Babe Ruth team takes two from Gravette June 17
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/decatur/Sports/2672/
GENTRY ó The Gentry 15 year olds (12-1-1 ) played June 17 in Gravette and took both ends of the doubleheader 16-12 and 11-5, respectively. Game one
Gentry jumped ahead right away and scored with the first 11 hitters coming up to the plate. They added another five runs in the third and held on to win 16-12 in their 9-hit attack.
Dustin Torres, Cody Jones and Cody Stewart each had two hits. Kyle Oliva, Cody Scott and Jarrod Runyan added one apiece. Cody Jones and Kyle Oliva handled the pitching duties for Gentry, striking out four Gravette batters. Game two
In the nightcap, Gentry again wasted no time plating eight runs in the first and adding three more in the second as they continued on their way to the 11-5 victory.
Cody Jones and Dustin Torres each had two hits, with Kolby Rankin, Kyle Oliva, CJ Foreman, Justin Bryant, Jarrod Runyan and Gary David Williamson all adding to the 10-hit slugfest.
Olivaís stand-up RBI triple to left was ìlike it was shot out of a cannon, î said coach Jerry Jones.
Cody Stewart, Jarrod Runyan and CJ Foreman combined for the victory on the mound. Their combined effort struck out eight Gravette batters.
Gentry has averaged nearly ten runs per game (9. 79 ) and has a team hitting average of. 389.
Pitching has been solid, too, yielding only 2. 57 runs per game with a combined ERA of under 2 (1. 95 ).
ì Overall, we are playing very good baseball, î said coach Jones. ì And, the kids rate themselves at a level where there is enormous room for improvement. They are just beginning to understand how good they can be, î added Jones. ì As long as they keep raising the bar and reaching for more, only the good Lord knows how great they can be, î said Jones.
Gentry played again Thursday in Gravette and were set to conclude the regular season in Decatur Monday against Gentry II in a rain-out make-up game.