Ryle scored 4 runs in the top of the 1st on 5 singles. In the bottom of third with two outs, with Abeling on 2nd base and Garrett on 1st base (via 2 BB's), Corbin DeMatteo drilled a single up the middle that Caleb Lonkard charged and drilled a one hop strike to Ryle's catcher Jake Sanders (Sanders played his first varsity game filling in for Winchester who could not be there for most of the game). Lonkard's throw beat Abeling by 3 steps for the 3rd out.

 

Ryle scored 7 runs in the 6th inning. The first big hit was by pinch hitter Marshall Long, making his first appearance of the year coming back from a shoulder injury. O'Bryan led off the 6th with a double. Matt Gorbandt walked. Brent Truitt sacrificed the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Long ripped a single between short and third bringing home 2 runs.

 

Ryle had 11 hits and 4 walks on the day. Dixie had 6 hits, 5 walks, and 1 HBP. Tyler O'Bryan led the way for Ryle with 3 doubles and a sac fly. Daniel Etscheid had 2 hits including a double and RBI. Leiff Clarkson had a triple and an RBI. Lonkard had a single and a successful suicide squeeze. For Dixie, DeMatteo had 2 singles, and Tyler Sexton hit a solo homerun into the netting in right-center in the 7th inning.

 

Nick Pomfrey started for Ryle and pitched well. Pomfrey went 3+ innings (pitched to 4 batters in the 4th). Pomfrery gave up two unearned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 1 HBP, and 1 K. Mark Downs came in and pitched 3 excellent innings giving up 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 BB, and 3 K's. Mitch Lawson pitched the 7th inning giving up 1 run on 1 hit with 0 BB, and 1 K.

 

# 15 pitched 5 1/3 innings for Dixie and # 3 pitched the final 1 and 2/3.

Not making any excuses for the Colonels as there isn't any for such a lop sided score but they did play 2 games the previous night and their last game last night did not get finished until 11 30 and most of the kids didn't get home until 12 15 or 12 30 because of the field duty they had to put in after the game. You could tell they were physically exhausted having to be there at the ball park at 8 30am for a 10am game.

Sounds to me like you just made them!

Sounds to me like you just made them!

 

I guess it doesn't count because he added the caveat "Not making any excuses" . . . . (but then rattled off three lines worth of them). :lol:

 

Was there anything special behind Dixie's 7-2 loss to Ryle a week ago? Sun in their eyes? Wind blowing in only while they were at bat? School cafeteria ran out of ice cream sandwiches at lunch and had the boys distracted?

I guess it doesn't count because he added the caveat "Not making any excuses" . . . . (but then rattled off three lines worth of them). :lol:

 

Was there anything special behind Dixie's 7-2 loss to Ryle a week ago? Sun in their eyes? Wind blowing in only while they were at bat? School cafeteria ran out of ice cream sandwiches at lunch and had the boys distracted?

 

How did you know Coop? Everything you just named off happened when they played them at Freedom! How ironic. But no in all reality Dixie just got out played and Ryle is very good. I would like to see Ryle's hitting vs. Sexton's pitching. That would be a good game.

How did you know Coop? Everything you just named off happened when they played them at Freedom! How ironic. But no in all reality Dixie just got out played and Ryle is very good. I would like to see Ryle's hitting vs. Sexton's pitching. That would be a good game.

 

I agree 100%. That would be a very interesting matchup. And I suspect if they meet up again (regionals), that is the very matchup we will indeed see!

I agree 100%. That would be a very interesting matchup. And I suspect if they meet up again (regionals), that is the very matchup we will indeed see!

 

Well word going around the Dixie community is that their next meeting will be this weekend in Scott County in a tournament of some type or round robin. Dixie plays Tates Creek Friday night and come back down to Scott Count to play Ryle and someone else I cant think of. But I would imagine that Dixie wont throw Sexton against Ryle this weekend, I would say probably Tates Creek Friday night.

Well word going around the Dixie community is that their next meeting will be this weekend in Scott County in a tournament of some type or round robin. Dixie plays Tates Creek Friday night and come back down to Scott Count to play Ryle and someone else I cant think of. But I would imagine that Dixie wont throw Sexton against Ryle this weekend, I would say probably Tates Creek Friday night.

 

That would be a change to Ryle's previously-posted schedule for the tourney this weekend at Scott County. They are - or at least were - scheduled to play Scott County Friday night, and then Tates Creek and LCA (Lou. Christian Academy) on Saturday. But I suppose with all this rain it's very possible that teams are dropping out of tournaments in order to get in district games. Nothing personal, but I hope Ryle plays a Lexington or Louisiville team than play a NKY opponent they've already faced twice this year.

That would be a change to Ryle's previously-posted schedule for the tourney this weekend at Scott County. They are - or at least were - scheduled to play Scott County Friday night, and then Tates Creek and LCA (Lou. Christian Academy) on Saturday. But I suppose with all this rain it's very possible that teams are dropping out of tournaments in order to get in district games. Nothing personal, but I hope Ryle plays a Lexington or Louisiville team than play a NKY opponent they've already faced twice this year.

 

I agree 100% We will see this weekend though, Coop!