The 12U Young Bucks baseball team recorded a win over the visiting Herd Baseball Club 12U baseball team on Thursday, June 4. The Young Bucks won the game 17-7 after scoring six late runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The Young Bucks pounded out 14 hits in the win, while the Herd collected 11 hits.
The Herd scored the first two runs of the game in the top of the first inning to build a 2-0 lead.
The Young Bucks responded with four runs in the bottom of the inning to go up 4-2.
The Herd tied the game at 4-4 with a pair of runs in the top of the second inning.
The Young Bucks kept the pressure on with a run in the bottom of the second inning to go back up 5-4.
The Herd continued to battle with a run in the top of the third inning to once again tie the game at 5-5.
The Young Bucks built a more comfortable lead with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 9-5 lead.
The Herd trimmed the lead to 9-6 with a run in the top of the fourth inning.
However, the Young Bucks continued to push across runs with an insurance run in both the fourth and fifth inning, making it 11-6.
The Herd added one more run in the top of the sixth inning, making it 11-7.
The Young Bucks exploded for six more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to win the game 17-7.
Masyn Wareh pitched one inning and gave up four runs on four hits and one walk.
Drennen Knight pitched three innings and gave up two runs on four hits, three walks and two strikeouts.
Thomas Hanck pitched the final two innings and gave up one unearned run on three hits and four strikeouts.
Nolan Dishong pitched three innings for the Herd and gave up nine runs on hit hits, three walks and four strikeouts.
Luca Velotta pitched two and one-third innings of relief and gave up two runs on two hits, one walk and two strikeouts.
Brayden Fontana pitched the final out and gave up six runs, one earned, on four hits.
Young Bucks 12U Stats
Brody Nelson four hits, including a homerun, two runs batted in and three runs scored; Clayton Campbell two hits and two runs scored; Thomas Hanck three hits, including a homerun, four runs batted in and two runs scored; Masyn Wareh one hit and two runs scored; Drennen Knight two walks and four runs scored; Mathew Swanson two hits, two runs batted in and two runs scored; Harper Holden two hits, four runs batted in and one run scored; Bryce Showalter one run batted in; Andrew Hubler one walk; Noah Fisher one walk, one run batted in and one run scored and Jaxson Martin.
Herd Baseball Club 12U Stats
Nolan Dishong two hits and one run scored; Mathew Huss; Brayden Meeks two hits, one run batted in and one run scored; Seamus Rahz two hits, including a homerun, two runs batted in and one run scored; Anthony Bencie; Brayden Fontana one walk and one run scored; Ryan Tarkowsky two hits, including a homerun, one walk, three runs batted in and two runs scored; Charlie Pophal two hits and one walk; Alex Fontana one hit and one run batted in; James Gilliam one walk and Sean Spano.
