (W) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Z Carroll | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |