Legion State Game 3 - Laurel 5, Dillon 4

The defending state champion Laurel Dodgers got a scare for the Dillon Cubs but came away with a 5-4 victory in the first round of the Class A State Tournament.

Dillon scores two runs in the bottom of the first when Robert Walsh drew a walk to bring home Donnie Moore and Dillon Womack hit a sac fly to bring Andy Peterson home. In the top of the second, David Swecker hit a solo-home run to cut Dillon's lead to 2-1.

In the top of the fourth, Laurel took the lead as another bases loaded walk drawn by Bud Mehring brough home a run and then a wild pitch allowed Cole Dooper to score. The Dodgers would add to their lead in the top of the sixth when Nilles Kenny hit an RBI single and Justin Linse scored on an error.

Dillon posted a comeback in the bottom of the eighth as a Laurel error allowed Dilan Starkel to score and Robert Walsh drove in another run.

However, the Dodgers would shut the door with three-up, three-down in the bottom of the ninth for the victory.

Laurel - 010 - 202 - 000 - 5
Dillon - 200 - 000 - 020 - 4

Laurel - 8 hits and 2 errors. Dillon - 6 hits and 3 errors.

Laurel Hitting - Kenny Niles 2-4, Ryan Caron 0-3, Zach Cortese 1-5, Jay Dempster 1-5, Cole Dooper 2-4, David Swecker 1-3, Cody King 0-3, Kyler Worden 1-4, Justin Linse 0-2.

Home Run - Swecker. RBIs - Niles, Caron, Swecker, King.

Dillon Hitting - Dilan Starkel 1-3, Donnie Moore 3-3, Andy Peterson 1-3, Luke Renfree 0-3, Robert Walsh 1-3, Dillon Womack 0-3, MJ Simkins 0-4, Eathyn Peterson 0-4, Bud Mehring 0-4.

RBIs - Walsh 2, Womack.

Laurel pitching - Cole Dooper (9 IP, 10Ks)
Dillon pitching - Cole Miotke (9 IP, 4Ks)