The Buckman Billygoats trailed Sobieski 3-1 through 6 innings on Sunday on The Hill, but then hung 8 runs on the board in the 7th and added runs in the 8th and 9th to win 11-3 over the Skis.
Both teams scored in their half of the 2nd inning with the Billygoats getting a 2-out double from Andrew Rueckert and an rbi single from Eric Buffington to make it 1-0.
The Skis tied it in the bottom of the 2nd when on a 2-out solo blast from Hudson Filippi to make it 1-1 after 2 innings.
Sobieski grabbed the lead in the bottom of the 3rd when Matt Baier led off with a single and stole 2nd. Beau Thoma then doubled with Baier advancing to 3rd. Matt Filippi’s rbi single gave the Skis a 2-1 lead and then a 2-out rbi single from Jake Kapphahn made it 3-1 after 3 innings.
Sobieski loaded the bases with 1 out in the 5th on singles by Beau Thoma and Collin Kray and a walk to Jake Kapphahn. But the threat ended on a Dusty Parker fly out to center and a Collin Eckman strikeout.
In the top of the 7th, Buckman turned everything around. It began with singles by Andrew Rueckert and Eric Buffington, then an rbi double by Rylan Robinson to make it 3-2. Eric Buffington then came home to score on a passed ball and the game was tied 3-3. After Matt Tautges walked, Lane Girtz then got hit by a pitch, prompting a Skis pitching change, bringing in Collin Eckman to replace Matt Filippi. Eckman then hit Noah Boser with a pitch to force in Robinson to give Buckman a 4-3 lead. A fly ball by Ben Thoma to left was then misplayed for an error, allowing Tautges to score as the lead grew to 5-3. And then the big blow came from matt Kummet, who belted a Grand Slam Home Run to make it 9-3.
In the top of the 8th, Lane Girtz walked with 2 outs, followed by Noah Boser’s rbi double to make it 10-3.
The Billygoats added 1 more run in the 9th when Andrew Rueckert Homered with 2 outs to make it 11-3.
The Skis managed a 1-out single from Beau Thoma in the 9th but that was it as Buckman’s Ben Thoma got the final 2 outs on fly balls to secure Buckman’s 11-3 win.
Buckman 11 10 0 – 11
Sobieski 3 8 1 – 3
WP: Rylan Robinson 6IP 3 runs 7 hits 10k 4bb 1hp
SV: Ben Thoma 3IP 0 runs 1 hit 5k 1bb
LP: Matt Filippi 6IP 6 runs 7 hits 4k 2bb 2hp
Collin Eckman 2IP 4 runs 2 hits 2k 1bb 1hp
Jake Kapphahn 1IP 1 run 1 hit 1k 0bb
Billygoats:
Matt Tautges 0-4 bb, run
Lane Girtz 0-2 bb, 2 hp, 2 runs
Noah Boser 2-3 2B, bb, hp, 2 rbi, run
Ben Thoma 0-5 run
Matt Kummet 1-5 Hr, 4 rbi, run
Travis Kahl 0-5
Andrew Rueckert 3-5 Hr, 2B, sb, rbi, 3 runs
Eric Buffington 3-5 rbi, run
Rylan Robinson 1-4 2B, rbi, run
Skis:
Beau Thoma 3-5 2B, run
Matt Filippi 1-4 bb, 2 rbi
Collin Kray 1-4
Jake Kapphahn 1-2 2bb, sb
Dusty Parker 0-4
Collin Eckman 0-3
– Zach Opatz 0-1
Hudson Filippi 1-3 Hr, bb, rbi, run
Riley Czech 0-3 bb
Matt Baier 1-4 run
