YOUTH BASEBALL (12U): WAVERLY SCORES TWO RUNS LATE; TIES WINDSOR, 8-8, IN OPENING ROUND OF OWEGO 12U TOURNAMENT (20 PHOTOS) (2024-07-12)
Valley Sports ReportOWEGO — Waverly scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull into an 8-8 deadlock with Windsor here Friday in the opening round of the Owego 12U Baseball Tournament.
Waverly took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-out single by Cooper Skovira, who ended up on third base on an error on the play, an RBI double by Brayden Bowman, and an RBI single by Liam Barton.
After Windsor trimmed the deficit to 2-1 with a run in the top of the second inning, Waverly answered with four runs in the top of the second inning to extend its lead to 6-1.
Bowman provided the big hit with a two-run double, and Barton added an RBI single in the rally.
Windsor closed the gap to 6-2 with a run in the third inning, then pushed six runs across the plate in the top of the fifth inning to take an 8-6 lead.
Mike Hendershot stroked a one-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Levi Couse worked a walk to put runners on first and second.
With two outs, Bowman ripped a two-RBI triple to tie the game at 8-8, but he was stranded there.
Bowman had three extra-base hits, including a triple and two doubles, scored one run, and had five RBI, and Barton singled twice and drove in two runs to pace Waverly’s nine-hit attack.
Skovira and Hendershot each singled twice and scored two runs, while Couse scored two runs, and Triton Floyd crossed the plate once.
Bowman had the best turn on the mound, allowing two hits, while striking out six and walking one in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Waverly returns to action Sunday for two games, taking on Maine-Endwell at 4:30 p.m. and Susquehanna Valley at 7 p.m.
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PHOTOS BY TIM TAYLOR.
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