Game two was a different story. The Redlegs were in the
driver’s seat for the entire game, thanks in large part
to an outstanding debut on the mound by newcomer Tyler
Eaton. Eaton kept the hot hitting Boars at bay as he
went the distance, allowing just 6 hits while recording 5
strikeouts over 7 innings of work. His shutout bid was
spoiled in the 6th when the Boars tried to rally. After
a leadoff single, the next batter smacked what looked
like a double into he right center gap. Jacob Robinson
was able cut it off and hit cutoff man Jesse Jones who
fired on to a waiting Brandon Howard at 2nd who applied
the tag just in time. The runner did score in the next
at bat, and the Boars ended up putting men on 1st and 2nd
with one out looking for more. But Mike Hartman was
ready to save the day, as he made a diving stop at 3rd
base, popped to his feet and raced to 3rd to record the
force and still was able to fire on to first to complete
the inning ending double play. Eaton retired the side in
order in the bottom of the 7th.
Offensively, Camden put 6 runs on the board in the first
3 innings which was more than enough cushion for Eaton.
Jacob Robinson started the game with a single, and later
Mike Hartman reached on an error with two outs. This
brought Brandon Howard to the plate, who launched his 2nd
home run of the season over the right field fence to put
the Redlegs up by 3 in the early going. Saraco-Polner
started things off with a base hit in the 2nd and later
scored on a triple off the bat of Jacob Robinson. Mike
Hartman singled to start the 3rd, and Brandon Howard
walked to put two on with none out. Tyler Eaton then
brought a run home on a ground out, and anther run scored
thanks to an errant pitch that made its way to the back
stop. Brandon Howard added his 4th RBI on a sacrifice
fly in the 7th to add the final run scored by the
Redlegs, which brought the score to what would end up
being the final tally at 7-1.
The league is off for the upcoming Mother’s day weekend,
but the Redlegs will be back in action on Sunday May 16th
against the expansion Southern Ohio Stars (0-5) at
Madison High School in a double header beginning at
1:00pm.
Boxscore
| J Robinson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K Arend | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B Howard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| T Eaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| E Koogler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Saraco-Polner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2B: Howard
3B: Robinson
HR: Howard