Hound Bats Stay Hot In Game 2 Vs. Neosho
March 13, 2022
- Fort Scott stole the lead late and defeated Neosho 11-7 on Sunday. Fort Scott was down 7-6 in the top of the eighth inning when Peyton Messenger doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring three runs.
- Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base. Fort Scott collected 13 hits and Neosho had nine.
- Fort Scott got things moving in the first inning, when Mitchell Szczygiel singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
- Neosho scored three runs in the seventh inning. Neosho's big inning was driven by a walk by #6, by #3, and a double by #5.
- Stuart Smith was the winning pitcher for Fort Scott. The righty went one inning, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out one and walking zero. Austin Neal and Jake Uber entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Neal recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Fort Scott.
- #26 took the loss for Neosho. The hurler allowed two hits and three runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out one.
- Alex Khan started the game for Fort Scott. The righthander lasted five innings, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out three #12 started the game for Neosho. undefined went five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and striking out four
- Fort Scott smacked one home run on the day. Jeff Clarke went yard in the ninth inning.
- Fort Scott saw the ball well today, racking up 13 hits in the game. Szczygiel, Blake Wilson, Messenger, and Clarke each collected multiple hits for Fort Scott. Szczygiel led Fort Scott with three hits in four at bats.
- Neosho tallied nine hits. #4 and #5 each racked up multiple hits for Neosho.