Rangers Shutout

  The Beavercreek Sox defeated the Rangers 3-0 on Sunday night. A great pitcher’s duel between the Sox’ Marcum and the Rangers’ Matt Hood. Hood held the Sox offense in check most of the game. Hood had a no-hitter going into the 6^th inning until Jeremey Fruhwirth singled with two outs to drive in the first Sox run of the day. The Sox tallied two more runs in their final at-bat to round out the scoring.

      The Sox’ starting pitcher struck out 13 batters through 8 innings before Phil Kosier came on in the 9^th to record the save. The Rangers had their opportunities to score but constantly left too many men stranded (10) throughout the game. Scott Sundermeyer led of the second inning with a single, took 2^nd on an errant pickoff attempt and went to third on a groundout to first. But Sundermeyer was left on third after the next batters grounded out to the pitcher and struck out. The Rangers had another opportunity to plate some runs in the 6^th. With one out and runners on 1^st and 2^nd, Marcum got the next two batters on a strikeout and groundout. Poor baserunning in the 9^th ended the game with the potential for a bases-loaded 2-out situation.

Aaron Armstrong was the only Rangers player with multiple hits.

RANGERS "MARKS"

OFFENSE
none

DEFENSE
Jonmarc Lippincott – great assist to 3^rd base to squander a scoring opportunity for the Sox

Brent Collinsworth – threw out baserunner attempting to steal second.