Monticello Cubs rack up hits, but not victories

     The Monticello Cubs collected a total of 29 hits in three semi-pro baseball games last week.

     Unfortunately for the Cubs, none of those games turned into Monticello wins, as the Cubs were outscored in all three.

     Those included an 8-6 loss at Key West June 5, an 8-6 first round loss to Epworth in the Farley Tournament June 7, and a 13-8 home loss to Rickardsville June 10.

     Monticello had two leads in the Key West game: a 3-0 advantage when Kyle Huxford hit a three-run homer in the top of the first inning, and a 6-3 lead thanks to a three-run third. But Key West scored five runs over the next three innings to secure the win.

     “We had our chances, but couldn’t put them away,” Cubs player/manager Garett Hanken said. “Hux had a nice game at the plate.”

     Huxford finished 2-for-3 with four runs batted in. A.J. Reuter was 3-for-4, and Jake Hall went 2-for-4. Starting pitcher Parker Kray took the loss.

     The Epworth game was similar; Monticello led 3-0 after three innings, including a two-run single by A.J. Reuter in the third inning. Epworth scored six unanswered runs to take a 6-3 lead, and the Cubs rallied to tie it with three in the bottom of the fifth. Epworth’s two runs in the top of the seventh decided it.

     A.J. Reuter went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Nick Miller was 2-for-3. A.J. Reuter started and took the loss.

     “He threw well enough o win, but our defense was sloppy, and it led to some long innings,” Hanken said. “I liked the way we continued to fight until the end.”

     Monticello trailed 11-2 after 6½ innings of the Rickardsville game, but fought back  to get within three runs before Rickardsville added a pair of insurance runs.

     “It could have gotten away from us completely, but we gave ourselves chances in the seventh and eighth,” Hanken said.

     Hall was 3-for-6; Zach Monk and Tyler Felton had two hits and two RBIs apiece. Tyler Felton was the starting pitcher, and was handed the defeat.

     The Cubs (1-6, 3-8) play at Placid June 16 at 1:30 p.m., and at home against Worthington June 17 at 1 p.m.

June 5

Key West 8, Monticello 6

MONTICELLO                            AB     R     H     BI

Hall c                                             4      1      2      0

Felton, Ta. cf                                 4      0      0      0

Thompson ss                                4      1      2      0

Reuter, A. lf                                   4      2      3      0

Huxford rf                                      3      2      2      4

Felton, Ty. 3b                                 4      0      1      0

Stutt, L. 1b                                     3      0      0      1

Monk, Z. 2b                                    3      0      1      1

Hanken dh                                     3      0      0      0

Kray p                                            0      0      0      0

Totals                                           32     6     11     6

Monticello                     303  000  0   –   6    11     0

Key West                      030  113  x    –   8   12      1

LOB – Key West 9, Monticello 7.

HR – Huxford.

Monticello                     IP      H     R    ER   BB   SO

Kray (L, 0-3)                    2      4      3      3      3      3

Felton, Ty.                    3 2/3    8      5      5      3      2

Thompson                     1/3      0      0      0      0      1  

Totals                              6     12      8      8      6      6

June 7

Farley Tournament

(first round)

Epworth 8, Monticello 6

MONTICELLO                            AB     R     H     BI

Hall c                                             4      1      1      0

Felton, Ta. cf                                  2      1      0      0

Thompson ss                                 3      2      1      0

Reuter, A. p                                    4      1      3      2

Miller rf                                           3      1      2      1

Stutt, L. 1b                                      3      0      0      0

Felton, Ty. 3b                                 3      0      1      2

Monk, Z. lf                                      3      0      0      0

Hanken dh                                     2      0      0      0

Hospodarsky 2b                            1      0      0      0

Totals                                           28     6      8      5

Epworth                       000  330  2   –   8      7      4

Monticello                   102  030  0    –   6      8      3

LOB – Monticello 6, Epworth 4.

2B – Hall.

SB – Thompson.

Monticello                 IP       H     R    ER   BB  SO

Reuter, A. (L, 1-3)    6 1/3     7      8      6      1   10

Kray                           2/3      0      0      0      0      0  

Totals                         7         7      8      6      1    10

June 10

Rickardsville 13, Monticello 8

MONTICELLO                            AB    R      H     BI

Monk, Z. cf                                    6      0      2      2

Hall 2b                                           6      0      3      1

Felton, Ta. ss                                 3      1      0      0

Stutt, B. c                                       4      0      0      0

Miller lf                                           5      1      0      0

Stutt, L. 3b                                     4      1      1      0

Felton, Ty. p                                   5      1      2      2

Ahlrichs rf                                       3      3      1      1

Hanken 1b                                     0      0      0      0

Reuter, M. lf                                   4      1      1      0

Totals                                           40     8     10     6

Rickardsville         035  010  220    –    13    13     2

Monticello              001  001  600     –    8    10     2

LOB – Monticello 12, Rickardsville 10.

3B – Ty. Felton.

SB – Hall.

Monticello                    IP     H     R    ER   BB   SO

Felton, Ty. (L, 0-2)          6    10     9      5      2      4

Hall                               2/3     1      2      2      4      0

Miller                           1 1/3    2      2      2      1      1

Felton, Ta.                      1       0      0      0      1      0

Totals                             9     13    13      9      8      5