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Austin Nudder’s two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning lifted North Laurel over Corbin, 11-0 allowing North Laurel to advance into district play in the 12-year-old Little League All-Star tournament. Although Corbin was able to get some base runners on during the game, the Redhounds just couldn’t find that one hit to help them put some runs on the board.
In the first inning, Corbin had an excellent opportunity to score with the bases loaded, but a strike out by John Cushman left three runners stranded, ending any hope of getting a runner across the plate.
But while Corbin struggled at the plate against the pitching of North Laurel’s Dylan Messer, on the other side of the field, it was North Laurel able to put the bat on the ball, ripping Corbin pitcher Trevor Hill for eight runs during their first at bat.
Following a ground out by lead-off man Zack Lawson, Keaton Kennedy was hit by a pitch, giving North Laurel its first base runners of the game.
For the inning, North Laurel sent twelve batters to the plate collecting five singles, two doubles and a triple. Ethan Maxey started the hitting exhibition off with a single, which was followed by an RBI single by Jake McWhorter. Nudder then brought his teammates home on a two RBI triple. Messer then picked up a double, which was followed by a single from Jarrod Lewis, RBI single by Steven Nelson, fielders choice single by Alex Nichols, RBI double by Lawson during his second at bat of the inning and a RBI single by Kennedy.
Corbin was able to get out of the inning after forcing Maxey into a ground out, but it wasn’t before North Laurel had taken an 8-0 lead.
Following the rough first inning, the game remained pretty much uneventful as both teams traded outs in the second inning.
North Laurel was able to pick up one more run in the bottom of the third on Lawson’s second double of the game, which allowed Lewis to come in and score leaving the score 9-0 in favor of North Laurel.
With his team holding onto a commanding lead, Messer made quick work of Corbin in the top of the fourth inning, striking out the side.
And that is when North Laurel put the game away. After a single by McWhorter, Nudder connected on his game ending homer, which sailed over the left field fence and into a wooded area some 25 feet behind the warning track, ending the game in four innings.
On the mound, Messer pitched four innings, striking out eight and walking two.
- Posted on July 4, 2009
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Sounds like you did a really good job. I wish the girls on my softball team would try as hard as you guys, it's like their not even playing the same game. Good luck to you guys in the future, hope to see you go Pro someday.
Yea this wasn't one of our best games.We are not a baseball school we are a football you can talk to about any one in Corbin if you don't believe me come to the middle school and look at the state championship trophy
Yea its pretty cool when you hit a home run on North Laurel . I hit a two run homer against them last year in allstars on some left handed guy . It went to right center field , it was a pretty good hit .
I go to Corbin and I thought we were ok at baseball, but I guess that our guys didn't show up that game. Corbin is really a good football team and if you don't believe me you can look at our 14-1 record and our state championship trophy.
WOW. North Laurel must be awesome this year because Corbin always does awesome in there all stars. I don't ever remember any time were Corbin's not scored at least one run in a game.
I remember this game like it was yesterday because it was a tight game against north laurel we all were trying our hardest but it was no good, we were outmatched, there players were just too good. We were playing our best but they just came prepared and were hitting and hitting while Trevor Hill was just getting really tired pitching they just took advantage of him and just started swinging away. We were still getting an out at a time but besides the walks and them hitting it in the gaps we just couldn't win. Also they had great pitchers with a very mean curveball. So if you thought we didn't show up we did we were just outmatched and underestimated.
I remember this game because I played in this game I got Maxey out at first with the force out we were sad when we did not win this game especially since this was our last year in little league.