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BRUCETON (April 21) In District 13A
baseball action, the West Carroll War
Eagles, buoyed by the solid pitching and
clutch hitting of Dalton Dunn, defeated the
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers, 10-3.
In the top of the first, War Eagle Dunn led
off with a single and stole second.
Following a strike out by Andrew Wainscott
and ground out to second by Hayden McClain,
War Eagle Singleton ripped a RBI single to
center to score Dunn. War Eagle Cryer ground
out to first as West Carroll led, 1-0.
In the bottom of the first, Tiger lead off
batter Haden Williams reached base safely
via an infield single. Stepping to the
plate, Tiger Dylan Casteel belted a double,
advancing Williams to third base. Aiding his
pitching cause, Tiger batter Will Roberts
slapped a two-run RBI single and was
replaced by substitute baserunner Kyle
Hollingsworth. Following a fly out to first
by Central’s Caleb Hollingsworth and single
to right by Haydn Howell, freshman Elijah
Phillips ripped a one-out two-run RBI over
the War Eagle centerfielder’s head, scoring
Hollingsworth and Howell. Digging in, War
Eagle hurler Dunn forced Tiger Brandon
Harrison to fly out to first and struck out
Runion as Central took the lead, 3-1.
In the top of the second, War Eagle Nelson
flew out to left, Jon Marc Gowan reached
first via an infield throwing error by Tiger
third baseman Hollingsworth and was awarded
second after the ball bounced over the fence
and out of play. War Eagle Carson Suite
ground out to first and Woods flew out to
second as West Carroll stranded one
baserunner and failed to score.
In the bottom of second, Central stranded
baserunner Casteel and failed to score via
consecutive fly outs to second by Tiger
hitters Chance Ragsdale and Williams and fly
out third by Roberts.
In the top of the third, Tiger hurler
Roberts struck out War Eagle Dunn for the
first out. Wainscott singled up the middle.
During War Eagle McClain’s at-bat, Wainscott
attempted to steal second but was tagged out
by Tiger shortstop Casteel via a pinpoint
throw by Central catcher Howell. McClain
walked and was driven home by Singleton’s
RBI single. Cryer struck out as West Carroll
narrowed the Tiger lead, 3-2.
In the bottom of the third, Tiger batters
Hollingsworth and Howell singled to place
runners on first and second. Bearing down,
War Eagle Dunn struck out Tiger batters
Phillips, Harrison and Runion as Central
stranded two and failed to score.
In the top of the fourth, War Eagle Nelson
led off by flying out to right. Gowan walked
and Suite singled to left. Woods ground out
to the pitcher for the second out as West
Carroll base runners advanced to second and
third. War Eagle Dunn ripped a hard
one-hopper to third. Knocking the ball to
the ground, Tiger Hollingsworth’s throw to
first was dropped by Tiger first baseman
Ragsdale as War Eagle’s Gowan and Suite
plated. During Wainscott’s at-bat, Dunn
stole second. Wainscott ripped a scorching
RBI single up the middle to score Dunn. War
Eagle McClain ripped a hard one-hopper that
bounced off Tiger third baseman
Hollingsworth, placing runners at first and
second. Continuing to hit well, Singleton
smashed a deep fly ball that bounced off the
wall in left center, scoring McClain.
Trailing 6-3, Central ended the rough inning
via a fly out to center by Cryer.
Central went three-up, three-down in the
bottom of the fourth as Ragsdale flew out to
short, Williams ground out to the pitcher
and Casteel flew out to third.
In the top of the fifth, War Eagle Nelson
smacked a two-hopper to third and safely
outran the throw to first. War Eagle Cowan
ripped a RBI single, scoring Nelson. Working
the count to 3-2, Tiger pitcher Roberts
struck out War Eagle Suite. War Eagle’s
Woods and Dunn ground out to second and
third respectively as West Carroll widened
its lead, 7-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Tiger batter
Roberts led off by grounding out to third.
Tiger Hollingsworth followed by drilling a
two-hop double off the left field fence.
Howell ground out to third as Hollingsworth
advanced to third. Tiger batter Phillips
ripped a hard grounder to first. As
Hollingsworth raced for home, War Eagle
third baseman Singleton fired the ball to
first. Leaping from the bag, War Eagle Cryer
snagged the ball and tagged Phillips out as
Central failed to score.
In the top of the sixth, Tiger batter
Harrison led off by grounding out to short.
Swinging on a 3-2 pitch, War Eagle McClain
singled to center. Singleton reached first
via an error by Tiger Hollingsworth as
McClain raced safely to second. War Eagle
Cryer responded with a RBI single up the
middle to score McClain. War Eagle Cryer was
forced out at second as Tiger shortstop
Casteel fielded Nelson’s grounder and
pitched the ball to Williams. With base
runners on first and third and two outs, War
Eagle Gowan flew out to short to end the
West Carroll threat as the War Eagles
increased their lead, 8-3.
In the bottom of the sixth, Tiger Harrison
ground out to short, Runion walked, Ragsdale
struck out and Williams ground out to third.
In the top of the seventh, War Eagle Suite
led off by striking out. Woods followed with
a double and scored via a RBI single by
Dunn. Wainscott moved Woods to third via a
single up the middle. War Eagle McClain
smacked a RBI single to right to place
runners on first and third and widen West
Carroll’s lead, 10-3. War Eagle Singleton
ripped a fly ball down the right field line.
Breaking to the ball, Tiger Williams made a
beautiful diving catch for the out. Jumping
to his feet, Williams’ throw was relayed to
catcher Howell who tagged McClain out at the
plate.
In the bottom of the seventh, Tiger Casteel
reached first safely after ripping a
one-hopper that was bobbled by shortstop
Wainscott. On the ensuing play War Eagle
Wainscott fielded Tiger Roberts’ grounder
and tossed the ball to McCoy. Stepping on
the bag for the force out, McCoy fired the
ball to first for the double play. Following
Tiger Hollingsworth’s walk, War Eagle Dunn
struck out Tiger Howell for the win.
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