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The Warriors jumped out to the early lead after scoring a run in the top of the first inning when Tyler Dempsey doubled to score Jason Enguita. Tyler elevated his batting average to a team leading .704. But, the Midway Jets struck back with two runs in the bottom of the frame on three walks and a Warriors' error on a pick off attempt at first base.
Cody Rutledge started the second inning off with a single to centerfield, but the Warriors failed to score in the inning. Midway extended its lead with a run in the bottom of the frame on two hits before the inning ended on a ground out to Tyler Dempsey at second base.
The Warriors scored seven runs in the third inning to take an 8-3 lead. Matt LeVigne tripled to deep leftfield in the inning. It was Matt's second triple of the season and he leads all Warriors hitters with six extra base hits for the season. Matt appeared to be fully recovered from a knee injury that sidelined him for the last ten days or so.
Cody Rutledge pitched his first inning as a Warrior in the bottom of the third inning. The lead off hitter reached base on a Texas Leaguer down the leftfield line. But, he was retired moments later attempting to score on a base hit to centerfield. The shortstop, Zac Zavod, made a perfect relay throw to Jason Enguita at the plate for the out. Cody struck out the next hitter with a sharp curve ball. The Jets failed to score in the inning.
The Warriors put the game out of reach with eight runs in the fourth inning. The Jets made two costly fielding errors in the inning and a total of six errors in the game. The Warriors drew four walks in the inning as well.
Zac Zavod struck out three Jets in the fourth inning. Zac leads the pitching staff in WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched). He has allowed just five baserunners in five innings of work.
Steve Sismelich pitched the fifth inning. After hitting the first batter, he retired the side in order to end the game. Steve now leads the pitching staff in ERA (earned runs allowed).
The Warriors have used an astounding 10 different pitchers in the season so far. This bodes well for tournament play when most other teams will be relying on just two or three pitchers to throw many innings in a single weekend.
