Rangers, 12-8, as Playoffs
Approach
The
Dayton Rangers reeled off their fifth win in the last six games to finish the
regular season in third place at 12-8. The Rangers swept the season series from
the Kettering Outlaws, winning 14-5 at Athletes in Action’s field on Sunday.
Reis Pearson got the call on the mound and
improved his record to 4-3 on his rookie season. Reis pitched 8 innings and
struck out four, while Clint Wolf added an inning of relief in the 6th
inning.
Jacob Robinson led off the
game, reaching on an infield fielding error. Clint Wolf singled him in for the
first run of the day. Wolf scored on a balk to make the score 2-0 after one
inning. Three more runs came across in the second as Jelani
Arnold, Steve Marshall, Aaron Armstrong, and Jacob Robinson singled in
succession with two outs. The Rangers jumped their lead to 8-0 in the fourth.
With the bases loaded, James Robinson scored on a wild pitch, and then
The Outlaws finally got to
Pearson in the bottom of the fifth as catcher Rick Anderson laced a one-out
single to left to score Jeremy Campbell and Doug Schommer.
But the Rangers answered with another three-spot in the top of the sixth. Jacob
Robinson singled for the third time on the day to drive in Brad Clark. Jared
Bradley doubled to deep left center to drive in Armstrong and Robinson for a
13-2 lead. Matt Hood doubled in Jonmarc Lippincott in the 7th for a
12-run lead, forcing the Outlaws to score or risk being run-ruled.
Rick Anderson’s sacrifice
fly to left forced the game to continue. The Outlaws Danny Wayman
retired the final 7 batters he faced to keep his team in the ballgame. The
final two runs for the Outlaws came in the bottom of the eighth as Kevin
Ashworth singled home two runs to make the final score 14-5.
Offensive performances of
note: Jacob Robinson 3-for-5 3runs, 2RBI; Jared Bradley 2-for-5 2RBI; Clint
Wolf 2-for-5, 2runs, 2RBI; Matt Hood 2-for-4 2RBI; James Robinson 2-for-4 run; Jelani Arnold 2-for-3 2runs; Steve Marshall 2-for-4 run
3RBIs.