CUBS ROLL TO WIN AT CANEY CREEK, 8-1

Ed Pothul April 26, 2014

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Sam McElreath had two doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs.

The Brenham Cubs finished up the 2014 regular season in fine fashion, ripping Caney Creek, 8-1.

The Cubs (19-8/14-2) took the early lead with two runs in the top of the first. Jacob Stegent, who had doubled, scored on Rayne Richard’s rbi-single. Blake Wellmann then drove in Teddy Hoffman with a single.

Caney Creek countered with an unearned run in the bottom of the first.

The score remained 2-1 until the top of the fourth when Wellmann and Caleb Hill opened the inning with back-to-back doubles. Hill then scored on Sam McElreath’s double. McElreath then came home on a two-base error.

Rayne Richard had three hits and was the winning pitcher.

Richard, the Cubs’ starting pitcher, limited the Panthers (5-18/4-12) to one unearned run over three innings. He gave up just two hits and struck out five in picking up the win (3-1).

The Cubs put three more runs on the board in the top of the sixth. McElreath’s second double scored Matt Zettle. Jack Baker scored on Stegent’s squeeze bunt. Richard closed out the scoring with an rbi-double.

Wellmann pitched two shutout innings for the Cubs, striking out four and giving up no hits. Dylan Lester gave up no runs on one hit over an inning and two-thirds.

The Cubs banged out 14 hits en-route to the win. Richard was 3-4; McElreath, Stegent and Wellmann each had two hits.

The Cubs now await their Bi-District opponents for next week’s playoff opener.

Bastrop, Hutto and Eastview finished in a three-way tie for third and fourth in District 17/4A. They are playing off that tie Saturday.

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