Miners catch fire late in blowout win at home
BAUXITE -- The Bauxite Miners quickly returned to their winning ways Thursday, taking down Baptist Prep 13-3 in nonconference action at home.
The win comes a game after the Miners fell to Central Arkansas Christian 12-1, snapping a six-game winning streak that dated back to April 2.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first, Bauxite would answer in a big way, posting four runs in the home half of the inning.
Charlie Rogers would score the Miners first run, crossing on a wild pitch before Avery Heidelberg singled home Austin Hastings during the same at-bat.
Landyn Marshall would make it 3-1 Bauxite with an Rbi-groundout before Ryan Hoskins delivered with another Rbi-groundout, making it 4-1 after 1.
Heidelberg would score on the play.
Baptist would cut into the Bauxite lead slightly in the third with a run on a sacrifice fly to center. Bauxite would still lead 4-2 after three.
Trailing by a pair still, now in the fourth, Baptist continued to chip away, adding another run on another Rbigroundout to make it 4-3.
Needing a spark, the
Miners would get hot in fifth, scoring six in the frame.
Ross Morgan kicked off the scoring with a suicide squeeze bunt, bringing hom John Crain from third and making it 5-3 Bauxite.
Heidelberg would come in two batters later on a wild pitch before Hoskins crossed on another wild pitch later in the inning. The Miners would lead 7-3 with two outs in the fifth.
Rogers would follow with a big Rbi-single, scoring Blaine Duer. The runscoring knock would follow a steal of home by Ethan Kelley.
Hastings ended the scoring for Bauxite with a run-scoring triple, bringing home Rogers for the 10-3 lead.
Hoskins would cap the night with a two-run single in the sixth, scoring Christopher Fox and Marshall. Heidelberg would cross the plate again during the at-bat, scoring on a wild pitch.
The game would end there due to the sportsmanship rule.
Heidelberg finished his strong night at the plate with two hits, three runs scored and an RBI. Rogers followed nicely with two hits as well to go along with an RBI and a pair of runs scored.
From the mound Crain was strong, earning the win while allowing three total
runs on three hits in four innings. He would also walk two.
Morgan would close the tilt with a near flawless final two innings, allowing only two walks while striking out four.
Bauxite moves to 16-8 overall and remains 5-5 in conference play.
The Miners returned to league play Tuesday at Lonoke. See an upcoming
issue of The Saline Courier for more details.
Hastings ended the scoring for Bauxite with a run-scoring triple, bringing home Rogers for the 10-3 lead.
Hoskins would cap the night with a two-run single in the sixth, scoring Christopher Fox and Marshall. Heidelberg would cross the plate again during the at-bat, scoring on a wild
pitch.
The game would end there due to the sportsmanship rule.
Heidelberg finished his strong night at the plate with two hits, three runs scored and an RBI. Rogers followed nicely with two hits as well to go along with an RBI and a pair of runs scored.
From the mound Crain was strong, earning the win while allowing three total runs on three hits in four innings. He would also walk two.
Morgan would close the tilt with a near flawless final two innings, allowing only two walks while striking out four.
Bauxite moves to 16-8 overall and remains 5-5 in conference play.
The Miners returned to league play Tuesday at Lonoke.