The Sutton Junior Legion baseball team opened week two of the 2024 summer league season with a strong effort, outscoring Friend 16-1 in a four-inning affair to improve to 3-0 with the victory.
Payton Reed pitched a twohit, eight-strikeout gem to earn the win on the pitcher’s mound.
The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie after the first inning of play, before Sutton stepped on the gas pedal, outscoring Friend 6-0 in the second, 4-0 in the third, and 5-0 in the fourth frame to post the 15 run victory.
Cash Parrish was a perfect 2-2 at the plate, with a pair of singles that drove in five total runs, while Weston Ohrt, behind a triple, plated two runs and scored four times.
DJ Hanjy also drove in a pair of runs, while Reed and Caleb Reiners both drove in one run on one single each.
Sutton 8, Friend 0 Friend....................................1 0 0 0 -1 Sutton................................... 1 6 4 5 -16 Sutton: AB R H RBI Cash Parrish............................. 2 1 2 5 Weston Ohrt............................ 2 4 1 2 Payton Reed............................ 3 0 1 1 Caleb Reiners........................... 4 1 1 1 Kaleb Ostrander...................... 1 3 0 1 DJ Hajny................................... 1 1 0 2 Brody Borgman....................... 2 1 0 1 Rylan Reutzel.......................... 3 1 0 1 Landon Mierau........................ 0 1 0 0 Wyatt Pollet............................ 0 3 0 0 Sutton Totals-.................. 18 16 5 14 Friend-............................. 15 1 2 1 Extra Base Hits: Ohrt: 1-Triple; Friend: None.
ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
