BLACKSOX FALL IN DISTRICT 6B OPENER
No. 6 Irene got the best of No. 3 Freeman by a score of 10-8 in the first round of the District 6B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Wynot, Neb., Friday night, July 25. The Blacksox will play in an elimination game either Sunday, July 27 or Thursday, July 31 depending on the outcome of Friday’s late game between No. 2 Wynot and No. 7 Menno.
Freeman held a 6-5 lead against Irene after six innings played, but the Cardinals scored four runs in the top of the seventh to take control of the game, and another in the eighth inning to build a 10-6 lead. The Blacksox got two back in the bottom of the eighth, but it wasn’t enough.
Jackson Fiegen pitched six innings for Freeman, giving up eight earned runs on 12 hits while striking out five and walking one. Trey Ortman pitched the final three innings in relief, allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out one and walking two.
Bailey Sage and Jake Weier both hit home runs for Freeman, with Sage going 3-for-4 with three RBI, and Weier accounting for two RBI. Clint Dangel also had two singles for Freeman.
