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Brownton tops Plato in cross-county battle

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/03/2015 - 9:00am
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Early bragging rights along Highway 212 belong to the Brownton Bruins, who remained undefeated on the season by means of a 5-2 win at the Plato Blue Jays on Sunday, May 31.

Brownton took a 2-1 lead after the first inning with Ryan Grams and Matt Schwichtenberg scoring for the Bruins in the top of the frame. Matt Odegaard doubled and was driven home by Chris Odegaard for Plato’s opening-inning tally.

Odegaard scored again in the third on an RBI sacrifice grounder by Tyler Lang, but the first three innings were a theater of Blue Jays baserunning errors that cost the team a chance to take an early lead.

Brownton starter Dylan McCormick got stronger as the game went along, despite dealing with a sore back, as Plato did not get a runner past first base until Adam Prehn reached third in the ninth.

Prehn, who started the game for the Blue Jays and notched nine strikeouts, ended up saddled with the loss despite giving up three hits, four walks and two earned runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Brownton pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth as Spencer Glaeser scampered home on a wild pitch to make the count 3-2.

The Bruins tacked on two more runs in the seventh, with Glaeser and Grams each scoring once again to bring the tally to the eventual final of 5-2.

McCormick came within one out of a complete game, but ran into a bit of trouble in the bottom of the ninth, putting two runners on before Grams came on to earn the save by recording the final out.

For more on this story, see the June 3 issue of the Chronicle.