The Redlegs offense came to life in the second game of
the afternoon. They took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the
1st and would keep the lead throughout the remainder of
the game as they went on to win 9-5.
Jacob Robinson singled to start the game for the Redlegs
and moved to 3rd on a double by Jackson Millard. After
Kyle Arend was hit by a pitch, James Robison delivered a
2 run single to left field to get the Redlegs on the
board. The Knights clawed back in the top of the 2nd.
After Jacob Robinson stole a leadoff hit with a diving
catch in right center field, the Knights came through
with back to back singles followed by a Redlegs error to
give them a run. The Redlegs answered in the bottom half
with 2 more to extend the lead to 4-1. Joey Watson
singled followed by a walk to Mike Hartman. Jared
Bradley would later single in a run and the 2nd run would
come around to score on a Knights fielding error.
Things then quieted down until he 5th inning as Aaron
Carmack continued his fantastic rookie campaign by
keeping the Knights offense at bay. Carmack went 6
strong innings allowing 6 hits and fanned 8 Knights
hitters en route to his 3rd win of the season.
The Knights did push a run across in the top of the 5th
to inch the score closer at 4-2, but the Redlegs would
then put the nail in the coffin in the bottom half.
Brandon Howard walked and James Robinson singled to put 2
runners on with no outs. After a strike out, Joey Watson
blasted his 1st home run of the season to bring 3 runs
home and extend the lead to 7-2. Mike Hartman then
singled and moved to 3rd on a single from Matt Mattice.
Mattice then swiped 2nd and Hartman alertly scored on the
throw down to 2nd base.
The Redlegs tacked one more insurance run on in the 6th
when Jacob Robinson was hit by a pitch, stole 2nd, and
scored on a single from Kyle Arend.
The Knights attempted a late rally off of Redlegs
reliever Matt Mattice in the 7th. After a hit batter, a
walk, and a 2 run single, Mattice settled down and
retired the next 3 batters with 2 ground outs and a punch
out end the game.
Standing at 7-5 the Redlegs will take on the 1st place
South Dayton Slammers (7-1) on Thursday night at Action
Sports Center in Dayton at 7:00pm.
Boxscore
| J Robinson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J Millard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K Arend | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B Howard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| M Morrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Watson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| M Hartman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M Mattice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Bradley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G Pfeiffer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Millard
HR: Watson
| A Carmack (W) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| M Mattice | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |