Cubs blank Dyersville to open tourney

     A.J. Reuter pitched a four-hit shutout, and Monticello jumped ahead quickly, on the way to a 5-0 win over Dyersville in the opening round of the Worthington Tournament.

     The semi-pro baseball game was played June 23 in Worthington.

     “I thought we might be a little rusty with a week between games, but we got up early and never gave in,” Monticello player/manager Garett Hanken said. “A.J. overpowered their lineup and didn’t give them many chances.”

     Reuter struck out eight for the Cubs (1-6 in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League, 5-8 overall), who advanced to the quarterfinal round. They were scheduled to play Epworth June 26.

     “Hopefully we can build momentum and make a little run up there,” Hanken said.

     Monticello jumped ahead with a three-run first inning, helped by three Dyersville errors and a bases-loaded walk to A.J. Reuter. Tanner Felton hit a solo home run in the second inning, and a sacrifice fly by Kyle Huxford in the fourth brought Jacob Thompson home with the fifth Monticello run.

     Dyersville got a runner as far as third base only once.

     The Cubs also have two additional games this week, at Rickardsville June 28 and a first round game in the Rickardsville tournament, against Balltown, on July 1 at 2:30 p.m.

June 23

Worthington Tournament

(first round)

Monticello 5, Dyersville 0

MONTICELLO                            AB     R      H     BI

Reuter, M. c                                   4      1      2      0

Felton, Ta. cf                                  4      1      2      1

Thompson ss                                 3      2      2      0

Reuter, A. p                                   3      1      0      1

Huxford 1b                                     1      0      1      1

Hanken 1b                                     1      0      0      0

Monk, Z.  lf                                     1      0      0      1

Hospodarsky lf                               1      0      0      0

Stutt, B. 3b                                     3      0      0      0

Felton, Ty. 2b                                  3      0      0      1

Stutt, L. dh                                      2      0      0      0

Kremer rf                                        0      0      0      0

Totals                                            26     5      7      5

Dyersville                    000  000  0     –  0      4      3

Monticello                    310  100  x     –  5      7      1

LOB – Monticello 9, Dyersville 4.

HR – Ta. Felton.

Monticello                    IP    H        R   ER   BB   SO

Reuter, A. (W, 2-3)         7      4      0      0      0      8

Totals                             7      4      0      0      0      8