Cowden-Herick/Beecher City got on the scoreboard first but Brownstown-St. Elmo used a five run fourth inning to open a big lead on the Bobcats as the Bombers got a 7-2 win at Bob Page Field on Tuesday. The Bobcats took a 1-0 lead in the top of second inning on an RBI single by Lance Roadarmel. That lead only stood for a short time as BSE answered in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Tucker Davison to tie things up at 1-1. After a scoreless third inning for both teams, BSE drew three straight walks to open the bottom of the fourth and load the bases. A CHBC errors on a ground ball by Davison allowed two runs to score as BSE took their first lead of the game, 3-1, with the two runners still in scoring position. Another CHBC error on a ground ball hit by Gavin Schnarre allowed two more runs to score as the Bombers pushed their lead to 5-1. BSE senior Calvin Voelker then pulled off the squeeze bunt to sacrifice Schnarre in to score and the Bombers lead grew to 6-1 before the Bobcats were able to end the inning. CHBC got one run back in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single by Connor Vaughn to cut it to 6-2 but that would be it for the Bobcats scoring in the game. BSE added one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Jayce Gillespie to close out the scoring at 7-2. BSE is now 4-0 to start the season and is 1-0 to begin National Trail Conference play while CHBC drops to 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in the NTC. The Bombers will be at home again on Thursday to take on Wayne City while the Bobcats will face their second straight NTC opponent in a row as they play South Central on Friday at Lions Field in Kinmundy.
BSE Pitching:
WP: Jayce Gillespie – 5 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 7 K, 3 BB
Dodge Willms – 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB
BSE Offense:
Calvin Voelker – RBI
Jayce Gillespie – 1 for 4, RBI
Tucker Davison – RBI
CHBC Offense:
CHBC: Hardimo – 2 Singles
Vaughn – Single, Double, RBI
Kircher – Double
Bennett – Double
Roadarmel – Single, RBI
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