Riley Grand Slam Advances High Heat in Ladder Quest
Bernie Riley blasted a home run over the left field fence in the fourth inning of the Ladder Quest opening game to put High Heat up 5-2. Riley then came into the game to pitch, as LFG Slimeball threatened, in the bottom of the fourth and got a big strikeout to end the inning, then secured the victory with a 3 batter fifth inning. Maxx Melnyk was the starting pitcher for High Heat and got credited with the win, he went three and a half innings and scattered 10 hits by LFG to surrender just 3 runs and keep his team right in it. High Heat scored their first run in the top of the first on a Melnyk bases loaded single. LFG tied the game on an Alex Miles double in the bottom of the second, and took a 2-1 lead later that inning on a Mike Sullivan sac fly. Miles threw the complete game for LFG and made just one mistake to Riley in the fourth that ultimately ended the Slimeball's season.
| BOX SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
R |
H |
E |
| High Heat |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
| LFG Slimeball |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
Date: July 12, 2021
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Cecil Park
| High Heat |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Maxx Melnyk |
10 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Bernie Riley |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Totals |
18 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
HR: Riley
|
|
|
| LFG Slimeball |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Mike Sullivan |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Vinnie Ninehouser |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Alex Miles |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Reed Bursic |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
17 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2B: Miles (2)
|
|
| High Heat |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Maxx Melnyk (W) |
3.2 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Bernie Riley |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| LFG Slimeball |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Alex Miles (L) |
5.0 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
