2B, 1B, BB, RBI, 2R
After two games where the inexperienced pitching staff surrendered 27 runs, the Tigers settled down and led wire-to-wire in a 9-3 win over Edina, Wednesday, Apr. 13, at Tiger Field.
"The pitching was awesome," coach Mike Winters said. "Hopefully, we're starting to realize that success starts with throwing strikes...We still have to clean up some things defensively but overall it felt good to get a win. The kids have been focused in practice and it's starting to show."
Jonathan Ellis drew the start for Farmington and pitched 4.33 innings of shutout ball to earn the victory. Nathan Graham went the final 2.66 frames and allowed three runs, all in Edina's sixth inning.
Farmington broke a scoreless tie with a three-run outburst in the third on hits by Graham, Jake Baskerville, and Zak Payne, a sacrifice bunt by Steven Barber, a sacrifice fly by Ty Vincent and a ground ball out.
The Tigers added an unearned run in the fourth inning and then broke the contest open with a five-run fifth.
Hits by Payne, John Stibal and Tommy Korbein along with two walks, a passed ball and two Hornet errors accounted for the insurance runs.
The previous night in Richfield, highlights were few and far between as the Tigers fell victim to Holy Angels pitcher Lucas Long who hurled a five-inning, perfect game while striking out 10.
"He's a Division I pitcher who throws in the low 90's" Winters said, "but we still have to do a better job battling at the plate."
Vincent, Drew Hegseth and Spencer Merle shared the pitching duties for the Tigers in the losing effort.
The Tigers complete their busy three-games-in-three days schedule Thursday with a Missota Conference home game with Northfield.
