Carroll Merchants At Jefferson City- Postseason
Carroll 1
Jefferson City 0
Justin Ricketts singled to score Dylan Shepherd in the 5th inning and the Carroll Merchants won a pitching dual to advance in the MINK League postseason. Both teams finished with 4 hits as Cullen McBride was outstanding for the Merchants, going 8 innings, allowing 4 hits and no runs. Ethan Silva pitched the 9th, allowing a pair of runners on base but pitched his way out of trouble with a popup to 1st base and a ground out to end the game. The Merchants had a chance to build a commanding lead in the 5th, having scored once, they left the bases loaded. The Renegades best chance to score was the 9th inning getting two runners on base. Jefferson City stranded six guys on base while the Merchants stranded five guys on base.
Justin Ricketts singled with an RBI and Dylan Shepherd had a base hit and scored the only run of the game.
The Merchants are 19-25 and will travel to St Joseph on Tuesday. The Mustangs are the top seed, entering the postseason 33-8.
Carroll Stats
Justin Ricketts 1-4, RBI
Xavier Lerma 1-4
Dylan Shepherd 1-2, RS, BB
Nolan Oliver 1-3
Arrington Eason 1 BB
Jake McClure 1 BB
Cullen McBride WP, 8 IP, 4 Hits, 2 K’s, 2 BB
Ethan Silva 1 IP, K, 2 BB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Carroll 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Jeff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
