Merchants Results for Tuesday, June 14th
Carroll at Chillicothe
Chillicothe 9
Carroll 6
The Carroll Merchants was kept at bay until a big seventh inning allowed them to get in runs, but it was too little too late against Chillicothe Tuesday. The Mudcats allowed the Merchants to get a runner home in the first inning but retaliated with four runs in the bottom half of the inning. The Mudcats would stay ahead with sporadic runs in the game, including one run in the third, fifth, and eighth innings, and two in the sixth, along with a rotation of pitchers that all together recorded 11 strikeouts.
Jordan Matthewson had a big night with a triple and three RBIs, along with a stolen base. Parker Ingram was able to smack a home run hit for an RBI, along with two runs scored and two stolen bases. While only allowing six hits, the duo of Sam Hanson and Noah Dutler on the hill allowed seven earned runs and recorded five strikeouts. The Merchants did have the biggest inning among both teams with a big five run inning in the top of the seventh, cutting down the Chillicothe lead to 8-6. The Mudcats, again, scored one more run in the eighth and kept their distance from the Merchants to escape with a 9-6 win.
The Merchants will travel to Clarinda on Thursday, June 16th.
Merchants Stats
Andrew Schroeder: 1-4, BB, SB
Parker Ingram: 2-5, HR, 2 RS, RBI, 2 SB
Kaleb Freeman: 1-3, RS, 2 BB
Garrett Freeman: RS, RBI, BB
Seth Christian: RS, RBI, BB, 2 SB
Jordan Matthewson: 1-4, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Hunter Reid: BB
Brent Hokeness: RS, BB
Sam Hanson: Pitching: 4 IP, 2 H, 6 RA, 4 ER, 8 BB, 3 K, HB
Noah Dutler: Pitching: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 RA, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
MER 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 | 6
CHIL 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 X | 9
