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Boomers reach quarters of OK Diamond Classic
Mustang defeats Neb. team in 12 innings Saturday, then lose to MWC 7-1
Brendan Hoover
OKLAHOMA CITY—The Mustang Boomers American Legion baseball team went 4-2 during its appearance at the sixteen-team Oklahoma Diamond Classic at Edmond Santa Fe High School and Putnam City North High School last weekend, but lost in the quarterfinals to the Midwest City Outlaws on Saturday night, 7-1.
The Boomers reached the quarterfinals of the championship round after winning a 12-inning thriller earlier in the day against Prime Time, a team from Nebraska, 3-2.
Boomers coach Shannon Enfield said the win was a double-edged sword, however, keeping the Boomers alive but depleting them for the quarterfinal showdown with one of the tournament’s best teams.
“We played pretty well, but it was tough for us to come back and play again after that game. It seemed like we had runners at third in four of the last five innings, but we never could put them away,” he said.
The Boomers did finally put Prime Time away, when first baseman Chase Ashley looped a base hit in the bottom of the 12th with runners at second and third to score the winning run of a nearly four-hour game.
David Grellner picked up the win the Boomers, going two innings, giving up one run, one hit while striking out one and walking two. But when Grellner found himself in trouble in the top of the third, Ethan Davis came on in relief and ended up pitching 10 innings, striking out 14 while walking two and giving up one earned run and five hits.
Enfield said Davis did a great job coming on in relief.
Webb went 3-5 for the game, shortstop Brock Feldmann went 2-6 and third baseman Jimmy Gillespie went 2-5 to lead the Boomers.
In the second game of the night, Midwest City proved too much for the Boomers, winning 7-1. Brent Crain took the loss for Mustang, going four and one-third innings, giving up five earned runs on five hits while striking out three and walking two.
The Boomers managed only three hits in the game, scoring one run and striking out 11 times.
The Boomers went into the championship round as a number-two seed after finishing pool play in the first three days of the tournament, going 3-1 and getting wins over Duncan, Edmond Santa Fe and Millard West, Neb. but losing to Deeb, Neb. on Friday night.
Enfield said so far this season he has been diplomatic in giving all his players time on the field, but starting with the Boomers’ appearance in the Red River Diamond Classic in Fargo, ND this week, he will shift his coaching philosophy from evaluation and participation to competition and playing the best players.
The Boomers split a doubleheader with Oklahoma City Brassfield at Dolese Park Monday night, winning the first game 9-2 but dropping the nightcap, 7-1.
Lefty Zac Tidholm improved his record to 3-0 by getting the victory in the first game, and Cody Davis took the loss in the second game, dropping his record to 1-2.
Catcher Jason West and Webb hit back-to-back solo home runs in the top of the second inning to highlight the Boomers’ win.
The Boomers are now 7-7 on the season.
Boomers reach quarters of OK Diamond Classic
Mustang defeats Neb. team in 12 innings Saturday, then lose to MWC 7-1
Brendan Hoover
OKLAHOMA CITY—The Mustang Boomers American Legion baseball team went 4-2 during its appearance at the sixteen-team Oklahoma Diamond Classic at Edmond Santa Fe High School and Putnam City North High School last weekend, but lost in the quarterfinals to the Midwest City Outlaws on Saturday night, 7-1.
The Boomers reached the quarterfinals of the championship round after winning a 12-inning thriller earlier in the day against Prime Time, a team from Nebraska, 3-2.
Boomers coach Shannon Enfield said the win was a double-edged sword, however, keeping the Boomers alive but depleting them for the quarterfinal showdown with one of the tournament’s best teams.
“We played pretty well, but it was tough for us to come back and play again after that game. It seemed like we had runners at third in four of the last five innings, but we never could put them away,” he said.
The Boomers did finally put Prime Time away, when first baseman Chase Ashley looped a base hit in the bottom of the 12th with runners at second and third to score the winning run of a nearly four-hour game.
David Grellner picked up the win the Boomers, going two innings, giving up one run, one hit while striking out one and walking two. But when Grellner found himself in trouble in the top of the third, Ethan Davis came on in relief and ended up pitching 10 innings, striking out 14 while walking two and giving up one earned run and five hits.
Enfield said Davis did a great job coming on in relief.
Webb went 3-5 for the game, shortstop Brock Feldmann went 2-6 and third baseman Jimmy Gillespie went 2-5 to lead the Boomers.
In the second game of the night, Midwest City proved too much for the Boomers, winning 7-1. Brent Crain took the loss for Mustang, going four and one-third innings, giving up five earned runs on five hits while striking out three and walking two.
The Boomers managed only three hits in the game, scoring one run and striking out 11 times.
The Boomers went into the championship round as a number-two seed after finishing pool play in the first three days of the tournament, going 3-1 and getting wins over Duncan, Edmond Santa Fe and Millard West, Neb. but losing to Deeb, Neb. on Friday night.
Enfield said so far this season he has been diplomatic in giving all his players time on the field, but starting with the Boomers’ appearance in the Red River Diamond Classic in Fargo, ND this week, he will shift his coaching philosophy from evaluation and participation to competition and playing the best players.
The Boomers split a doubleheader with Oklahoma City Brassfield at Dolese Park Monday night, winning the first game 9-2 but dropping the nightcap, 7-1.
Lefty Zac Tidholm improved his record to 3-0 by getting the victory in the first game, and Cody Davis took the loss in the second game, dropping his record to 1-2.
Catcher Jason West and Webb hit back-to-back solo home runs in the top of the second inning to highlight the Boomers’ win.
The Boomers are now 7-7 on the season.
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