Smyser’s slam paces Post 88 to rout of Kinmundy in American Legion DH

*Ben Perry reached base on a walk in the opener Tuesday night.*

Trevor Smyser drilled a grand slam and his teammates scored four more runs in the second inning to lead American Legion Post 88 18U to a 13-0 rout of host Kinmundy in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday night.

The teams tied, 1-1, in the nightcap after Mattoon scored on a walk with the bases loaded in the fourth inning,

“We hit the ball well in the first game and we pitched very well all night,” Post 88 coach Stacey Birdsong said. “We gave up one run all night and it was unearned, so that was a good sign. We had some timely hits in the first game and looked pretty good overall.”

Hayden Birdsong struck out three and allowed one hit in a scoreless first inning before Meade Johnson entered the game in the second. Johnson did not allow a hit across three innings to earn the win in the opener. He struck out four and walked one.

“I thought specifically Meade Johnson threw well, his location and velocity were good,” Stacey Birdsong said.

In the first inning, Lane Harrell sparked Post 88’s offense when he doubled in a run on a 1-0 count.

Smyser, Birdsong, Sam Perry and Gavin Gonzalez each collected two of Post 88’s 14 total hits in the opener.

GAME ONE

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Meade Johnson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Hayden Birdsong	2	1	2	1	1	0
Trevor Smyser	2	2	2	4	0	0
Keagan Brady	3	1	1	0	0	1
Gunner Laughhunn	2	1	1	2	1	1
Lane Harrell	3	0	1	1	0	1
Sam Perry	3	1	2	1	0	0
Ben Perry	2	1	0	0	1	1
Asher Prater	2	1	1	0	0	1
Gavin Gonzalez	2	2	2	1	0	0
Caleb Slater	2	1	1	2	0	0
Hayden Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	28	13	14	12	3	5

Pitching	IP	#P	S%	H	R	ER	SO	BB
Hayden Birdsong	1.0	28	.536	1	0	0	3	2
Meade Johnson	3.0	35	.714	0	0	0	4	1
Caleb Slater	1.0	19	.421	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	5.0	82	.585	1	0	0	8	4

2B: Gunner Laughhunn, Sam Perry, Lane Harrell

HR: Trevor Smyser

TB: Gunner Laughhunn 2, Asher Prater, Meade Johnson, Hayden Birdsong 2, Sam Perry 3, Caleb Slater, Trevor Smyser 5, Gavin Gonzalez 2, Lane Harrell 2, Keagan Brady

RBI: Gunner Laughhunn 2, Hayden Birdsong, Sam Perry, Caleb Slater 2, Trevor Smyser 4, Gavin Gonzalez, Lane Harrell

FC: Meade Johnson, Hayden Williams

HBP: Trevor Smyser

Team LOB: 4

Fielding errors: Ben Perry

GAME TWO

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Meade Johnson	1	0	1	0	1	0
Hayden Birdsong	2	0	1	0	0	1
Trevor Smyser	2	0	0	0	0	1
Keagan Brady	1	0	0	0	1	1
Gunner Laughhunn	1	0	0	0	1	1
Lane Harrell	1	1	0	0	1	1
Sam Perry	2	0	2	0	0	0
Gavin Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	1	0
Caleb Slater	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ben Perry	2	0	0	0	0	2
Asher Prater	2	0	0	0	0	2
Hayden Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	16	1	4	0	7	10