East Chicago scored 3 in bottom of 8th, edges Argos

Burns, Kindig, Jamin Trump have 2 hits each for Dragons

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Baseball

East Chicago Central 8, Argos 7 (8 innings): Jamin Trump had two hits and two RBIs, and Jackson Kindig and Dominic Burns had two hits each for Argos in a road loss to Class 4A East Chicago Central Saturday.

Kindig also had an RBI. Boyd Paul and Brady Montgomery each had a hit and an RBI. Kyle Penn had a hit and a run scored. Zayne Ruby walked twice and scored a run.

Argos had nine stolen bases as a team, including two each for Kindig and Penn.

Kindig started and pitched 6 ⅔ innings before being removed after reaching the 120-pitch limit. He allowed eight hits and five runs (all earned) while walking four, hitting a batter and striking out 13. Paul relieved and got the final out in the seventh while walking one, hitting two batters and striking out one. Montgomery pitched one-third of an inning and allowed three hits and three runs (all earned) while walking two, hitting a batter and striking out one.

Argos scored four runs in the top of the seventh to take a 5-2 lead before the Cardinals rallied to tie the game.

Argos scored twice in the top of the seventh to take a 7-5 lead.

East Chicago Central 8, Argos 7 (8 innings)

Argos 100 000 42 – 7 9 0

E.C. Central 002 000 33 – 8 11 7

WP – Rojas (1 ⅓ IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)

LP – Brady Montgomery (⅓ IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K)

2B – Dominic Burns (ARG), Rojas (ECC)