Dick\u2019s Pharmacy scored the first run against Tyrone Legion on Monday evening at Geesey Park, but the Legion club came back to jump into a 9-1 lead, then held on to take a 9-8 decision that clinched the fifth seed for the upcoming George B. Kelley Federation playoffs.
\nTom Sims drove in a pair of runs, winning pitcher Randy Hoover collected two hits, Matt Brooks added two base hits, including a double, and Aaron Cunningham belted his second triple in two days to lead Tyrone Legion. Cunningham was a home run short of hitting for the cycle in Sunday\u2019s game against Martin Oil.Cunningham scored on an RBI groundout by Jamie Levinson.
\nTyrone Legion swiftly overcame the early Dick\u2019s Pharmacy advantage with a three spot in the top of the second inning, two in the third, and one more in the fourth, before Dick\u2019s started a comeback that was just a little too late.
\nTyrone Legion added what would prove to be three very valuable insurance tallies in the fifth, before Dick\u2019s Pharmacy scored once in the bottom of the fifth, and five more in the home half of the sixth. After holding Tyrone Legion scoreless in their half of the seventh, Dick\u2019s Pharmacy closed to within one run, 9-8, before Tyrone Legion\u2019s Hoover retired the side to earn the victory.
\nA big part of the win was the errorless defense for Tyrone Legion, while Dick\u2019s Pharmacy, despite outhitting Tyrone Legion 10-7, committed six errors in the field.
\nHoover struck out three and walked three in picking up the win with five solid innings in relief of Brooks, who walked one and struck out one.
\nTyler McCaulley led Dick\u2019s Pharmacy with a perfect three-for-three day at the plate with two RBI. Dave Walter and Kevin Henry had doubles for Dick\u2019s and Quirin ripped a triple. Josh Ross had two hits and an RBI.
\nWalter took the loss for Dick\u2019s Pharmacy, walking three and striking out four.
\nWith the win, Tyrone Legion (10-12) clinches the fifth seed for the playoffs, and will begin the best-of-three first round series against fourth seed Martin Oil, on Friday night at Vets Field.
\nTyrone Legion 9 Dick\u2019s Pharmacy 8
\nTyrone Legion – Clark, cf, 4-0-0; Cunningham, lf, 4-1-1; Levinson, 2b, 4-1-0; Brooks, ss-p, 4-2-2; Anders, 1b, 4-1-0; Hunter, c, 3-1-1; Sims, 3b, 3-1-1; Moore, rf, 3-1-0; Hoover, p-ss, 3-1-2. TOTALS 32-9-7.
\nDick\u2019s Pharmacy – Kutruff, rf 2-1-0; Cruse, rf, 1-0-0; Gillmen, ss-3b, 1-0-0; Snowberger, 3b, 1-0-0; Ross, cf, 3-1-2, Walter, p 3-1-1; Henry, lf, 4-1-1; Harkins, 2b, 3-2-1; Yon, 1b-c, 3-0-1; Quirin, 3b-ss, 4-1-1; McCaulley, c-1b, 3-1-3. TOTALS 28-8-10.
\nTyrone Legion 032 130 0 9- 7-0.
\nDick\u2019s Pharmacy 100 015 1 8-10-6.
\n2B: Brooks, Walter, Henry.
\n3B: Cunningham, Quirin.
\nRBI: Sims 2, Hunter, Hoover, Levinson, Cunningham, McCaulley 2, Yon, Harkins, Henry, Walter, Ross.
\nSO: Brooks 1, Hoover 3, Walter 4.
\nBB: Brooks 1, Hoover 3, Walter 3.
\nWP: Hoover LP: Walter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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