by Steve Dunford
The West Frankfort Redbirds sent 14 men to the plate in the bottom of the fourth, score nine runs, on only four base hits, to defeat the Waltonville-Sesser Valier Spartans 12-2.
The Redbirds were coming off a win yesterday against Anna-Jonesboro. W-S-V who had not played in a week, were rusty, especially defensively.
Noah Vance pitches a complete game for the Redbirds, allowing two runs on five hits.
Charles Farmer, was making quick work of WF, not allowing an earned run until the bottom of the fourth inning, took the loss. He just ran out of gas, losing command of the strike zone.
The first two and a half innings were played at a brisk pace, and looked like it was going to end up a low scoring pitchers duel.
MacMurray College bound Peyton Overturf picks up two hits in yesterdays win against W-S-V. Here he is picking up an RBI double in Monday’s win against A-J. (Byron Hetzler – Southern Illinoisan photo)
The Redbirds scored three runs in the bottom of the third as RF Zach Lindsey hit an RBI double, driving in Noah Vance who reached on an error. Lindsey later scored on a passed ball. Peyton Overturf had an RBI base hit, driving in Jared Clark who reached on a walk. After three it was 3-0, WF.
In the top of the fourth, Charles Farmer leads off with a base hit, CF Dalton Banach doubles to center, Seth Boles and Tanner Eubanks pick up RBI’s on ground outs. Zach Lindsey makes a diving stop on a one hopper in RF to throw Eubanks out at first. In the middle of the fourth it was 3-2 Redbirds.
In the bottom of the fourth, when things became ugly, the offensive highlights for the Redbirds were, pitcher Noah Vance picks up an RBI double, singles by Lucas Wolfe, Peyton Overturf, and Brendan Russel, and an RBI ground out by Jared Clark. After four it was 12-2, West Frankfort.
The Spartans tried to get something going in the top of the fifth, with second and third, no one out, from a single up the middle from catcher Drake Houghland, and a double in the left ceterfield gap by Preston Launius. They were left stranded, as Noah Vance strikes out two and gets a pop up for the complete game.
The Redbirds improve to 8-8 on the season and travel to DuQuoin to take on the Indians this afternoon, weather permitting. The Spartans fall to 15-5 (?)
HITTING
WALTONVILLE-SESSER-VALIER
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI |
| McPhail 3B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farmer P-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Da. Banach CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Boles RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eubanks 2B-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Winchester SS-P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houghland C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Launius LF-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Di. Banach 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
2B Da. Banach, Launius
WEST FRANKFORT
| PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI |
| Wolfe DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vance P | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindsey RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Overturf C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Archione CR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen CR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elko 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorris 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Russell LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Herrell SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glass CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
2B- Vance, Lindsey
PITCHING
WALTONVILLE- SESSER-VALIER
| Player | IP | R | ER | H | BB | K |
| Farmer (L) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Winchester | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
WEST FRANKFORT
| PLAYER | IP | R | ER | H | BB | K |
| Vance -W | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
LINESCORE
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Waltonville-Sesser-Valier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| West Frankfort | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | X | 12 | 6 | 0 |
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