Joaquin Rams Ballpark on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team improved their District 23 2A record to 6-0 with a 14-9 run win on the road over the Joaquin Rams on Tuesday. The win gives SHS a 11-5-1 season mark. Joaquin is at 4-2 in the conference and they stand at 14-5-1 overall.
Gus Duvon scored in the top of the first frame for Shelbyville after leading off the inning and advancing around the bases on passed balls. Joaquin gained a 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the first inning when Derik Holt and Kaleb Brooks each got on base with base hits and they were then driven in when Bennett Anglin doubled to leftfield.
Joaquin went up 7-1 during the bottom of the second inning when a rally saw scores from Colton Harper, LJ Whitton, Malik Stotts, Holt and Brooks.
Shelbyville got scores from Duvon, Tucker Clark and Dylan Parker in the third inning to cut the Rams lead to 7-5. Cam Mason then led off the top of the fourth frame with a walk and he later scored the Dragon’s sixth run on a fielder’s choice which cut the JHS lead to 7-6.
Shelbyville rallied once more in the top of the fifth and built an impressive 14-7 lead. Joaquin bounced back to score two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning but good Dragons pitching and sound defense allowed Shelbyville to hang on for the 14-9 run win.
Dylan Parker pitched 6 2/3 innings for the Dragons and struck out 8 batters and walked 3.
Ram Kaleb Brooks struck out 3 and walked 2, Bennett Anglin struck out 2 and walked 4, and Tanor Doggett struck out one and walked 1 Dragons batter.
The Rams will travel to Shelbyville on Friday, March 31, 2023 for another conference game at 6 p.m. at Dragons Ballpark.
