Center Lions Ballpark, Center Texas, Saturday, June 23, 2018 –
Saturday saw Dixie League District Tournament action heat up with early day games between Pineland and Huntington, as well as Tyler County and Center.
In the day’s first game Huntington wasted no time when they got a double from Adyn Self which scored two teammates. Self himself scored later and Huntington took a 3-0 lead by the end of the first frame.
Pineland pulled to within 1-3 of Huntington when Andrew Lane hit a double off the leftfield wall which scored Briley Rogers.
Huntington scored two more runs in the top of the fifth inning and took a 5-1 lead which held up for the remainder of the six inning contest.
Center played Tyler County in the second game of the day. Center allowed no runs in the top of the first inning. They got runs from Lance Wilburn, Colby Parker, Dallas Whiteside, Daniel Gonzales, Zayne Hennigan and Kaden Dixon to take a 6-0 lead by the end of the first inning.
Gonzales drove in Trent Jefferson, Wilburn and himself with a three run homer over the centerfield wall in the bottom of the second inning. This gave Center a 9-1 lead.
A three run double by Connor Henson with the bases loaded gave Center a 12-1 lead, in the bottom of the fourth inning. This ended the game due to the league’s mercy rule.
Center hit safely seven times and gained six free bases. Tyler County had two hits and four walks. Jayton Binfet and Connor Henson shared the pitching duties for Center and teamed up for four strikeouts.
District Tournament play will continue at Center through Monday June 25, 2018.
