Cubs fall in Peosta tourney
Epworth scored in four of the five innings, pulling away to defeat the Monticello Cubs 9-1 in the first round of the Peosta Semi-pro Baseball Tournament Saturday, Aug. 12.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning, the Cubs loaded the bases with one out but were unable to score. Epworth then scored four runs in the top of the third, and was in control from then on.
“It seemed like every time there was a bad break to catch, we caught it,” Monticello player-manager Garett Hanken said. “We hit the ball hard, but it always seemed to be at someone and we couldn’t get anything going.”
Monticello scored in the bottom of the fifth when Jack Bockenstadt and Nolan Cavanaugh singled, and Bockenstadt scored on a fielder’s choice ground ball to the shortstop, hit by Alex Kremer.
The Cubs had four hits. Tanner Felton was 2-for-2, both singles. Tyler Felton, Bockenstadt and Tanner Felton shared pitching duties, with Tyler Felton taking the loss.
Monticello (3-13 in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League, 8-21 overall) will finish the 2017 season in the Placid tournament, opening Aug. 19 at noon against Placid. The Cubs will then play in either the championship or consolation game on Sunday, Aug. 20.
Aug. 12
Peosta Tournament
(first round)
Epworth 9, Monticello 1
(five innings)
MONTICELLO AB R H BI
Monk, Z. 2b 3 0 0 0
Hanken dh 2 0 0 0
Reuter, M. c 2 0 0 0
Felton, Ta. ss 2 0 2 0
Huxford 1b 2 0 0 0
Felton, Ty. p 2 0 0 0
Bockenstadt 3b 1 1 1 0
Cavanaugh cf 2 0 1 0
Kremer lf 2 0 0 1
Arduser, K. lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 20 1 4 1
Epworth 024 21 – 9 10 1
Monticello 000 01 – 1 4 1
LOB – Epworth 6, Monticello 3.
Monticello IP H R ER BB SO
Felton, Ty. (L, 1-7) 2 4 6 5 2 0
Bockenstadt 1 1/3 2 2 2 4 0
Felton, Ta. 1 2/3 4 1 1 1 0
Totals 5 10 9 8 7 0