By K. Conner On April 19, the Bulldogs traveled to Cottonwood to face the 4A Mingus Marauders. The Marauders would open an 8-0 lead in the first three innings. In the first inning, Jan Alverez scored off of a wild pitch then in the second inning Jeremiah Rogers hit a grounder with an RBI. Ryan Lindsey scored on a fielder’s choice and Emmett Smith scored on an error. In the third inning, Ryan Roger’s bunt scored a run, followed by Smith scoring on a passed ball and Ben Benlow had a single with an RBI. In the top of the fourth, the Bulldogs would get on the board with a Justus Martin triple and two RBIs, followed by a Sonny Wilbanks double to bring in Martin. Touron Dick’s single with an RBI would cut the Marauders lead in half, 8-4. In the top of the fifth inning Martin would hit a three-run home run and a double by Tyron Leonard, with an RBI tied the game. In the top of the sixth, Zane Corum would steal home to give the Bulldogs a one run lead. In the top of the seventh inning, Chris Arellano had a double with an RBI and Corum had a single with an RBI, followed by doubles by Jace Lyons and Martin each with an RBI, giving Winslow a 13-8 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Marauders would tie the game starting with a single by Benlow with a RBI, followed by a run walked in. Alverez would score on a wild pitch and a double by Ryan Shamberger with two RBIs made the score 13-13. In the top of the eighth inning, Dick’s single with an RBI and a Corum’s single with two RBI’s would give the Bulldogs a 16-13 lead. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning with bases loaded Zach Harrison hit an inside the park grand slam to give Mingus the 17-16 win. Winslow used five pitchers for a total of 10 hits, 17 runs and five strikeouts, with five errors. Mingus used three pitchers for a total of 23 hits, 16 runs and 10 strikeouts, with three errors.
