The 3rd place Redlegs squared off against the 2nd place
South Dayton Slammers on Sunday and, as has happened so
many times in the past, the two teams appeared evenly
matched and each walked away with a win in a double
header split.
Matt Redman set a nice tone for the Redlegs defense right
away in the bottom of the first when Slammers leadoff man
Dan Barhorst ripped a line drive to Redman’s left that he
was able to snare on a diving effort. The Redlegs then
took a lead in the top of the second inning that they
would not relinquish through the remainder of the game.
Jacob Robinson hit a one out double to get things
started, Matt Redman was then plunked, and Ethan Limon
singled to load the bases. Ryan Gross then delivered an
RBI base hit and Jared Bradley drove a run home while
reaching on an error. Matt Morrison then brought another
run home on a ground ball out.
Meanwhile Aaron Carmack got off to a great start for the
Redlegs, retiring the side in order in the 1st while
recording his 150th career strikeout. Dan Barhorst
singled to start the 2nd but was quickly wiped away on a
Redleg double play before Carmack punched out the next
batter to end the inning.
Matt Redman scored in the top of the 4th when he singled
and stole 2nd to start the inning and eventually scored
on Slammers double play.
Leading 4-0, the Barhorst brothers got to Carmack in the
bottom of the 4th. Dan Barhorst singled leading off the
inning before Carmack recorded a strike out and a ground
ball out. Todd Barhorst then did most of the Slammers
damage by bopping his league leading fourth home run of
the year.
The Slammers then edged closer in the bottom of the 5th
when John Bissman doubled and eventually scored on a wild
pitch.
The Redlegs then piled on six runs in the 6th and 7th
frames to give Carmack plenty of breathing room. James
Robinson reached on an error with one out in the 6th
before Jacob Robinson slashed his first homerun since
April of 2016. In the 7th, Kyle Arend reached on an
error and eventually scored on a passed ball. Nick Davis
added a 2-run single, scoring Matt Morrison who walked
and Adam Parks who was hit by a pitch.
Carmack finished things off quietly to earn his second
win of the season. He scattered five hits over 7 innings
while striking out six while holding the potent Slammers
offense to just three runs. His complete game effort was
his second in as many starts.
Boxscore
| M Morrison | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A Parks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Davis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J Robinson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| M Redman | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| E Limon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J Gross | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K Arend | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Robinson
HR: Robinson