RICHARD PROVIDES RELIEF IN CUBS’ 3-2 WIN
Rayne Richard kept the Rudder Rangers bats at bay as the Brenham Cubs held on for a 3-2 district win, Monday night in Bryan.
Richard (1-1) came on in relief in the fourth inning, with the Cubs trailing 2-1. The 6’4” junior right hander shut out the Rangers the rest of the way, yielding just one hit and striking out five.
The Cubs (10-6/5-0) took the lead in the top of the third inning when Ryan Newman’s two-out single scored Jacob Stegent.
The Rangers countered in the bottom of the third, scoring two runs on a double by Darrien Williams off Cubs’ starter Dakota Brewton.
Caleb Hill gave the Cubs the lead for good, with a two-run single in the top fo the fifth inning. Rudder pitcher Brady Batten had walked Stegent and Teddy Hoffman before Hill’s two-out hit.
Richard made the one-run lead hold up as he retired nine of the last 11 batters he faced.
Things did get interesting in the bottom of the seventh, as a pair of walks put the tying run on second and winning run on first, but a ground ball to Hill closed out the Cubs’ win.
The Cubs will host Magnolia tonight at Firemen’s Park at 7:00.
In other 18/4A games last night: Magnolia 4 Waller 1; Magnolia West 4 Huntsville 2; Montgomery 18 Willis 5.
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WP-RAYNE RICHARD (1-1), 4 ip, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 er, 2 bb, 5 k’s
DAKOTA BREWTON, 3 ip, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 er, 3 bb, 3 k’s
TYLER WATTS, 2-3
CALEB HILL, 1-3, 2 rbi
RYAN NEWMAN, 1-3, rbi
JACOB STEGENT, 2 runs
18/4A STANDINGS
1-CUBS, 5-0
2-MAGNOLIA WEST, 4-1
3-MONTGOMERY, 4-2
4-MAGNOLIA, 3-2
5-RUDDER, 3-3
6-CANEY CREEK, 2-3
7-WALLER, 1-4
7-WILLIS, 1-4
9-HUNTSVILLE, 0-5