Royals take 2 from Nevada!

On a picture perfect night (finally!) for baseball, the 3rd and 4th grade Royals put 2 more wins in the book to extend their record to 6-1-1. Game 1 vs. Nevada 4 - The offense came alive again for the Royals as they belted 21 hits in the game and scored 13 runs. Jared Roberts continued his hot hitting going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored, and 2 RBI's with a single, a triple, and a Home Run from the lead off spot, Garret Tiarks followed with a 3 for 3 night with 3 runs scored, 2 RBI's in a 2 singles and a doubles, Grant Tiarks continued a strong top of the order going 3 for 3 with 3 doubles, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's, Brady Stoeffler filled the roll of clean-up hitter to a T going 2 for 3 on a single and a double, scoring 2 runs and "cleaning up the bases" for 3 RBI's, Tanner Clatt continued his year long hot streak at the plate with another 3 for 3 game on 2 singles and a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored, Parker Eley had a sharp single past 2nd for a hit, Tyler Anthony's bat continues to come alive with another multi-hit performance as he went 3 for 3 with 2 singles and a double and 2 RBI's. Nic Price stepped up again with 2 for 3 night on 2 hard singles and a run scored, Kevin Hapes had a nice single, scored a run and had a RBI to round out the strong offensive showing. The 13 runs added a nice measure of relaxation for the pitchers who went out strong and finished well, Tanner Clatt took the mound and pitched 2 innings allowing only 2 hits and had 4 strikeouts, Parker Eley came on in the 3rd to pitch one strong inning allowing 1 hit and had 2 strikeouts, Brady Stoeffler closed the door on the game striking out the only 3 batters he faced. Game 2 vs Nevada 3 - Game 2 was more of a classic battle as both teams fought and clawed for every run as good defense and some timely pitching on both sides limited any big innings. The Royals were able to mount a final inning rally to secure a 3-2 victory. Garret Tiarks was 1 for 2 in the game but his hit was a lead-off triple in the bottom of the 4th and final (due to time limit) frame with the Royals trailing 1-2. Hunter Beard then came up clutch with a solid single to score the tying run from 3rd. Hunter had another great night at the plate going 2 for 2 with a Home Run and a single, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored, Grant Tiarks was next and rocketed a moon shot to deep center, but an outstanding catch by the Nevada 3 center-fielder robbed Grant of the potential game-winning RBI. Step up Steven Cutler who continued his solid hitting with a game winning double to right center field, Steven came up big again at the plate going 2 for 2 on a single and a double and the game winning RBI. Tyler Helgeland had a sharp base hit on the night and made a wonderful catch on a sky high pop-up while he was playing shortstop. Henry Elliot-Rude had another good single to deep 3rd to continue his hot hitting at the plate. Defense and pitching was good for both sides and stopped many threats. Grant Tiarks took the mound to start and a tight strike zone caused some anxious moments throughout his 2 innings. Grant battled through though and ended with 3 strikeouts, 5 hits allowed and 2 earned runs. Hunter Beard came on in the 3rd and in one inning allowed only 1 hit, 0 earned runs and had 1 strikeout. Steven Culter came in in the 4th and pitched one inning in relief earning the win, allowing 1 hit, 0 earned runs, and 3 strike-outs. The Royals play again on Wednesday night in Colo at the Casey's field. They also have a make-up game from June 12th on Friday in Zearing.