by Steve Dunford
The West Frankfort Redbirds fell to the Nashville Hornets 4-1 in High School Baseball action yesterday, in football weather before the game ended.
Game time was 5:15. The Redbird bus broke down on the way to the game, and another bus was sent.
On a side note, my good friend Brian Johnson and I, came up on a bad wreck at the DuQuoin/Tamaroa Y yesterday. There were several ambulances responding, even from Nashville. There were some airlifted. Keep the individuals and their family and friends in your prayers.
Ryan Brink Pitched a complete game three hitter for the Hornets yesterday. He struck out eight and walked one. He hit four WF batters.
Most of the offense came from 2B Carson Parker out of the seven hole for Nashville. He went 3-3 at the plate, drove in a run and swiped three bases.
Lucas Wolfe pitched a solid game for the Redbirds yesterday. Pitching six innings and giving up three earned runs. He gave up seven hits, striking out one and walked four.
Tyson Broy pitched the seventh inning for the Redbirds, giving up one hit and a picking up strikeout.
West Frankfort had a rally going in the bottom of the seventh. First Baseman Logan Elko was hit for a second time by a pitch. Second Baseman Bryson Dorris took one for the team also.
Center Fielder Brandon Glass, who is usually DHed for picks up an RBI single driving in pinch runner Garett Willmore for the only run. Glass has produced at the plate in his last two starts.
The game ended with a long meeting with the umpires. First there was a controversy over Brink’s pitch count. Second the game ended with the Redbirds batting out of order.
The Redbirds are 10-11 on the season. They have a tentative home game with Salem on Monday. They start postseason play with a semi-final game against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at the Harrisburg Class 2A regional on Thursday.
Nashville is 22-5 and plays on the road at Trenton-Wesclin tonight.
WEST FRANKFORT BOX
| HITTING | AB | R | H | RBI |
| Wolfe P-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overturf C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elko 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willmore PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herrell RF-LF-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archione PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorris 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glass CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sturgill RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broy PH-RF-P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB |
| Wolfe – L | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Broy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
0 |
NASHVILLE BOX
| Hitting | AB | R | H | RBI |
| Heggemeyer CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bauza C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brink P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Meyer LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kemp RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam. Parker 3B | 3
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1 | 1 | 0 |
| Car. Parker 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Anderson DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodrome PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kash SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Janke PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
2B Heggemeyer, Meyer, Cam. Parker, Car. Parker SB Car. Parker 3
| Pitching | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB |
| Brink | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
LINE SCORE
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| West Frankfort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Nashville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 8 | 0 |
CARTERVILLE, IL (WSIL-TV. Please Click link to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) News 3 Sports Director Darren Kinnard is recovering from injuries he received in a wreck Friday evening. It occurred on Crenshaw Road east of Energy. The driver who struck Darren’s vehicle was identified as 27-year old Jason Stacy of Energy. Police arrested Stacy.
