3rd & 4th Baseball wins one, ties one in games with CM

The Royals took on 2 teams from Collins Maxwell on Wednesday Night with good results in both. Game 1 vs. CM1 - Good defense and good pitching resulted in a 0-0 draw between the 2 teams. CM1 pitchers silenced the Royals bats as the Royals only managed 1 hit on the night with Tanner Clatt collecting that hit on a single to center field. The Royals did manage to get the bat on several balls but unfortunately none found it safely for a hit. Pitching and defense kept the CM batters in check also as Tanner Clatt started the game on the mound and pitched 2 innings, scattering 3 hits amongst 4 strikeouts and 2 short pop-ups for 0 runs. Ben Pepper in his first action on the mound came in in the 3rd and allowed 1 hit, had 4 strikeouts and 0 runs in 2 innings of work. Steven Cutler preserved the tie in the 5th with a dominating 3 strikeouts vs. 3 batter performance. Game 2 vs. CM2 - game 2 saw the Royal bats finally come alive as the Royals had 8 hits and scored 5 runs in the 5-1 victory. Jared Roberts collected 2 singles on the night with hits to right center and center, Brady Stoeffler had 2 singles and scored twice, Tanner Clatt continued his srong offense with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's, Tyler Anthony had a good night at the plate with a single, a Sacrifice, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI's and Nic Price had a sharp single between 2nd and short. Brady Stoeffler took the mound for the Royals and pitched 2 good innings allowing only one hit and striking out 3, Garret Tiarks made his pitching debut with a quality start, facing 3 batters, striking out 3. Grant Tiarks came on in the 4th for one inning, faced 3 batters and struck out 1. Parker Eley closed the game for the Royals in one inning of work, allowing 2 hits, 1 run, and striking out 2. The Royals are now 2-1-1 on the year with 4 games next week. Continued improvement at bat and continued strong pitching and defense should yield some good results. Note: Monday's game has been moved to Zearing because of flooding in Maxwell!