Rangers sweep Scottsbluff-Gering

The Laramie Rangers AA American Legion baseball team bounced back from a season-opening rough start to take a pair from the WESTCO Zephyrs (Scottsbluff-Gering, Neb.) on Sunday in Scottsbluff.

Laramie won the first game 11-3 before taking the nightcap 8-6. The Rangers are now 2-3 on the season. In the previous weekend, the Rangers were outscored by Cheyenne Post 6 and Gillette 46-15.

In the first game, Laramie scored five runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth to pull away. Max Schoen got things going for Laramie with a two-run single in the second inning and then added a RBI double in the fourth. Also in the fourth, Skyler Joy and Rylan Harding had RBI triples.

Schoen added another RBI double in the fifth. The 14-year-old Schoen finished with three hits and four RBI to lead the Rangers. Joy had four hits, with Harding adding a single and a triple.

Coleton Wilson picked up the win on the mound, scattering seven hits in five innings. Barry Thomas pitched the final two scoreless innings.

In the second game, the Rangers scored three runs in the top of the seventh and then held off a WESTCO rally in the bottom half of the inning to complete the sweep. Laramie scored twice to open the game on a two-run double by Nick Armijo and added a run in the third on a RBI triple by Jon Sorenson.

The Rangers took a 5-3 with a pair of runs in the fifth on consecutive triples by Joy and Harding and an RBI fielder’s choice by Wilson. In the seventh, Armijo had a two-run single and Brody Hilgenkamp added a RBI single.

Laramie had 10 hits in the game, paced by Armijo’s two hits and four RBI. Jordan Rhodine picked up the pitching win, giving up five hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out five. Joy pitched the final 1 1/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.

The Rangers will return to action Wednesday at Cheyenne to face Post 6 at 6 p.m.

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