Kenny Howell
Staff Writer
PRYOR - A nine-run third inning that included a grand slam by P.J. Stimson lifted the 3A Pryor Tigers to a 12-4 victory over Vinita Tuesday.
To that point, Pryor had been three-up, three-down in the first and second, but the bottom of the lineup got them started in the third. Trailing 1-0, Shane Holloway drew a walk and Ryan Hendricks singled to left. Rhett Eichelberger also singled, which loaded the bases.
Blake Heston brought them all home with a line drive to the right center field gap. Heston tried to stretch the double into a triple, but was tagged out at third.
Dalton Murphy kept it going, singling to right, and Ben Jacks was hit by a pitch. Christian Doty walked to load the bases once again. That brought up P.J. Stimson who hit the ball so hard, the Vinita outfielders didn't even move to make a play on it. They just admired it as it traveled well onto the little league fields.
But the Tigers weren't done. Stump, on his second at bat of the inning, was hit by a pitch. Holloway brought him in with a RBI double. Hendricks walked and Eichelberger got his second hit of the inning, this time a RBI single.
Vinita was finally able to get out of the inning, but the damage had been done and the Tigers led 9-1.
Vinita kept it interesting for awhile, scoring two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth, but the Tigers were able to put the run rule into effect in the bottom of the fifth.
Eichelberger singled to start the Tigers off and reached second on an error. Heston walked, and Murphy brought in both runners with a RBI double. Pryor just needed one more run to end the game, and Jacks swapped places with Murphy, doubling to left and scoring Murphy.
Tatyn Fee got the start and the win against his old team.
Pryor 12 Vinita 4
V - 001 21 - 4 6 2
P - 009 03 - 12 11 1
Tatyn Fee, Chris Ashley (5) and Ben Jacks. W: Fee.
HR: Stimson.
The Tigers kept their bats going in the second game, winning 11-3 in five innings.
Vinita actually had a 3-0 lead, but Pryor got four runs in the second, five in the third and two in the fourth.
Murphy and Eichelberger homered in the game. Murphy was 1-for-3 and Eichelberger was 2-for-2. Holloway was 2-for-2 with three RBIs. Fee was 1-for-1 with one RBI. Stump was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Hendricks was 1-for-1 with two RBIs.
Ben Jacks gave up his first runs of the summer season, but still came out with the win to improve to 4-0. The 3A Tigers are 19-6 on the season.
The Tigers are home again tonight as they take on at 6:30 p.m.
Pryor 11 Vinita 3
V - 210 00 - 3 4 0
P - 045 2x - 11 10 2
2A Tigers take 1 from Coweta
The 2A Tigers split with Coweta Tuesday, losing the first game 10-5, but winning the second 8-6.
In the opener, Coweta had a 7-0 lead before the Tigers could get on the board. Pryor scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth.
Corey Howard was 2-for-3 with a RBI. Jon Gordon was 2-for-2 with a RBI and Daulton Rosebrough was 1-for-1 with a RBI.
Coweta 10 Pryor 5
P - 000 23 - 5 8 4
C - 205 3x -10 11 2
In the second game, both teams got off to a hot start.
Pryor scored two in the first and Coweta matched it in the bottom of the inning. Pryor got three in the second, and Coweta managed to get two runs. Both got one run in the third. Pryor scored two in the fourth. Coweta tried to rally in the bottom of the fifth, but could only get one run across.
Howard was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Gordon was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Brett Mitchell was 3-for-4 with a RBI and got the win on the mound.
The 2A Tigers are 10-9 on the season.
The 2A Tigers will play in the Three Rivers Coaches Association League Tournament starting Monday. The Tigers play Vinita at 7:30 p.m. in Pryor. On Tuesday, Pryor plays Bartlesville at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, the 2A Tigers will play Claremore. Pool play games are Saturday with the Championship being at 6:30 p.m.
Pryor 8 Coweta 6
P - 231 20 - 8 9 1
C - 221 01 - 6 8 2
