The Latta Vikings defeated the Green Sea Floyds Trojans 15-4 on Thursday, May 9, in varsity baseball playoff action
Green Sea Floyds’ Collin Buffkin hit a double to place Green Sea Floyds on the scoreboard. The Trojans collected 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead in the game.
Green Sea Floyds’ Dylan McDowell connected for a home run in the bottom of the second inning to allow the Trojans to go up 3-0 over the visiting Vikings.
Latta’s offense came alive in the top of the fourth inning and connected for 6 hits and 8 runs. Two of those runs came off of an error.
Latta’s Seth Minshew pitched 6 and 1/3 innings and allowed 8 hits, 4 runs, struck out 13, and walked 2. Colby Smith picked up the save.
Green Sea Floyds’ Mac Duncan started on the mound for the Trojans. He pitched 3 and 2/3 innings and allowed 10 hits, 8 runs of which 2 were earned, struck out 3, and walked 2. Jack Shelley took the loss for Green Sea Floyds. He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings. He allowed 5 hits, 4 runs, struck out 2, and walked 1.
Latta had 20 hits in the game. Fisher Richardson had 2 doubles, 2 singles, 3 rbi, and scored 2 runs in his 5 at-bats. Eli Jones had a double, 2 singles, 2 rbi, scored 2 runs, and stole a base in his 6 at-bats. Nick Lane had a hit, 2 walks, 2 rbi, scored 2 runs, and stole a base in his 5 plate appearances. Colby Smith had 2 hits, a walk, and scored 3 runs in his 5 plate appearances. Mason Weatherford had 3 hits and a rbi in his 4 at-bats. J. Bley had a hit, a walk, 2 rbi, and scored a run in his 4 plate appearances. B. Berry had 2 hits, scored 3 runs, and was hit by a pitch in his 4 at-bats. P. Brown had 3 hits in his 5 at-bats. Seth Minshew had a double and 2 rbi in his 5 at-bats.
Green Sea Floyds’ P. Hill had a triple, a single, scored 2 runs, and stole a base in his 4 at-bats. C. Buffkin had a double, a single, and 3 rbi in his 4 at-bats. D. McDowell hit a home run, a rbi, and scored a run in his 3 at-bats. J. Shelley had a hit in his 3 at-bats. H. Clark had a hit in his 4 at-bats. R. Buffkin had a hit in his 4 at-bats. C. Rowell garnered a walk and scored a run in his 4 plate appearances. M. Callahan garnered a walk in his 3 plate appearances.
Green Sea Floyds committed 3 errors in the game while Latta did not commit an error.
Green Sea Floyds turned a double play in the game.
