The Decatur Bean Ballers improved to 4-6 on the season Friday night, defeating the Dubois County Bombers 5-3 behind a balanced offensive attack and strong pitching.
Decatur struck first in the bottom of the opening inning. Matthew Novominsky came around to score on an RBI single by Oneill Feliz before Jackson Snitko added another run with an RBI groundout, giving the Bean Ballers an early 2-0 lead.
Dubois County responded in the second when Nate Dunfee doubled down the left-field line to score Dixon Monk and cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Bean Ballers added to their lead in the fourth inning as Gage Reynolds delivered an RBI single that brought home Caleb Crider. Decatur then created some breathing room in the fifth. Feliz drove in his second run of the game with an RBI groundout before Snitko followed with an RBI single to center, extending the advantage to 5-1.
The Bombers refused to go away quietly. In the ninth inning, Simon Gaines singled home Hunter Reeb to make it 5-2, and a subsequent balk allowed Nate Dunfee to score, trimming the lead to 5-3. However, Decatur’s bullpen shut the door to preserve the victory.
Parker Phillis earned the win for the Bean Ballers, allowing just one run on six hits over 5.1 innings while striking out three. Baron Odam and Bruno Banuelos combined to finish the final 3.2 innings.
Raygan New took the loss for Dubois County after allowing five runs, four earned, over 4.2 innings.
Top Performers
Decatur Bean Ballers
- Parker Phillis: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 K (Win)
- Oneill Feliz: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Jackson Snitko: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Caleb Crider: 2-for-4, 1 run scored
- Matthew Novominsky: 1-for-4, 2 runs scored
Dubois County Bombers
- Nate Dunfee: 5-for-5, RBI, 2 runs scored
- Simon Gaines: 3-for-3, RBI, 2 walks
- Jack Gordon: 1-for-4
- Bryce Haney: 2.1 scoreless innings, 2 strikeouts
With the win, the Bean Ballers move to 4-6 on the season as they continue to build momentum heading into their next matchup.
Coach Arroyo talks big home win.
Parker Phillis talks great outing that earned him his second win.
#30 Caleb Crider with a great defensive effort to get the out at first tonight for the Bean Ballers.
#28 Carter Reich with the dive and gun down to home to save a run tonight for the Decatur Bean Ballers.
#26 Misael Maldonado with the SMOOTH diving catch in left field for the Bean Ballers.
#2 Gage Reynolds with the RBI single for for the Decatur Bean Ballers
#9 Bruno Banuelos with an important strikeout to close out the game tonight for the Bean Ballers.
#18 Parker Phillis secures his second win of the year with a great showing on the mound tonight for Decatur. #ilswdecaturil
#34 Oneill Feliz brings in an important RBI for the Decatur Bean Ballers.
#24 Baron Odam threw 2.5 scoreless innings tonight to help propel the Bean Ballers to a Win.
#34 Oneill Feliz with the big RBI single into right field tonight for the Bean Ballers.