South Central put up 10 hits while CHBC was held to just two runs on four hits as the Cougars ran past the Bobcats 12-2 in the play-in game of the National Trail Conference Tournament at Lions Field in Kinmundy on Friday evening. South Central got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first inning as Sebastian Kruger hit a bases clearing double with the bases loaded to put the Cougars up 3-0. South Central attacked again in the bottom of the third inning when a pair of doubles from Hudson Moore and Isaac Guerrettaz and a pair of singles from Colton Tockstein and Aiden Hoover brought four more runs in for a 7-0 Cougar lead. A Garrett Shumate double in the bottom of the fourth brought in another run and edged the lead out to 8-0. CHBC put their first and only runs up in the top of the fifth inning after loading the bases allowing Isaac Wells to drive in two runs on a line drive single to right field to cut the South Central lead to 8-2. The Cougars got a leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth inning and had two runners reach base on an error and a walk to load the bases with one out. South Central then had a batter hit by a pitch and the next three draw walks to bring in four runs and put them at the run rule threshold for the 12-2 win. South Central moves to 7-13-1 on the season and will move into the Quarterfinals of the NTC Tournament where they will gave to face top-seeded St. Anthony in Effingham on Monday at 4:00pm. CHBC sees their fall season come to a close with a record of 4-10.
South Central Offense:
Aiden Hoover – 1-3, BB, R, RBI
Luke Shumate – 1-3, BB, 2 R
Hudson Moore – 2-2, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI
Tyson Jones – BB, RBI
Garrett Shumate – 1-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Sebastian Kruger – 2-3, BB, R, 4 RBI
Colton Tockstein – 1-3, R, RBI
Isaac Guerrettaz – 2-3, R, RBI
Aiden Strobel – BB, R
CHBC Offense:
Clive Schlanser – 1-3
Zach Bennett – 1-1, R
Isaac Wells – 1-3, 2 RBI
Cayden Ondes – BB
Max Kircher – 1-2
Casey Macklin – BB
Daithyn Arnold – R
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