Brian Hagberg
RUSSELL, Pa. – Zane Alexander’s RBI single in the seventh gave Eisenhower a 7-6 walk-off win over visiting Iroquois Monday.
The Braves scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to take a 6-5 lead.
Camron Jakubczak led off the home half with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch. One out later, Cole Chapman’s single put runners on the corners. Jakubczak scored on an error to tie the game at 6-6, and Chapman moved to third on the play. Alexander stepped in after Alex Kemery was hit by a pitch. Alexander grounded a 1-0 pitch just past short to plate Chapman for the win.
Video of the walk-off courtesy Rick Rohlin:
The Knights built a 5-4 lead thanks to runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. A pair of one-out walks in the top of the seventh put the tying run in scoring position for the Braves. Drew Johnson scored on a passed ball and Ben Burkhardt came home on Collin May’s double to left to put Iroquois ahead 6-5.
Iroquois jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. Johnson drew a leadoff walk and Burkhardt followed with an RBI double to left. May singled to put runners on the corners and Joe Doverspike hit a sacrifice fly to put the Braves up 2-0.
The Knights answered with a pair of their own in the home half of the inning. Owen Trumbull and Jared Beers hit consecutive 1-out singles and Teagan Gray walked to load the bases. Trumbull scored when Zach Rohlin reached on an error and Jakubczak drew a bases-loaded walk to plate Beers.
Iroquois retook the lead in the third. Johnson and Burkhardt drew consecutive 1-out walks and May followed with a 2-RBI double to left to make it 4-2.
With one out in the fourth, Chapman singled and Kemery was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Chapman scored on Alexander’s ground ball back to May.
Gray led off the fifth with a walk and Rohlin and Jakubczak followed with singles to load the bases. Dillon Benson hit a sac fly to left to tie the game at 4-4.
Alexander singled and stole second to start the sixth. He came home on Gray’s ground out to short to put Eisenhower ahead 6-5.
Alexander finished with three hits and a pair of RBI on the day. Chapman, Jakubczak, and Trumbull each had two hits. Chapman allowed one earned run on one hit and three walks in 3 1/3 innings with five strikeouts.
May went 4-4 with three RBI at the plate. He went four innings on the mound and allowed four runs, all earned, on seven hits with five walks and four strikeouts.
SAEGERTOWN 1, YOUNGSVILLE, del. BOT 3
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Saegertown had taken a 1-0 lead over Youngsville, but the game was delayed due to rain in the bottom of the third inning.
The Eagles had runners on first and second with one away when the game was delayed.
No makeup date has been announced.
