by Steve Dunford
The West Frankfort Redbirds drop a heart breaker on Senior day losing to the Pinckneyville Panthers 7-5. The game ended on a check swing by SS Noah Vance that was called a questionable third strike. The Redbirds had loaded the bases, as LF Andrew Strugill picked up a base hit. Second basemen Bryson Dorris doubled, and P Bruno Herrell walked.
There were nine seniors saluted: Bruno Herrell, Garett Wilmore, Jaryd Clark, Zack Lindsey, Peyton Overturf, Ethan Smith, Brandon Glass, Andrew Sturgill, Noah Allen and Logan Tomaovich. A classy move by WF coach Michael Warren, as he gave all nine of his seniors the start. Tomanovich, the star fullback in football last fall is out injured. Redbird head coach Michael Warren had all nine seniors in the starting lineup, which I think is very classy when a coach does that.
Starting pitcher Zach Lindsey had a tough day. He gave up four unearned runs in the second inning behind three Redbird errors. He also had to leave the game in the top of the fourth due to a knee injury, in a collision at the plate. Keep him in your prayers.
After the Panthers hung four on the scoreboard in the top of the second, the Redbirds had something going in the bottom of the inning as Stugill, and part time player Noah Allen picked up base hits in the bottom of the inning and were stranded. Overall, the Redbirds stranded 12 of the day.
The Panthers added one more run in the top of the sixth, but the Redbirds had two spectacular plays in the field. First was CF Brandon Glass threw a perfect strike into 2B Bryson Dorris to gun down Panther 1B Justin Alspach trying to stretch out a base hit into a double. Alspach had a big day at the plate going 3-4 driving in two.
The second was a perfect throw down to third down to third by WF catcher Peyton Overturf and the tag placed by 3B Jaryd Clark to pick off Panthers catcher Brian Kling.
The Redbirds had a big bottom of the sixth, putting up four runs, highlighted by a leadoff triple by CF Brandon Glass an RBI single by Herrell. Tyson Broy cleared the bases with a three run RBI double.
Tyler Rulevish pitched five strong innings for the Panthers to pick up the win. Kreger came out of the bullpen to pick up the save striking out four Redbirds.
The West Frankfort Redbirds (10-9) are in action this afternoon at 4:30, as they make the trip to Washington County to play the Nashville Hornets.,
BOX SCORE
| Pinckneyville | AB | R | H | RBI |
| Chandler SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rulevich P-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Borntincki CR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alspach 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Kling C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Karns 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Koester DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kling 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rice LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bowen CF-RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurtz RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kreger P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
2B Rulevish, Kling, Carns, SB Borntincki, Kling, Chandler, Rice, Bowen
| West Frankfort | AB | R | H | RBI |
| Herrell SS-RF-P | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Willmore 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsey P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Broy RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Overturf C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elko 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glass CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sturgill LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Allen RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dorris 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
2B – Broy, Dorris, 3B – Glass, SB Herrell
| Pinckneyville | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB |
| Rulevish – W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Clark | 2/3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kreger – SV | 1 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| West Frankfort | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB |
| Lindsey – L | 3 2/3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Herrell | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Pinckneyville | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| West Frankfort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
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