Rangers AA split on Sunday
The Laramie Rangers AA American Legion baseball team bounced back from being no-hit Saturday by Watertown, S.D., at the Rich Hinseth Agency Tournament in Rapid City, S.D., by splitting on Sunday.
Laramie edged Great Falls, Mont., 6-5 before falling to Wheatland 6-5 in eight innings, The Rangers were 2-3 in the tournament and are 7-16 on the season.
Against Great Falls, Laramie bounced back from a 5-2 deficit with four runs in the top of the seventh, then survived a bases-loaded, one-out rally by Great Falls when starting pitcher Coley Wilson induced a double play to end the game.
Mike Garner had two hits and three RBI to pace the Rangers, while Max Schoen also added two hits. Laramie had nine hits in the game. Wilson picked up the win on the mound, scattering 10 hits.
In the second game of the day, Laramie jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but saw the Lobos score three times in the third inning for a 4-3 advantage. Laramie tied the game with a run in the fifth and both teams scored a run in the seventh, before Wheatland won the contest with a run in the bottom of the eighth. The Lobos had the best record of the tournament at 4-1.
Second baseman Rylan Harding and center fielder Jason Rodriguez both had a pair of hits for the Rangers. Sri Sritharan went the distance for Laramie on the mound, taking the loss.
The Rangers return to action Thursday through Sunday with the first Dooley Oil Classic at Cowboy Field. Laramie will open with Wheatland Thursday at 6 p.m. and will face the Colorado Bandits Friday at 7 p.m. and a team from Alabama Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday's schedule is yet to be determined.
Laramie edged Great Falls, Mont., 6-5 before falling to Wheatland 6-5 in eight innings, The Rangers were 2-3 in the tournament and are 7-16 on the season.
Against Great Falls, Laramie bounced back from a 5-2 deficit with four runs in the top of the seventh, then survived a bases-loaded, one-out rally by Great Falls when starting pitcher Coley Wilson induced a double play to end the game.
Mike Garner had two hits and three RBI to pace the Rangers, while Max Schoen also added two hits. Laramie had nine hits in the game. Wilson picked up the win on the mound, scattering 10 hits.
In the second game of the day, Laramie jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but saw the Lobos score three times in the third inning for a 4-3 advantage. Laramie tied the game with a run in the fifth and both teams scored a run in the seventh, before Wheatland won the contest with a run in the bottom of the eighth. The Lobos had the best record of the tournament at 4-1.
Second baseman Rylan Harding and center fielder Jason Rodriguez both had a pair of hits for the Rangers. Sri Sritharan went the distance for Laramie on the mound, taking the loss.
The Rangers return to action Thursday through Sunday with the first Dooley Oil Classic at Cowboy Field. Laramie will open with Wheatland Thursday at 6 p.m. and will face the Colorado Bandits Friday at 7 p.m. and a team from Alabama Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday's schedule is yet to be determined.
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