After having their 15 inning affair with the Rangers
postponed in week 1, the Redlegs finally got their first
official game in the books on Sunday against the Knights.
Camden left no doubt this time around as they got down to
business right away and ended up cruising to a 15-1 run
rule victory after 7 innings.
Early on it looked like a low scoring affair, as both
teams were blanked through the first three frames and
combined a total of eleven strikeouts. The Redlegs
finally broke the silence in the top of 4th when Matt
Morrison singled, Jacob Robinson walked, and Mike Hartman
singled to load up the bases with no outs. Saige
Micomonaco and Joey Watson were each then plunked to
bring a run home each, later a run scored on a passed
ball.
Camden then put things away in the 5th when they sent 13
batters to the plate with yielded 10 runs and a 13-0
lead. Redleg hitters were walked 7 times in the inning,
but the scoring highlights came from a 2-run double by
Matt Morison and a 2-run single by Mike Hartman.
The Knights were able to get one back in the bottom of
the 5th on a double by Alec Hutzelman, and that would
turn out to be the only blemish on Aaron Carmack’s first
victory of the 2020 season. Aaron piled up 10 strikeouts
in his 5 innings of work while allowing just 4 hits and
the lone run. Carmack reached a couple of noteworthy
regular season milestones in the start as he eclipsed the
250 strikeout mark and notched his 20th career victory.
The Redlegs then added two insurance runs in the 7th.
Jacob Robinson walked and Mike Hartman doubled to start
the frame. Saige Micomonaco, who had walked or been hit
by a pitch in his previous 3 at bats, then logged his
first official at bat with an RBI base hit. Brandon
Howard rounded up the scoring by bringing a run home with
a ground ball fielders’ choice.
Kevin Campbell and Michael Cookson each turned in a clean
inning of relief work in the 6th and 7th, making for a
quiet finish to the contest.
Camden (1-0) will take on the Kettering Royals (2-0) this
coming Sunday at 1:00 at Madison High School. Michael
Cookson is on tap to make the start for the Redlegs.
Boxscore
| M Morrison | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| S Micomonaco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J Watson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B Howard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| B Malott | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J Robinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M Mattice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C Svarda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| L Ritter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Morrison; Hartman; Malott
| A Carmack (W) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| K Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Cookson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |