CUB BASEBALL RALLIES LATE TO BEAT HUNTSVILLE 3-2
The Brenham Cub Baseball Team needed a late rally to avoid getting upset by the Huntsville Hornets on Friday night at Fireman's Park. Brenham won the game 3-2 to improve to 15-8-1 overall and finish the first half of district with a perfect 6-0 record.
The Cubs struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Owen Finke reach on a one-out single. Drake Bentke followed with a double. Ethan Aschenbeck would later bring home Finke on an RBI groundout to give Brenham a 1-0 lead.
Huntsville came back to score a run in the third and a run in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. It would stay that way until the bottom of sixth.
Aschenbeck started the comeback with a single, and Luke Hardy hit a double. Then, Brody Tucker came up and slugged a two-run double to score them both, and put the Cubs up 3-2.
Brayden Steele went all seven innings to get the win for Brenham.
Next up, the Cubs will host A&M Consolidated on Tuesday at 7pm at Fireman's Park. KWHI will have live coverage beginning with the pregame at 6:35pm on 1280AM, 101.7FM, and KWHI.com.
HITTING
Luke Hardy 2-3 single, double, run
Brody Tucker 1-3 double, two RBIs
Ethan Aschenbeck 1-3 single, run, RBI
Drake Bentke 1-3 double
Owen Finke 1-3 single, run
Brooks Roznovsky 1-3 single
Landry Mendoza 1-3 single
PITCHING
WP Brayden Steele 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
DISTRICT 17-5A SCORES
Montgomery 9 College Station 1
Lake Creek 7 A&M Consolidated 1
Rudder bye
DISTRICT 17-5A STANDINGS
1.) Brenham, 6-0
2.) Montgomery, 3-1
3.) Lake Creek, 4-2
4.) Rudder, 2-2
5.) A&M Consolidated, 2-4
6.) College Station, 1-3
7.) Huntsville, 0-6