Raiders take three-game sweep
By DONN ADAMSON
Daily Journal Sports Editor
Daily Journal Sports Editor
Their first game was a finishing of a suspended game on June 21 with the Leadwood Marlins in the fourth inning. The Raiders won the game 6-4 with Austin Johnson picking up the win. Derek Mitchell hit a double and a single for the Raiders, and Travis Ryals and Jonathan Stabenow had one single each.
Jake Kirkpatrick, and Clayton Loughary hit doubles for the Marlins and Micah Casteel hit one single.
In the second game the Raiders triumphed over the Farmington Bearcats 15-5. Blake Archer was the winning pitcher and also went 5-5 at the plate with five singles.
Jayden Odle hit two doubles, and Ryals, Eric Thompson, Johnson, Stabenow, and Mitchell all had one single each. Levi Meyer, Jacob Brantley, Justin Bucheit and Christian Ayyagari had one single apiece for the Bearcats.
In the final game of the night for the Raiders they locked up with the Marlins again, and until the sixth inning it was anybody’s ball game. The score was tied 2-2 when Stabenow broke the game open with a bases clearing triple and the Raider went on for a 7-3 win.
Both Ross Politte and Loughary hit doubles for the Marlins, and Politte, Kirkpatrick, Clay Allgier, Cody Davis, and Wyatt Pierce hit singles.
Mitchell picked up the win in a pitching battling with Politte for six innings. Austin Johnson recorded the save.
Johnson hit a double and a single for the Raiders, Ryals, Thompson, Odle and Jace Burk all had two singles each, and Blake Archer and Stabenow had one single each.
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mshonerkamp posted on Monday, July 7th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I really have no clue who you are duke, but don't ya think if you have a problem with the coaches you would post your name on here? My brother played on that 13 year old team and he has had the most fun this year then ever. I have never seen him this excited to go to his games, and he loves playing. They may holler at the kids but they are just helping them out, it doesn't even get to them. Also with the umps, lets see any coach is gonna argue with the umps if they don't think the call is fair, there was some very questionable calls out there, but you know what its ok like i said them kids have had the most fun that they have prolly ever had playing baseball. I think justin made a awesome coach, and justin and his dad larry are both very nice guys. I think it was awesome that justin has them praying before the game, how many coaches do that? Good job to the marlins and there awesome year, yeh maybe they didn't win it all but oh well they had fun!
The Duke posted on Monday, July 7th, 2008 at 11:25 am
The raiders played great for sure. Nice job guys. The Marlins coaches need to learn how to coach from the North County team. The Marlins coaches always want to blame the kids or the umps when maybe they need to take a look at theirselves.
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All coaches don't argue with umps, nor should they. Baseball is about much more than having fun, and while that is important kids learns by example. A coachs primary job is to set a good example. I'm glad your brother had fun, but I hope he learned as well and not just about baseball skills.