Valley drops to 0-2 after loss at Jimtown

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Baseball

Jimtown 12, Tippecanoe Valley 3 (Monday): Preston Prater singled and drove in two runs, and Parker Adamson had a double, two walks and an RBI for Valley in an Indiana Northern State Conference road loss to Jimtown Monday.

Hunter Paxton, Gage Hileman and Gage Paxton had one hit each.

Weston Brown took the loss on the hill, allowing eight hits and eight runs (seven earned) in 3 ⅓ innings. He walked one, hit a batter and struck out two.

Wyatt Craig finished, allowing five hits and four runs (one earned) in 2 ⅔ innings. He walked none hit, hit a batter and fanned two.

Valley pitchers also combined to throw six wild pitches.

Colin Davis fired a five-hitter for Jimtown. He walked two and struck out three.

Owen Biggs had three hits and five RBIs.

Jimtown led 9-0 after four innings.

Jimtown 12, Tippecanoe Valley 3

Valley 000 030 0 – 3 5 4

Jimtown 400 503 X – 12 13 2

WP – Davis (7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K)

LP – Weston Brown (3 ⅓ IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K)

2B – Parker Adamson (TV), Kaler (JIM), Cook (JIM), Biggs (JIM)