Senior Cubs post double loss in Sunday games

July 22, 2016 · 0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Mansfield Senior Cubs had some shining moments on Sunday afternoon, July 17, on the diamond in Mansfield when they hosted two games, but they didn’t come out on the plus side.

The first game of the afternoon saw the Midland Indians in town for a 2 p.m. start.

After getting into trouble in the early going, the Cubs got the bats moving in the sixth inning when they let loose and recorded eight runs for the frame.

Although they had a huge inning, it wasn’t enough to catch the visitors and they had to settle for an 11-8 loss in that game.

The second game of the afternoon got underway against the Bolton Dodgers with a 5 p.m. start.

The Dodgers got off to on the right foot in the first inning with a hit to the right field fence for a double, followed up with another nice hit that drove in the first run of the game.

A line drive down the third base line brought in two more runs to give the Dodgers an early 3-0 lead.

The Cubs couldn’t keep a man in base in their first at-bat.

The Bolton squad had another good inning in the third starting out with a ground rule double and a huge hit to the left field fence that brought in three more runs.

Jess Ragazzon led off the Mansfield bats in the third inning with a single to right field. That led the Cubs loading the bases but they couldn’t capitalize and the side retired before they could score.

The Mansfield defence did a good job of shutting down the Bolton team in the fourth inning, taking out three batters and ending the inning on a fly to fielder Brad Pendleton.

The Cubs got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning with bases loaded and a batter getting the walk on the fourth ball.

The game ended with a 7-2 win for the Dodgers.

The Cubs will play their final regular season game this coming Sunday, July 24, on the diamond at Mansfield when they host the Creemore Barons.

The first pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.