ATHENS FALLS TO SAYRE, 15-3, AT PNC FIELD
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | May 15, 2022 | Photo courtesy Matt Patton
SCRANTON — Sayre poured nine runs across the plate in the second inning
to erase an early deficit en route to a 15-3 five-inning win over Athens
here Sunday afternoon at PNC Field.
The Wildcats took advantage
of two errors after a one-out single by junior Caleb Nichols to load the
bases. With two outs, junior Jaren Glisson stroked a two-run single to
right field to take an early 2-0 lead.
The Redskins struck back quickly in the top of the second inning.
David
Northrup led off with a triple to deep center field, and scored on an
RBI single up the middle by senior Kannon VanDuzer to close the gap to
2-1.
After walks to junior Jackson Hubbard, and senior Mason
Houseknecht the Redskins had the bases loaded with one out. An RBI
single by senior Oakley Gorman tied the game at 2-2, and a wild pitch
gave Sayre the lead for good, at 3-2.
With two outs, three consecutive errors by the Wildcats allowed runs to score, giving Sayre a 7-2 lead.
Sayre
loaded the bases again on a walk to Hubbard, and added runs on a walk
to senior Dom Fabbri, and an RBI single by Houseknecht to make it 9-2.
The Redskins added two runs in the third inning by Northrup to extend their lead to 11-2.
Sayre
added five runs — all with two outs — in the fifth inning in a rally
highlighted by a two-RBI double by junior Kegan Hayford, and an RBI
single by senior Josh Arnold to make it 15-2.
Senior Karter Rude
led off the home half of the fifth inning with a single, and scored on
an RBI double by Nichols, but Sayre starter Luke Horton retired the next
three batters, including a strikeout for the game’s final out.
Lucas
Horton earned the win for the Redskins, allowing three runs — one
earned — on six hits, while striking out 11 without a walk in five
innings.
Northrup tripled and singled, scored two runs, and drove
in two runs, and VanDuzer singled twice, scored three runs and had one
RBI to pace Sayre’s 10-hit attack, while senior Brayden Horton tripled
and scored two runs, and junior Zach Garrity doubled and scored two
runs.
Hayford doubled, scored one run, and had two RBI in the
win, while Houseknecht and Gorman each singled, scored one run, and
drove in one run, Arnold singled and drove in one run, Fabbri drove in
one run, and Lucas Horton, Hubbard and sophomore Tanner Green each
scored one run.
Nichols doubled and singled, scored one run, and
had one RBI to lead Athens at the plate, while Glisson singled and drove
in two runs, Rude, and junior Cameron Sullivan each singled and scored
one run, and senior J.J. Babcock added a single.
Sayre improves
to 17-2 and will host Troy Monday in the season finale, while Athens
wraps up the regular-season campaign at 12-8.
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