COLUMBIA, Ky. - Baseball lost a pair of games at Lindsey Wilson on Saturday in Kentucky. The Blue Raiders won the first game 10-3. Goshen was up 2-0 in the second game before a one-hour rain drizzle delay, and Lindsey Wilson came back to win 8-4. The teams are now playing just a single nine-inning game on Sunday at 2:00 pm eastern and will then play a single nine-inning game on Monday at the same time.
Game One
Lindsey Wilson scored three runs in the bottom of the second but the Maple Leafs were quick to respond. In the top of the third,
Barron Welsh was hit by a pitch and then
Chris Godden singled with one out. Next up was
Troy Griffin, who singles to load the bases.
Aidan Calvey reached base on an error, scoring Welsh and Godden.
Dylan Pearson came up next and hit a sacrifice fly to score Griffin. The Leafs left two on base at the end of the inning but had tied it 3-3.
The Leafs only had one more hit after the third inning though, finishing with four compared to Lindsey Wilson's 14. The Blue Raiders had an RBI double in the bottom of the third to retake the lead and added a cushion with four runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to win 10-3.
AJ Lenn had the loss on the mound, allowing four earned runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings.
Brandon Wright Barron had one earned run in two innings of relief. Goshen's four hits came from
Chris Godden,
Troy Griffin,
Dylan Pearson and
Chase Smith.
Game Two
Goshen's game two starter,
Dylan Pearson, got off to a great start. In the first two innings, he hadn't allowed any runs or hits, striking out two batters while allowing two walks. In the top of the second, GC got on the board first as
Troy Griffin hit a double to left-center to score Chirs Godden and
Nick Padron. However, as the teams headed into the third, the game was stopped for a one-hour delay due to light rain, which forced the Leafs to get a new pitcher ready. The Blue Raiders came back from the delay stronger, with a run in the third and six in the fourth. Lindsey Wilson had three singles and two doubles in the fourth inning, including four hits by four straight batters.
Troy Griffin walked in a run in the fifth and the home team scored once more in the sixth. Goshen's final run came when Griffin scored on a wild pitch in the seventh. The Leafs left 18 runners on base over the course of the seven-inning game, including leaving the bases loaded in four innings.
Zak Henrich had the loss on the mound for Goshen.
Drew Sanford pitched a solid fifth inning, not allowing any runs or hits.
Troy Griffin went 3-4 with a double, a walk, three RBIs and a run scored.
AJ Carrasquillo walked three times and
Aidan Calvey and
Chase Smith had two walks each.
Chris Godden was hit by a pitch twice and had a single, a run and a stolen base.
The teams play at 2:00 pm on Sunday.
