As the rain descended on Derrick Keller Field in St. Louis Park, Matt Thompson's two run single highlighted a five run seventh inning to lead the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars to a 7-1 win over the St. Louis Park Orioles Friday night.
The Jaguars got on the scoreboard in the top of the second inning on a wild pitch by Luke Boyum that scored Carter Beck, who led off the inning with a single. The Orioles offense could only get one runner in scoring position in the first five innings against Jefferson's starting pitcher Hunter Day. Aaron Sledge led off the bottom of the fifth with a single and went to third on a couple of wild pitches but Day retired the next three batters He was having a good day through four innings giving up only a single to Sledge and Anthony Odens reached base on a dropped third strike and a throwing error by Beck. Going into the fifth, Day had no walks and five strikeouts.
Jefferson would add a run in the top of the sixth inning on Ben Bach's sacrifice fly enabling Beck to cross the plate. St. Louis Park would end Day's shutout in the bottom of the inning on Sam Hunt's RBI single that would score Aaron Ellingson to cut the Jaguar lead to 2-1.
It would be all Jefferson in the top of the seventh inning as head coach Jim Gess sent 11 men to the plate and five would score. Jack McGuire's RBi single scored Zeke Krug and Ryan Adams' bases loaded walk brought home Bennett McCollow. Beck and McGuire accounted for two more Jefferson runs on Thompson's two RBI single. Thompson would score the inning's fifth run on Quinton Collins' RBI single.
After a delay due to mound maintenance, the Orioles had their final turn at the plate but Day retired the side in order, including two of his game high eight strikeouts.
Beck went 3 for 3 and scored three of the Jaguars seven runs. Of the 18 hits by both Jefferson and St. Louis Park, none would go for extra bases.
The Jaguars improved their record to 6-4 and will enter The Battle of Bloomington against the Kennedy Eagles on Monday, May 6 at 4:30 at Red Haddox Field. The Orioles fell to 6-5 and host the Wayzata Trojans on Saturday, May 4 at noon. It will also be Little League Day.
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