(FARMINGTON) The Farmington Wood Bat Tournament began Friday afternoon and Farmington took home a 5-2 victory in Game 1 over Winfield, but fell to Festus in Game 2, 4-3.
In game one on KREI, Winfield jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before Farmington responded in the bottom of the 4th. After the Knights’ first run came across on a wild pitch, Owen Tripp strode to the plate with one out and a runner on third.
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Tripp then stole third base and Tyler Hampton lifted a ball into right field.
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The Knights tacked on a pair of runs late in the game and got a strong showing from Zach Grimes in relief to shut the door.
In game 2, the Festus Tigers knocked off the Farmington Knights, 4-3, on KJFF and KREI. A wild pitch put the Knights up 1-0 in the top of the 3rd, but the Tigers responded with a 2-spot in the bottom half thanks to Collin Reando.
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Farmington then evened it up in the top of the 4th behind a fly ball from Zach Grimes.
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In the bottom of the 4th, the other Reando, Ryan Reando, came through for the Tigers.
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The score remained 3-2 Festus until the top of the 7th inning when Farmington tied it up after being down to its final strike.
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Eddie Martin’s chance for redemption though would come in the bottom of the 7th inning with the game on the line and the bases loaded.
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The win for the Tigers bumps their record up to 5-10. The loss for the Knights drops them to 7-12. Festus will play twice on Saturday in the Farmington Wood Bat tournament with games against Winfield at 10 a.m. and Pattonville at 12:30 p.m. Farmington has one more game and it’s against Pattonville at 3 p.m.
Game 1 Audio
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Game 2 Audio
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