Carroll Merchants Move to 2-0 with Win Over Chillicothe

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Carroll Merchants Baseball Results Tuesday, May 30th 

Chillicothe At Carroll Merchants 

Carroll 6

Chillicothe 3

 

The Carroll Merchants got a great pitching performance and defensive game, giving the offense time to get in rhythm. They scored 4-runs in the bottom 6th, then held on as Chillicothe tried to rally. The 6-3 win improves them to 2-0 on the young season. The Merchants had 5 hits, while allowing 9 hits but took advantage of 6 walks and 4 wild pitches.

Michael Alt singled in the 6th, scoring Blake Tigges and Kasey Carter. Tigges singled after Carter had walked to lead off the inning. Jordan Brandenburg extended the lead to 4-0 later in the inning with a double, scoring Bryce Yosko and Alt. Chillicothe fought back in the 8th, getting a single and a 2-run home run, making it 4-2. They added a third run on a sac fly. Carroll needed some insurance runs in the bottom 8th, adding a pair. Dillon Kuehl reached on a single, then scored when Jordan Brandenburg reached on an error. Cullan McBride grounded out, scoring Brandenburg to extend the lead to 6-3. Chillicothe loaded the bases in the top 9th but a ground ball to 3rd ended the game on a force out.

The Merchants got base hits from Michael Alt, Dillon Kuehl, Joe Scarborough and Blake Tigges and a double from Jordan Brandenburg. Alt and Brandenburg both had a pair of RBI. B Lafollett earned the win, going 4 innings, allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs. Aiden Sieperda went 5 innings, allowing 4 hits with 6 strikeouts.

The 2-0 Merchants are at Clarinda on Wednesday.

Carroll Merchants Stats

Michael Alt 1-3, 2 RBI, RS, 1 BB

Dillon Kuehl 1-3, RS, BB

Bryce Yosko 1 RS, BB

Jordan Brandenburg 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, RS

Joe Scarborough 1-4

Cullan McBride 1 RBI

Kasey Carter 1 RS, 2 BB

Blake Tigges 1-2, RS, BB

Aiden Sieperda 5 IP, 4 Hits, 6 K’s

B Lafollett WP, 4 IP, 5 Hits, 3 RA, 3 ER, 4 K’s

 

Box Score

Teams           1       2      3     4    5     6    7    8    9     Final

Chillicothe      0      0        0      0   0     0    0     3    0        3

Carroll              0     0        0     0    0     4    0     2    x        6

 

 

 

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