Lions win against Tigers and Eagles

GRAVETTE -- After playing at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale April 14, the Gravette Lions returned to their home field for two big wins against the West Fork Tigers and the Huntsville Eagles.

In the April 16 contest against West Fork, Mason Dagley went five for five from the plate. A double in the first and second innings, two triples (one in the fourth, one in the fifth), and a single in the sixth contributed to the Lions scoring effort for the day.

Kenton Tajchman started on the mound for the Lions. He completed three innings, allowed three hits and gave up four runs, while striking out three and walking two. He was replaced by Jonah Keener who completed the remaining three innings for the Lions, allowing five hits and four runs, striking out three and walking two.

Gravette-West Fork

Gravette: 29 AB, 16 r, 12 H, 12 RBI,4 BB, 5SO.

West Fork: 25 AB, 6 R, 8 H, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO.

Gravette Pitching totals: 6 IP, 96 #P, 8 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 4 SO, 3 BB.

Gravette 11

Huntsville 6

The April 19 ball game was much closer than the Lions' win over West Fork three days earlier.

Gravette scored two runs in the bottom of inning one on errors by Huntsville for the early lead. The Eagles answered with one each in the second and third. A run in the bottom of the inning allowed the Lions to retake the lead.

Huntsville drove home three runs in the top of the sixth, but an eight-run rally in the bottom of the inning gave the Gravette Lions a six-point lead with the Eagles' last chance to win the contest hinging on the outcome of the seventh inning. The Eagles scored only once, giving the Gravette Lions their second win of the week, 11-6.

Drake Short, Bailey Soule and Bradley Moorman all had two hits, which contributed to the 11 run scoring effort for the Lions.

Hunter Cole was on the mound for Gravette throughout the entire seven-inning contest, throwing 106 pitches. He allowed five earned runs on seven hits, struck out seven and walked one.

Gravette-Huntsville

Gravette: 31 AB, 11 R, 11 H, 8 RBI, 8 SO, 6 BB.

Huntsville: 29 AB, 6 R, 7 H, 5 RBI, 7 SO, 1 BB.

Sports on 04/25/2018