BASEBALL TOURNEY,
Weather ends annual baseball tournament
The 8th annual Brandon Warren Razo rback Invitational was washed out by heavy rainfall Saturday afternoon, leaving Mother Nature the winner in the 20-team, two division event.
After six pool play games Friday, only two games were completed Saturday, due to a delayed start after the field received rain overnight and then the afternoon showers cancelled the remainder of the tournament, including today's games.
The East Texas Broncos, who lost a heart-breaker in extra innings late Friday, battered Camden Harmony Grove AA, 16-3, and the host and defending tournament champion Red River Credit Union/ TABA Razorbacks fell to Camden Pulpwood, 5-2.
The Texarkana Razorbacks AA were leading the Arkadelphia Badgers, 3-1, in the third inning, and Southern Athletics had rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game at 4-all against Renegades Baseball when play was halted.
In the Razorbacks AA game, Philip Sissons singled for the Texarkana squad. Wren Williams followed with an RBI double and scored on a wild pitch. Later in the second, Kyle Choate belted a solo home run to make it 3-0.
CAMDEN PULPWOOD 5, TEXARKANA RAZORBACKS 2
Jordan Reed and Ross Rogers combined on a 4-hitter, and Pulpwood led from start to finish to hand the Razorbacks their only loss on the young season.
Reed pitched four inning, allowed three hits, two runs—one earned— struck out seven and walked two, and Rogers gave up one hit in three innings, walked one, hit one and fanned five.
Justin Swecker absorbed the loss, giving up just two hits in four innings. He was charged with three runs—one earned— walked four, hit one and struck out four.
Patrick Flanagan was touched up for two runs on four hits in three innings, fanning five and walking three.
Will Smith doubled to start the fourth for the Razorbacks, and Logan Vidrine reached on a dropped third strike. After Vidrine stole second, Austin Stubber grounded a single up the middle to drive in both runs, making it 3-2.
Reed was 2 for 3 with a triple and scored three times to pace Camden
at the plate.
TIE-RENEGADES 4, SOUTHERN ATHLETICS 4
The Renegades built a 4-0 lead through five innings, but in the top of the sixth Southern Athletics had a pair of hits and an error after free passes loaded the bases to knot the score before play was stopped.
Riley McKinney was 2 for 2 with a double for Southern Athletics and also started on the mound, working three innings of 3-hit ball. He gave up one run, struck out a pair and walked none. Brady McEntire pitched two frames, allowed three hits and three runs—one earned—with three strikeouts and a walk.
Tristan Swain was 3 for 3 to lead the Renegades, and Ty Wilsford, Phillip Moore and Bryce Green were each 1 for 2 with Green driving in a pair of runs.
Kevin Dickey pitched 5 1-3 innings of 3-hit ball, allowing two runs with three sttrikeouts, five walks and three hit batsmen.
Dylan Pool came on and gave up two hits ad two runs—one earned.