After falling behind early, the Mt. Zion Braves offense came alive in a dominant 11-1 victory over the Taylorville Tornadoes on Tuesday night.
Taylorville struck first in the opening inning when Maxx Grieme launched a solo home run to left field to give the Tornadoes a 1-0 lead. That would be the lone bright spot offensively for Taylorville, which finished with just two hits on the night.
Mt. Zion answered immediately in the third inning as Evan Howley crushed a two-run homer to left field to put the Braves in front 2-1. Kellen Bollhorst followed later in the inning with an RBI double, and Davis Venters added an RBI single as Mt. Zion stretched the lead to 4-1.
The Braves kept pouring it on in the fourth. Keegan Durbin drove in a run with an RBI single before Connor Fox blasted a two-run homer to left to make it 7-1. Bollhorst continued his huge night with another RBI double to extend the advantage to 8-1.
Mt. Zion put the game away in the fifth inning. Fox ripped a two-run single to center scoring Durbin and Landon Workman, while Brock Foster added a sacrifice fly to cap the 11-run performance.
Connor Fox led the Braves offensively, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. Kellen Bollhorst collected two doubles and drove in two runs, while Evan Howley added a two-run homer and Brock Foster scored twice.
Fox also earned the win on the mound, tossing five innings while allowing just two hits and one run with four strikeouts.
Top Performers
- Connor Fox — HR, 4 RBI
- Kellen Bollhorst — 2 doubles, 2 RBI
- Evan Howley — HR, 2 RBI
- Maxx Grieme — Solo HR for Taylorville
#2 Connor Fox hits a 2 run homer to left field for Mt.Zion.
Taylorville’s Maxx Grieme launches a homer for Taylorville.
#1 Davis Venters with the smooth RBI single for Mt.Zion.
#50 Zaydyn Donaldson with a single up the middle for Taylorville.
#22 Evan Howley CRUSHES this 2-RUN homer for Mt.Zion.
#9 Colton Gatton with the great defensive out for Taylorville.
#23 Landon Workman with a great double for the Braves.
#9 Colton Gatton with the one hop snag and out for Taylorville.
#2 Connor Fox with the strikeout for Mt.Zion
Mt.Zion #5 Kellen Bollhorst with a deep RBI double.
#8 Kason Pembroke with the strikeout for Taylorville.