River City stays busy
Clinton squad follows tourney play with twin bills against Coal Creek
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Coal Creek’s A.J. Colorusso heads for home while River City catcher Jayce Mack waits for the relay throw. - Ken Leinart
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River City’s Harrison Shelton dives back to first on a pickoff attempt. Shelton would come around to score. He also belted a dinger in the first game of the twin bill against Coal Creek Monday night - Ken Leinart
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Cam Britton took the mound against the Knoxville Falcons during last weekend’s tournament at the Fairgrounds. - Ken Leinart
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River City’s Jackson Webb dances off the bag during play against the Knoxville Falcons last weekend. - Ken Leinart
Crosstown baseball rivals Coal Creek and River City met for a double header at Jaycee Park Monday night.
The Bulls and River Boys split the two games through some intermittent rain. River City notched a 10-9 comeback victory, while the Bulls claimed the nightcap, 7-6.
In Game 1, Coal Creek opened a 5-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Mo Clark led off the frame with a single and stole second before coming home on a single by Easton Beaty.
A.J. Colorusso also walked and scored in the frame, and Aydin Bond chipped in with a two-run single past shortstop before Reece Wilkerson had an RBI single to make it 5-0.
The River Boys then scored two runs in the bottom of the inning as Matthew Denton had an RBI double and Alex Duggins came up with a scoring single.
The Bulls scored two runs in the third to make it 7-2 before River City pulled to within 7-4 in the bottom of the frame.
Trailing 9-7 heading to the bottom of the fifth, the final inning, the River Boys scored three runs in their final at-bat and claimed the victory on a walk-off double by Aden Golden.
Isaiah Slaven and Harrison Shelton each homered in the game for the River Boys.
Beaty had a pair of hits and drove in three runs, while Bond had a hit and two RBIs to lead the Bulls (3-1), who were seeing their first action since May 25, when they swept a double header from the NABF Freebirds at home.
Coal Creek bounced back to win the nightcap, claiming a 7-6 victory while overcoming a 6-1 second-inning deficit.
The Bulls scored six runs in the fourth.
Daniel Unthank had the game-winning hit as he came up with a two-run single in the top of the sixth. Unthank finished the contest with two hits.
While Coal Creek was idle last week, the River Boys (4-2-1) played seven games since June 1.
River City opened its season June 1 with a doubleheader against the Townsend Mountainmen. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie, and the Mountainmen won 2-1 in the nightcap.
“We were in a couple of pitchers’ duels,” said River City Coach Rob Stacy. “The one thing I wanted to see was our pitchers throw more first-pitch strikes, but we weren’t that upset about it.”
The River Boys hosted a tournament Saturday and defeated the Knoxville Falcons 14-4. River City also posted a 10-2 win over the Diamond Tar Heels.
On Sunday, River City shut out the Tar Heels 9-0.
Coal Creek and River City were set to play a doubleheader Tuesday at Anderson County High School.
Results were not available at press time.
Clinton travels to Knoxville to play a doubleheader against the Broadway Hawks Thursday at Christenberry Elementary School. Action begins at 5:30 p.m.
Coal Creek returns to action when it heads to Maryville on June 13.