The Redlegs knocked off the first place Kettering Royals
on Sunday, moving themselves into 2nd place in the MVABL
after the 7th week of action and a 1-2 start. Camden has
now won their last 4 contests.
The Redlegs sent 2016 Playoff MVP Eric Williams to the
hill to make his first start on the 2017 campaign.
Williams was opposed by Evan Koogler, who currently
stands in 2nd place in strikeouts in the MVABL behind
only the Redlegs Aaron Carmack.
The Royals looked primed to take an early lead in the
bottom of the 1st when Joey Cherry started the game with
a hit and Chris Flaherty later walked with one out.
Cherry then tried to swipe 3rd base but Redlegs catcher
Joey Watson gunned him down to record the 2nd out,
Williams then recorded a fly out to end the inning.
Mike Hartman manufactured the game’s first run in the top
of the 2nd. Mike doubled and moved to 3rd on a passed
ball and scored on a wild pitch. Meanwhile Koogler
punched out the next 3 batters to end the inning. The
Royals then took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 2nd as
they used a Redleg error to extend the inning long enough
for Neil Stafford to double home both runs.
Matt Morrison then led off the 3rd with a base hit and
stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on a single by Jacob Robinson.
Matt Mattice drove Morrison in with a sacrifice fly,
which tied the game at 2, but Koogler buckled down and
ended the inning with a fly out which stranded the go
ahead run at 3rd.
Williams felt some discomfort in his shoulder in the
bottom of the 3rd so the Redlegs turned to Matt Redman in
a precautionary bullpen move. Redman would then finish
out the game, going 6 2/3 innings while allowing only 1
run and 5 hits while striking out 5 Royals batters as he
earned his league leading 4th win of the season.
The Redlegs re-claimed the lead in the top of the 4th.
Brandon Howard came through with a 2-run single, scoring
Joey Watson (walk) and Mike Hartman (single). Hartman
then saved a run in the bottom of the 4th when Zane
Vogelsang roped a leadoff double and moved to 3rd on a
passed ball. John Ramsey then ripped a hard grounder to
3rd but Hartman reeled it in and delivered a strike to
Watson at home to prevent the run.
Camden added some more insurance in the 5th when Matt
Mattice delivered his 2nd sacrifice fly of the game, this
time driving in Jared Bradley who started the inning with
a single to increase the lead to 5-2. They scored their
final run in the 9th when Mike Hartman notched his 4th
hit of the day and scored on a sacrifice fly by James
Robinson.
Zane Vogelsang knocked a solo home run over the right
field fence in the bottom of the 9th, but it would not be
enough to spark any kind of comeback as the Redlegs won
by a final score of 6-3.
With the win, the Redlegs move into 2nd place in the
MVABL standings while the Rangers move into 1st. The
Redlegs will get their shot to move into 1st this Sunday
(6/11) as they take on the Rangers in a double header at
1:00 and 4:00 at Madison High School.
Boxscore
| J Robinson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Mattice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K Arend | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B Howard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| N Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J Bradley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Morrison | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Arend; Hartman 2
| E Williams | 2.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| M Redman (W) | 6.67 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |