Cubs romp in EIHL Tournament games

SEMI-PRO BASEBALL

     Two lopsided victories in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League Tournament, including a 12-1 triumph over perennial powerhouse Cascade, boosted the Monticello Cubs to a 2-1 season record in semi-pro baseball.

     The Cubs opened the tournament with an 11-0 whitewash of Holy Cross May 13.

     Monticello took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, with Lucas Stutt getting a two-out, two-run double. The Cubs added six runs in the third, including a two-run double by Jacob Thompson.

     Jake Hall and Thompson each had three hits, while Tanner Felton went 2-for-3. Pitcher Tyler Felton worked all five innings, allowing three hits.

     “Tyler had good command of the zone, and we put the ball in play early and often,” Monticello player-manager Garett Hanken said. “We needed a good win like this to get some confidence going.

     “Jake Hall did a nice job behind the plate and had some good at bats. Jacob Thompson hit the ball well.”

     Later the same day, the Cubs jumped on Cascade for 12 runs in the top of the first inning on the way to a 12-1 win. A.J. Reuter had an outstanding game, hitting both a three-run and a two-run homer in the inning, and pitching a four-hitter with six strikeouts for the win.

     “Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle, and we certainly did,” Hanken said. “I have no explanation for how we started the game.”

     “We had good at bats, top to bottom. Everyone was getting good contact.”

     Michael Reuter went 2-for-3, and Stutt had a three-run double.

     “A.J. took the team lead in home runs in his first two at bats, and did a good job on the mound. Lucas (Stutt) had a big hit to extend the rally in the first,” Hanken said.

 

May 13

EIHL Tournament

(play-in game)

Monticello 11, Holy Cross 0

(five innings)

MONTICELLO                            AB      R    H   BI

Reuter, M. 2b                                 4      1      1      0

Felton, Ta. cf                                  3      1      2      0

Thompson ss                                 4      2      3      2

Reuter, A. lf                                    4      2      1      2

Huxford rf                                       3      0      1      1

Hall c                                              3      2      3      1

Miller 3b                                         1      0      0      0

Kremer 3b                                      0      0      0      0

Stutt, L. 1b                                     3      1      1      2

Felton, Ty. p                                   3      1      1      0

Totals                                           28    11    13      8

Holy Cross           000 00               –     0      3       2

Monticello          506 0x                  –    11    13      1

LOB – Monticello 8, Holy Cross 4.

2B – Thompson, L. Stutt.

SB – A. Reuter, Hall.

Monticello                   IP     H     R    ER   BB    SO

Felton, Ty. (W, 1-0)       5      3      0      0      0      0

Totals                           5      3      0      0      0      0

 

May 13

EIHL Tournament

(quarterfinal)

Monticello 12, Cascade 1

MONTICELLO                            AB    R      H     BI

Reuter, M. 2b                                3      2      2      0

Felton, Ta. cf                                 2      1      1      1

Thompson ss                                4      2      1      0

Hanken 1b                                    0      0      0      0

Reuter, A. p                                   3      2      2      5

Huxford 1b                                     3      1      1      0

Hall c                                              3      1      2      0

Miller lf                                            2      1      0      0

Stutt, L. dh                                      3      1      1      3

Kremer rf                                         0      0      0      0

Felton, Ty. 3b                                  3      1      1      1

Totals                                            26     12   11     10

Monticello          (12)00  00                 –  12   11      1

Cascade               100   00                  –   1     4      0

LOB – Cascade 6, Monticello 3.

HR – A. Reuter 2.

2B – L. Stutt, Ty. Felton.

SB – Hall.

Monticello                  IP     H      R    ER  BB   SO

Reuter, A. (W, 1-1)       5      4      1      1      2      6

Totals                           5      4      1      1      2      6

 

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