Medina off to 2-1 start at I-90 Shootout

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina second baseman Vinny Gray gets an out at second base during the Mustangs  I-90 Shootout Tournament game against the Greece Gladiators this morning.

The Medina Mustangs are off to a 2-1 start at the I-90 17U Shootout Tournament being held this weekend at Batavia.

Medina opened with a 20-1 win over Glow Legion on Friday .

A big six run first inning, which included a two-run single by Lukas Grimes and a single by Konner Malcolm, highlighted that uprising.

Medina later closed out the win with 10 runs in the fifth frame.

Grimes, Colton Smith, Carter Woodworth and Cam Noonan each had 2 hits.

On the mound. Grimes allowed only two hits and struck out 7 in 4 innings of work.

Medina then lost 6-3 to the Greece Gladiators this morning.

Smith had a two-run single in the third inning and Grimes a double for Medina which had a total of only 6 hits.

Rebounding, Medina blanked Avon 12-0 as Vinny Gray and Woodworth both had 3 hits.

Jackson Prynn and Jimmy Dieter combed to hurl the shutout allowing no hits and striking out 6.

Medina scored two quick runs in the first inning on a single by Gray and a sacrifice fly by Prynn and twice in the second keyed by singles by Dieter and Smith.

Medina then broke the game open with five runs in the third inning ignited by a triple by Gray and highlighted by a two-run single by Grimes.

The Mustangs capped off the win with four runs in the fourth as Woodworth and Noonan both had two-run singles.

The tournament will conclude on Sunday.