Bats were blistered as Huntley Hitmen 12U defeated Dirtbags 12-8 on Saturday.
Huntley Hitmen 12U took an early lead in the first inning. Jake S’s sac fly scored one run for Huntley Hitmen 12U.
After Huntley Hitmen 12U scored two runs in the top of the fourth, Dirtbags answered with two of their own. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored when Jake singled off of Jason, driving in two runs. Dirtbags then answered when Matt doubled off of Tyler R, driving in one run.
Dirtbags knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the first inning. An error scored one run for Dirtbags.
Huntley Hitmen 12U took the lead for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second there was an error, scoring one run.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored five runs in the third inning. Huntley Hitmen 12U’s big inning was driven by a error, a double by Tyler, and a groundout by Nate T.
Dirtbags scored three runs in the third inning. Dirtbags’s big inning was driven by a double by Ben, a single by Dean, and a walk.
Tyler led Huntley Hitmen 12U with two hits in three at bats. Huntley Hitmen 12U stole 14 bases during the game as four players stole more than one. Ben B led the way with three.
Dirtbags had 11 hits in the game. Bryan, Matt, and Dean each collected multiple hits for Dirtbags.