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Pioneers take down Darke County and look
forward to Chillicothe on Saturday BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ
Senior Pioneers pitcher Landon Harney throwing a fastball at Gant Municipal Stadium in Zanesville. Matthew Dotson
On Sunday, July 5th, the Senior Pio- run, 2 hits, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Brandon Pritchard went 3-3 with 4 1-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Sheldon
neers took on the Darke County Heat Brandon Bush went 2 innings with 4 runs and an RBI. Tanner Corder went Merriman went 1-3 with 1 run. Brad
at Gant Municipal Stadium in a huge strikeouts. Landon Harney pitched 2 2-4 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs. Landon Barclay went 1-4 with 2 runs and an
23 – 1 win. The Pioneers scored in innings with 3 strikeouts. And Rudy Harney went 2-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. Chase Phillips scored a run, and
every inning. The Pioneer defense Ortiz came in as relief, pitching 2 in- RBIs. Ethan McClellan went 2-3 with James Altencourt added an RBI.
was led by Andy Hardy, who started nings with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts. 4 runs. Chayce Lundell went 2-4 with The Pioneers will face Chillicothe
on the mound and earned the win, For the offense, Jaramie Neff went 1 run and an RBI. Steve Malenda on Saturday, July 11th at Gant Mu-
pitching 2 innings, with 1 unearned 3-3 with 2 doubles, 1 run and 4 RBIs. went 2-4 with 2 runs. Rudy Ortiz went nicipal Stadium at 7:30 PM.
Post 29 Junior Legion split a doubleheader with Cambridge
Post 84/641 as they move toward season end BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ
Vs. Cambridge/Belle Valley Jr by Cambridge, the Post 29 Jr Legion
Post 84/641 (7/3) split the doubleheader with a game
In game one of a doubleheader at two win 7 – 6.
Gant Municipal Stadium in Zanes-
ville Friday, Post 29 Jr Legion battled Vs. Glouster Post 414 (7/1)
it out with Cambridge/Belle Valley. In Glouster on Wednesday, Post
Cambridge came out swinging, with 29 Jr Legion took on Post 414. After
five quick runs in the first inning to a slow start, Glouster grabbed the
take the 5 – 0 advantage, which they first run in the bottom of the second
continued to build in the top of the inning to lead 1 – 0. The third and
second and third innings seemingly fourth innings went by with no score
unhindered, with a 15 – 0 lead as before Post 414 pumped out eight
Zanesville answered back in the bot- runs in the bottom of the fifth and
tom of the third to break the shutout, one more in the bottom of the sixth
but still trailed 15 – 1. After a score- to win the game with a 10 – 0 shut-
less fourth inning, Cambridge came out.
back in the top of the fifth to land
eight final runs and win game one Vs. Cambridge/Belle Valley Jr
23 – 1. Post 84/641 (6/30)
Game two started with no score While visiting Cambridge on Tues-
in the first inning. After Cambridge day, Post 29 fell behind in the bottom
landed a run in the top of the sec- of the first inning as Post 84/641 got
ond, Zanesville was determined to out to a 2 – 0 lead. Zanesville final-
flip the script from game one in the ly answered by tying the game and
bottom of the inning, with Carter jumping ahead by two in the top of
Hittle and Weston Warden scoring the third inning, 4 – 2. Cambridge
on an error followed by a double by came right back and scored three to
Jeremiah Griffith that drove in Ma- get back on top 5 – 4. Post 29 Jr Le-
son Wickham and Gavin Newell for gion roared back with five runs in the
a 4 – 1 lead. In the bottom of the top of the fourth to take back over 9
third, Bronc Burkey scored on an er- – 5; they jumped up 14 – 5 after the
ror by the Cambridge pitcher, 5 – 1. top of the sixth, where they grabbed
Noah Cornett scored on a passed five more runs. Cambridge capped
ball to end the inning up 6 – 1. Post their score in the bottom of the in-
84/641 almost built a tying rally in ning with three runs, but they could
the top of th fourth, with four runs, not overcome Zanesville’s lead, and
but still trailed 6 – 5. A single by Dan- Post 29 took a 17 – 8 final win after
Zanesville’s Jr Legion player Carter Hittle eyes a strike from the Cambridge pitcher. ny Shipley drove in Wickham for Post seven.
Matthew Dotson 29’s final run, and despite a final run
