Chadron moved into the driver’s seat of the Class B-7 Seniors District Baseball Tournament it is hosting by edging Alliance 3-1 Saturday afternoon.
Alliance scored in the bottom of the first when its first two batters singled, the third hitter in the order walked and, after the next two Spartans struck out, the leadoff batter scored on a wild pitch.
But that was Alliance’s only run Alliance. Chadron retaliated by scoring twice in the top of the second inning and added an insurance run in the fifth.
Led by three hits by both Broc Berry and Jordan Bissonette, Chadron outhit Alliance 10-4. Jordan’s older brother, Kobe, pitched all seven innings for Chadron. He struck out six and walked two.
Seth Gaswick had two hits for the winners. There was only one error in the contest.
In the first game Saturday, Gering defeated Sidney 7-3 to eliminate the Cheyenne County team from the tourney, even though Sidney outhit Gering eight to five. Ryder Bayne had three hits for Sidney while his teammate Kyle Jaggers and Gering’s Bo Gable each had two.
Landon Crowe was the winning pitcher the Alliance Spartans’ 6-1 victory over Sidney in the opening game of the Class B-7 District Baseball Tournament in Chadron last Friday. He gave up just three hits and struck out seven in the seven-inning contest.
Alliance left fielder Tyzen Brown made a diving catch of a Chadron line drive in the third inning in Saturday’s game during the Class B-7 District Seniors Baseball Tournament in Chadron. Chadron won the game 3-1.
Alliance’s Tony Escamilla tagged out Chadron’s Bricen Wright during this play in the sixth inning of their game Saturday during the Class B-7 Seniors District Tournament in Chadron. The Spartans scored first, but Chadron won the game 3-1. The Nationals outhit the Spartans 10-4.