Sox trio blanks Blue
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By ROB PATRICK
BRYANT TIMES
LITTLE ROCK — A trio of pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout and Jake Jackson had two hits and two runs batted in as the Bryant Black Sox AA American Legion team eased to a 9-0 win over Little Rock Post 1 Blue at Curran-Conway Field on Wednesday, June 21.
It’s the third time this season the Sox have defeated Blue.
This time, they blew out to a 6-0 lead in the first with the help of a trio of Little Rock errors. Ryan Wilson and Jackson open the inning with base hits. Wilson scored on a passed ball and a two-out error allowed Jackson in. Infield hits by Logan Curse and Matt Hargrave followed. When Hargrave’s hit drew a late throw that sailed down the right field line, two more runs scored. A passed ball made it 5-0. Blue starter Derrick Rooks then walked four batters in a row to force in a run.
Wilson, the Bryant starter, gave up a walk and a single in the bottom of the inning but the Sox turned a doubleplay to get out of the inning and the right-hander retired the next six in a row before giving way to Justin Gaddy. Gaddy surrendered a pair of hits in the fourth but, with one out, started a twin-killing to get out of the jam.
Tim Bearden worked a 1-2-3 fifth to close out the win.
The Sox made it a run-rule game with a run in the third and two more in the fourth. Jackson’s two-out RBI single produced the third-inning tally. In the fourth, Gaddy singled, swiped second and scored on a base hit by Jordan Knight, who reached third when the ball was misplayed in the outfield. He scored on a passed ball to make it 9-0.
