Golden Aces Crush Lawrenceville Despite Early 3-Run Inning
Chandler Madden
- Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity weathered a push by Lawrenceville in the first inning where Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity coughed up three runs, but Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity still won 14-4 on Wednesday. O'Dell, Beamon, and Kelly each had RBIs in the big inning.
- Lawrenceville opened up scoring in the first inning, when O'Dell drew a walk, scoring one run.
- Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity pulled away for good with six runs in the third inning. In the third Bret Doan singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs, Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity scored on a stolen base during Trevor Peterson's at bat. Then Peterson singled , driving in one, and Logan Durham singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
- Evan Kieffer earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He surrendered four runs on four hits over five innings, striking out ten.
- Beamon took the loss for Lawrenceville. He went two and two-thirds innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits and striking out one.
- Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity racked up 16 hits in the game. Durham, Kaleb Applebey, Cade Newkirk, Kieffer, and Adam Stoneberger all managed multiple hits for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. Applebey and Durham each managed three hits to lead Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. Tyler Beavers, Bret Doan, Trevor Peterson, and Ashton Walker each had one hit.