Albion nips Pavilion in 18U diamond contest
An unearned run midway through the game proved to be the difference as Albion nipped host Pavilion 2-1 in an 18U baseball game Tuesday evening.
Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, Albion regained the lead for good by scoring a run in the fourth inning as Chastin Styer reached on a dropped third strike, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a passed ball.
Albion’s other run came in the first inning on singles by Elliott Trapiss and Gavin Boyce. Trapiss had 2 hits on the day.
Pavilion tied the game with a run on an error in the second inning.
Nate Gibson and Omer Fugate shared the pitching duties for Albion giving up a combined total of 5 hits with 11 strikeouts.
Now at 2-0., Albion next hosts Alden on Thursday.
