The Crawford Roofing Red Sox hammered 10 hits and defeated the Glo-Valve Service Dodgers 18-3 in a Pampa Optimist 11-12 Cal Ripken League makeup game Tuesday at Optimist Park.
Phoenix Lopez was the winning pitcher. He struck out eight and walked five while giving up only one hit and no earned runs. David Buendia and Carson Rogers pitched for Glo-Valve.
The Red Sox jumped out into a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Madden Campos and Kole Hartman were each hit by a pitched ball. Triples by Lopez and Nate Briones and a Glo-Valve error produced the runs. In the bottom of the first, Danny Moncado walked, stole two bases and scored when Rogers reached base on a Red Sox error.
The winners went back to work in the second scoring eight times. The big hit was a grand slam home run by Briones. Harley Johnson was hit by a pitch and scored.Owen Haynes, Landry Crawford and Cruise Godingo walked and scored. Haynes scored again after he was hit by a pitch. Campos doubled and made a run. Lopez and Hartman both singled and added runs.
Glo-Valve got two runs back in the bottom of the second. Jace Ruiz walked and stole second. Moncado struck out but reached second on a passed ball and an error which scored Ruiz. Moncado stole third and alertly took home on an attempted pickoff throw to first.
The Red Sox ended the game by the 15-run rule in the third inning. Godingo tripled. Lopez singled. Conner Turner reached base on a catcher’s interference. Hartman walked. Briones doubled. Johnson walked. They all scored.
Briones with a home run, triple and double was the leading hitter for the game. Lopez picked a runner off second base throwing to Turner at short for the Red Sox’ outstanding defensive play. Weston Jones robbed the Red Sox’ hitter of a hit on a scorching ground ball to short and threw him out at first for a defensive gem for Glo-Valve.
The Pampa Optimist Youth Club is a Pampa United Way agency.
