Storm interrupts Sox’ rout at Cabot
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By ROB PATRICK
BRYANT TIMES
CABOT — The Bryant Black Sox Senior American Legion team was in the process of blowing up their game against Cabot when lightning and rain ended what will go down officially as a 3-0 win at Conrade Memorial Field on Monday, May 26.
In the top of the sixth, the Sox had increeased the lead to 8-0 and had a runner at second with one out when the game was interrupted.
Kaleb Jobe and Drew Ransdell combined on the two-hit shutout over five innings.
Tyler Sawyer had a pair of RBI singles to help build the initial 3-0 lead. The first came with one out in the opening frame after Trent Daniel had walked and taken second on a wild pitch.
The second came in the third. Cody Walker had drawn a free pass, taken second on a wild pitch and swiped third as Daniel drew another walk from Cabot right-hander Colin Fuller. Another wild pitch allowed Walker to score and, with Daniel at second, Sawyer delivered again to make it 3-0.
Jobe had worked around a two-out triple by Drew Burks and a walk to Sam Bates in the first, then a lead-off walk to Shayne Burgen in the second. He finished his work on the mound by retiring nine in a row. Ransdell took over in the bottom of the fifth and eventually struck out the side though Cabot loaded the bases with a walk, a two-out error and its only other hit, a single by Matt Turner.
In the sixth, Sawyer reached on an error, David Guarno blooped a single to left and Jobe and Jordan Knight were issued walks to force in a run. After pitching change, Michael Haydon singled in a run. Though Jobe was thrown out at the plate trying to follow Guarno home, Sergio Arias walked to load the bases again and Walker cleared them with a rain-soaked shot down the left field line just before time was called.
The win improved the Sox to 4-0 going into an Area IV game at Benton.
