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Baker Junior Legion team makes short work of LG
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Team Rudi defeats La Grande by 10-run rule twice Five Team Rudi pitchers allowed La Grande just three singles Tuesday in sweeping the visitors 15-2 and 12-0 in a Junior Legion baseball doubleheader at the Baker Sports Complex. Kody Younger and Dustin Hull combined on a 1-hitter in the first game. Tyler Talbot, Dillon Blankenship and Anthony Shankle combined on a two-hitter in the second game. “Our pitchers pitched well,” said Baker coach Dave Richards.“Tyler and Kody came in and threw really well. I think it was the first time either of those guys has pitched at this level.” La Grande’s lone hit in the opener helped produce a 2-0 Baker deficit in the first inning. Team Rudi answered in the bottom of the inning when Shankle slapped a two-run double to left and Alex Turner added a sacrifice fly for a 3-2 Baker lead. Team Rudi added four runs in the second, three coming on a home run to left by Colten Richards. Shankle added an RBI single. Sam Averett’s RBI single increased Team Rudi’s lead to 8-2 in the third. The Diamondbacks then added seven runs in the fourth. Richards had a two-run double in the inning. Blankenship and Darren Dolby each added two-run singles. Younger drove in the other run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Richards finished with five RBIs. Shankle was 3-for-3 and Hull 2-for-2. Team Rudi scored in every inning of Game 2. Shankle’s two-run double, and a Hull sacrifice fly helped the Diamondbacks take a 4-0 first-inning lead. Another two-run double by Richards sparked another 4-run spurt in the second inning. Blankenship added a run-scoring double, and Dolby an RBI single. Team Rudi (2-2) now travels to Boise for a tournament Thursday through Sunday.
La Grande 2 0 0 0 0 — 2 Team Rudi 3 4 1 7 x — 15 Younger, Hull (4) and Richards. WP – Younger. Team Rudi hits – Shankle 3, Richards 2, Hull 2, Younger, Parry, Averett, Dolby, Blankenship. Team Rudi RBI – Shankle 3, Turner, Richards 5, Younger, Averett, Dolby 2, Blankenship 2. 2B – Shankle, Richards, Hull. 3B – Hull. HR – Richards.
La Grande 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Team Rudi 4 4 2 2 x — 12 Talbot, Blankenship (3), Shankle (5) and Richards. WP – Talbot. Team Rudi hits – Shankle, Averett, Younger, Dolby, Blankenship, Richards. Team Rudi RBI – Hull, Shankle 2, Richards 2, Dolby, Blankenship. 2B – Shankle, Richards, Blankenship. |
