Tuesday, April 17, 2019, Rams Baseball Park -
The Shelbyville Dragons kept their District 23 2A varsity baseball mark unblemished by gaining a 22-2 road win over the Joaquin Rams on Tuesday. Shelbyville now stands at 13-0 in conference action, and 15-4 overall. Joaquin is at 2-11 in league play and 2-15 on the season.
The bulk of the damage was done in the top of the third inning. The Dragons exploded for a rally which saw them load the bases four times and bring home ten runs during the inning. This gave them a 17-0 lead at what proved to be the midway point of the mercy-rule shortened contest.
Shelbyville’s Cole Ferguson accounted for three home runs and a two RBI double. Teammate Sam Jones chipped in with a two-run shot in the top of the fifth and final inning.
Dragon Zack Clark struck out eight Rams batters in four innings and gave up one free base. Joaquin’s Nick Matthews struck out three Dragons’ batters.
Shelbyville will travel to Garrison High School for a 6 p.m. conference gave with the Bulldogs on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Garrison is in third place with a 9-4 record.
Joaquin will host the Timpson Bears on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Joaquin Ram’s Ballpark. Timpson is in fifth place at 6-7 in conference action.
