Burns & Burns’ Snyder Walks Off with Home Run (05/04/16)

(By Burns & Burns Manager, Dave Smail)

May 3rd – Michael Snyder walks off a Burns & Burns victory over Pizza Pub on Tuesday night (May 3rd) with a 2 run Home Run in Clarion Little League Baseball regular season. The final score in the long lasting battle was Burns & Burns 11 Pizza Pub 10.

Pizza Pub got off to an early lead 4-0 in the top of the 1st with a couple of solid hits and good base running. Kohen Kemmer started the inning off with a walk, a Corbin Coulson single moved Kemmer to 2nd. Brayden Murray had a 2 RBI double scoring Kemmer and Coulson. Murray scored on a single by Alex Garduno. Starting B&B pitcher Jesse Lewis recorded his 1st strikeout of the game against Brock Smith, up next Jack Callen hit a screamer to centerfield scoring Garduno but was caught at 2nd trying to advance. Lewis finished the inning by throwing a strikeout.

Burns bats would not be silent in the bottom of the 1st. Bryce Brinkley started off with a single having beat out a throw from the SS. Brinkley scored on a Dawson Smail double that was smashed into left center. Jesse Lewis singled to moved Dawson to third. Derek Smail hit a ball off the bat in front of home plate forcing the catcher to make a play at 1st allowing Dawson to score from 3rd. Up next was the games eventual hero, Michael Snyder who began his battle at the plate with a single scoring Lewis. Tanner Miller advanced Snyder with a single to right. With some solid base running and passed balls, Snyder and Miller were able to reach the plate. Pub starting pitcher Corbin Coulson was able to get a strike and a ground out to SS to close out the 1st inning. B&B 5 PP 4.

In the 2nd inning, Pizza Pub was able to put 2 more on the board a triple by Corbin, scoring Owen Kriebel from 1st and Corbin scoring on a fielder’s choice. Burns scored 1 on a sacrifice fly by Dawson Smail, which scored Brinkley.

B&B 6 PP 6.

3rd Inning, Pub went scoreless with 3 up and 3 down. Burns was able to put 1 on the board with a solo home run by Snyder.

B&B 7 PP 6.

4th Inning, the Pub was able to score 2 runs, with a Kemmer triple and another 2 runs with a home run by Corbin Coulson. Dawson Smail replaced Lewis on the mound. Burns was able to answer with 2 more runs off of another well struck double by Dawson Smail.

B&B 9 PP 10.

5th Inning, both teams were able to keep each other scoreless with some solid pitching by Smail and the Pub’s Kemmer.

B&B 9 PP 10.

6th inning, Smail was able to fend off the Pub scoring by striking out 3 straight batters with 2 on base. In the bottom of the 6th, Derek Smail started it off with a single to right field. With the tying run on 1st, “Big Country” Michael Snyder hit his 2nd home run of the game allowing it to be a walk off home run and closing out the game with the 2 run shot.

B&B 11 PP 10.

We applaud these two teams as they played well, battling back and forth. Congrats to the B&B team, remember you need to “win the inning”.

Pizza Pub

K. Kemmer (1-2) Triple. C. Coulson (3-4) Single, Triple, HR. B. Murray (2-3) Double, Single. A. Garduno (2-4) (2) Single. O. Kriebel (1-2) Double.
Burns & Burns

B. Brinkley (1-3) Single. Dawson Smail (2-3) (2) Double. J. Lewis (1-4) Single. Derek Smail (1-4) Single. M. Snyder (3-3) Single, (2) HR. T. Miller (1-3) Single.

(Thanks to Dave Smail for this article.)

(Note to LL Baseball and Softball Managers, don’t forget to send your stories to Clarion Sports Zone. email address: davemcclaine@yahoo.com)