North Harrison broke up a 3-3 tie with two in the fifth and two in the sixth to beat South Harrison 7-3 Tuesday to run their record to 2-0. Gage Fortner tossed the first four innings, and then Tate Richardson threw the last three to secure the win. They had hits up and down the lineup, with seven different Shamrocks getting hits.
At first, it did not look good for the Shamrocks, as Fortner walked Brysan Quinley. Quinley took second and third on a passed ball and a wild pitch. Joel McCall walked. Brody Templeton singled to score Quinley and McCall scored as well when the ball got away. It looked like South Harrison was all set up for the big inning when Ruger Johnson hit a hard shot that could have dropped in for a base hit. But the ball caromed off Gage Fortner's glove to Ryker Fortner at second, who threw Johnson out as Templeton held. Templeton took third on defensive indifference. Andrew Craig caught a pop fly for the second out. Kason King was plunked. King tried to steal second on a first and third situation, which many teams will give, but Dustin Hamilton gunned down King at second for the third out.
Shamrock center fielder Tate Richardson made two catches in the second and shortstop Wyatt Maize caught one in the South Harrison second.
With one out in the Shamrock second, Kellan Craig walked on four pitches. Landon Johnson singled to right as Craig took second. Kyler Kimbrough singled to load the bases. South Harrison nearly got out of the inning as Tate Richardson struck out for the second out. But Ryker Fortner's line drive was dropped by Gage Barclay as two runs scored to knot it up at 2.
With one on and two out in the South Harrison fourth, Kason King's shot to left was snagged by Wyatt Maize for the third out to preserve the tie.
With one out, Kyler Kimbrough hit a line drive dropped by Barclay in left and he reached second. Tate Richardson doubled to left to score Kimbrough to break the tie in the Shamrock fourth and make it 3-2.
In the South Harrison fifth, Korbin Heyle reached on an error by Wyatt Maize at short. He took second on a wild pitch and Brysan Quinley doubled him home to knot it up again at 3-3.
With one out in the Shamrock fifth, Dustin Hamilton reached on a dropped fly ball by Korbin Heyle. He stole second and Wyatt Maize singled him to third. Kellan Craig walked. Landon Johnson hit a grounder to shortstop Joel McCall. He tried to come home for the force, but Hamilton beat it out and the Shamrocks were back in front 4-3. Kyler Kimbrough struck out, but Tate Richardson singled to left to plate Maize to make it 5-3.
Kason King walked to start the sixth for South Harrison. But Thales Marshall caught hold of the first pitch, only to hit it right at Ryker Fortner at second, who doubled King off third for the final out.
Gage Fortner led off the Shamrock sixth by doubling to left field. Andrew Craig singled him home to make it 6-3. Dustin Hamilton singled Craig to second. Wyatt Maize reached on an error as Cole Hartschen (running for Craig) scored to make it 7-3.
Tate Richardson got the first two South Harrison batters out to start the seventh, but sometimes, the third strike is the hardest to get. Brysan Quinley kept South Harrison alive with a single to left, and Joel McCall and Brody Templeton walked to bring the tying run to the plate. But Ruger Johnson struck out looking to end the game.
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