Bombers repeat 10-2 win against Stallions
Special from the Dubois County Bombers
The Dubois County Bombers broke open a tight game with an 8-run 7th inning last night on the way to their second consecutive lopsided victory in front of 808 fans on Youth League night.
Fresh off of a 10-2 drubbing of the Paducah Chiefs on Monday, the Bombers downed the Muhlenberg County Stallions by the same score behind a balanced offense and the strong right arm of Renton Poole.
Poole pitched seven innings for Dubois County. He limited the Stallions to three hits while striking out eight. He didn’t walk a single batter. Yet, after he pitched the top of the seventh, the Bombers’ lead was only 2-0.
At the seventh-inning stretch, Scott Sollman closed his nightly Harry Caray rendition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame with the familiar call of, “Hey! Let’s get some runs!”
The Bombers immediately responded in a manner that would have made ol’ Harry proud. Five straight singles ignited the rally that saw 13 Bombers come to the plate. Eight different Bombers scored, and the only one who didn’t was 90 feet away as the frame finally expired.
Five different hitters came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth. It would not be a night where missed opportunities had to be dissected. Each of the five drove in at least one run.
The big blow was a two-run single off the bat of Trey Fulton over a drawn-in Stallions infield that doubled the existing 2-run lead.
Anchoring the heart of the Dubois County lineup, Zack Gray and Fulton had three hits apiece.
Muhlenberg County escaped the shutout by scoring two runs in the ninth inning, but reliever Brian Wichman sealed the deal by coaxing a double play ball and a pop up.
Poole is now 2-1 on the season. His ERA drops to 1.26. Aaron Glichstein takes the loss for the Stallions. His record falls to 0-3, despite only allowing 2 runs in five innings of work.
Dubois County is off tonight. They return to action in a double-header at Muhlenberg County on Thursday.
The next Bomber home game will be Sunday, July 3 with the annual Independence Day fireworks show after the game.
