Copperheads (2-6) took on the Lima Locos (6-2) at home for the second game of the series, the Locos took this one, 11-4.
The Cheads finished with four runs, five hits and one error. The Locos had 11 runs, nine hits and one error.
Colin Hirschkorn (#29) started on the mound for the Copperheads. He had two strikeouts, six walks, one hit, and four earned runs in 2.2 innings.
Landon Baker (#11) scored at the bottom of the first off an unearned run from second. A hit off Josh Caudill (#17) allowed Brady Kaufman (#25) to score on a run from third. Copperheads led 2-0 heading into the second inning.
Lima scored two runs in the top of the second to tie the game 2-2 heading into the third inning.
The Copperheads weren’t able to connect on any pitches during the second inning, keeping the tie going into the third.
The Locos got the bats rolling in the top of the third, scoring two more runs off a fielder’s choice and a sacrifice fly to right field. Sam Dawson (#20) came into the game for Hirschkorn. The Cheads now trail 4-2.
The bottom of the third was a pitching clinic for Lima, again allowing zero runs, giving them more breathing room.
The fourth inning was all defense, with each team giving up multiple walks but not allowing a single run.
The fifth inning was all Locos, as they scored four runs off an inside the park grand slam; those were the only runs of the inning, giving Lima a six-run advantage.
The sixth inning was much like the fourth, with neither side conceding a run; keeping the score 8-2 in favor of Lima.
The top of the seventh saw some changes for the Copperheads: Alex Noe (#40) replaced Dawson, Dawson Kennedy (#35) came into play first, and Logan Martin (#39) replaced Josh Caudill (#17).
Lima kept it the same this inning, scoring two more runs, expanding their lead to 10-2. The bottom of the seventh was all Locos, with three up and three down for the Cheads; keeping them scoreless since the first inning.
The bats were there for the Locos at the top of the eighth, Cameron Greene started off the inning with a leadoff double. Shane Miranda flew it out to Eli Mandler (#18), advancing Greene to third.
Greene came into score off a single for Lima, giving them an 11-2 lead.
The bottom of the eighth was a pitching clinic by the Locos, still not letting up a single run, keeping the score the same through eight.
Matthew Bright (#24) stepped onto the mound in the ninth, ending Noe’s night after two innings. The Locos got singled during the inning, but were stopped by a fly out and a double play by the Copperhead defense.
Mason Wagner (#5) came into pinch-hit for the Copperheads and got on base by a hit by pitch, Kennedy struck out swinging, and Martin flew out to right field for the first two outs of the inning.
Cal Leighton (#3) singled to right field, advancing Wagner to second. Jayden Kennedy (#6) and Lance Morgan (#30) both walked, scoring Wagner. Fox Spears (#19) walked, scoring Leighton. Wyatt Fether (#4) hit a grounder back to the pitcher for the last out of the game.
The Locos take this series win, 11-4. The Copperheads look to improve their pitching tomorrow after giving up seven walks and four batters hit by pitch.
Brady Kaufman was the Wings Over Player of the Game. He had one hit, one RBI, and one run.
The Cheads return to Copperhead Stadium on Sunday, June 14th at 5:05pm to face the Lima Locos. If you can’t make the game, you can catch the broadcast on Flo Sports. Go Copperheads!
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The Southern Ohio Copperheads is a community-owned, student-operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Established in 2002, the Copperheads is a summer collegiate wooden bat baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League and plays its home games at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, OH. The Copperheads organization strives to provide the most affordable means of family-friendly outdoor entertainment in southeast Ohio. Tickets to the Copperheads games are $5 and children under the age of 5 receive free admission. Staffed by Ohio University students, the Southern Ohio Copperheads also serve as a “learning lab” for student interns looking to work in the sport and entertainment industry.
