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Pletsch returns at dusk picks up 4th win of season

By Joe Cantrell, 08/14/18, 4:30PM EDT

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Boars big inning in 1st takes game away from Redlegs

AIA, Xenia Ohio August 14th 2018,

The Redlegs traveled up and over to Xenia, Ohio to battle the Wild Boars at AIA. The Boars looking to gain some momentum with 3 games left in the regular season and coming off a time limit loss 15 to 14 to the Royals on Sunday.  The Boars sent Dylan Pletsch to the mound and he did not let his team down, Striking out the 1st and 4th batters he faced a long fly ball grabbed by center fielder Dave Pruim for the 2nd out, and a walk to the speedy Kyle Arrend.  The Redlegs went down without a run.

The Boars after Pletsch flew out to right, Markus Hall was walked, as was Jimmy Herold and Thomas Troy hit a single scoring Hall. Gary North then struck out for the 2nd out, and a walk to Sully Minner brought Dave Pruim to the plate. Pruim wasted little time hitting the 2nd pitch for a single and driving in a run. Jordan Overcash walked and JR Nixon drove in Minner and Pruim.  Roster addition Tyler Pennington added a double to his stats and drove in Overcash and Nixon.  After the Boars loaded the bases with a walk, and a single, Jimmy Herold flew out to center and the Boars were done in the 1st inning,  but had scored 7 runs to lead 7 to 0.

Pletsch went back to work striking out his 3rd strikeout of the game and got James Robinson and Kevin Campbell to fly out to Pruim in center retiring the Redlegs in order. Luke Campbell had also settled down and retired the Boars hitters in order. after 2 completed Boars 7 Redlegs 0.

In the 3rd Pletsch hit Tim Sullivan, who scored later after a hit and a walk, Pletsch got Jacob Robinson to fly out to Pruim, Kyle Arrend grounded to 1st, and Pletsch struck out the big bat of Joey Watson for his 4th K.  But the Redlegs managed to get a run across and the score now Boars 7 Redlegs 1. The Boars went down again in order after liner snagged by the Shortstop and  a strikeout to Overcash, and J R Nixon hit 6 to 3. for the 3rd out.

Top of the 4th Pletsch struck out Brandon Howard, for his 5th and a fly out to Sully Minner at 1st, when  Dylan got his 6th K from Kevin Campbell. 

The Boars batting in the bottom of the 4th Tyler Pennington  added his 2nd hit of the game while  Brandon Lucas got his 1st hit of the game. Pennington scored when Dylan Pletsch hit a single moving Lucas to 3rd. Pletsch stole 2nd and and Jimmy Herold drove in Lucas and Pletsch with a 1 out 2 RBI single, Thomas Troy added another single to his night before the Boars were retired with a strike out and a ground out but they had scored 3 more and led 10 to 1.

In the top of the 5th after a walk issued  to Tim Sullivan, this time with 4 balls,   Mike Hartman  was Pletsch's 7th K on the night.  But after a HBP to  Adam Parks, Jacob Robinson made it to 1st, and when Kyle Arrend singled a play was attempted to get Robinson at 3rd, when the ball went over 3rd baseman Jimmy Herold and off the visitors dugout and bounced right to Herold. Robinson had committed to going and the throw was waiting for him at home, The attempted head first slide would of made Pete Rose proud but K J Jimison with the ball tagged out Robinson for the 2nd out of the inning. After a wild pitch allowed Arrend to get to 3rd,  Mgr. Joe Cantrell lifted his lefty for J R Nixon who got  catcher Joey Watson to fly out to Pruim in center But the Redlegs had got 2 runs and now trailed 10 to 3. The Boars uneventful 5th sent the Boars down in order with 2 ground outs and a fly out to right. Wild Boars 10, Redlegs 3.

After 3 straight walks were issued to the next 3 batters Cantrell lifted Nixon for, Nick Stacy.  Stacy got the ground ball he needed but catcher  K J Jimison failed to tag home on the force but did throw Sullivan out at 1st for the 1st out, but it  allowed 2 runs in that were charged to Nixon. a ground out to Markus Hall to Minner, or 6 to 3 was the 2nd out and Stacy struck out Parks to end the Inning. and the Redlegs had again inched closer Boars 10 to the Redlegs 5.

The Bottom of the 6th brought some changes, Offensively for the Boars. Nick Stacy led off with a single. Brandon Lucas was walked, Dylan Pletsch drove in a run with a double. Markus Hall hit a single and was lifted for a pinch runner because of a strained hamstring,  Rob Johnson then stole 2nd and scored off Jimmy Herolds 2nd single of the day. Thomas Troy and Gary North added singles and Sully Minner launched a ball to the fence and cleared the bases and pulled up at 3rd with a 3 RBI, triple. after a strike out and a fly out the Boars had added 6 more runs and led 16 to 5. 

Brandon Lucas came on to close out the game but never could comfortable or find a groove he liked. so after a couple walks and a WP allowed 2 runs to cross, Lucas was relieved by K J Jimison. Jimison now on in relief struck out Howard for the 1st out.  James Robinson got a single when Jimison struck out pitcher Luke Campbell and Tim Sullivan went down looking at a called 3rd strike.

The final was the Redlegs 7 and the Wild Boars 16. These 2 teams will rematch in the regular season  Double Header finale, at Howell Field on Sunday August 19th come out and catch a game it should be a good one . Hope you can make it.