STAFF REPORT
Simply put, the Forrest Rockets were dominant in a two-game district sweep against Grundy County, beating the Yellow Jackets 10-0 in Game 1 and closing out the series with a 16-0 win in Game 2.
FORREST 10, GRUNDY CO. 0
Forrest got off to a hot start and backed starting pitcher Tyler Baxter with a five-spot in the first inning en route to a 10-0 run rule limit win.
Baxter was efficient, giving up just three hits and striking out seven.
He helped his own cause going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, while Kason Fuller also doubled.
Forrest padded its lead with a sixth run in the second inning and then scored one in the fourth, two in the fifth and closed the game with a walk-off RBI single by Reid Gentry to reach the 10-run rule limit.
Grundy Co. 000 000 — 0 3 2
Forrest 510 121 — 10 8 1
Forrest: Tyler Baxter 3-for-4, Branham Haynes 1-for-2, Kason Fuller 1-for-3, Luke Allen 1-for-1, Reid Gentry 2-for-2.
WP: Baxter
FORREST 16, GRUNDY CO. 0
Three different Rockets recorded at least three hits in Game 2 of the series as Forrest dominated the Yellow Jackets in every facet.
Branham Haynes went 1-for-3 and drove in four runs, while Tyler Baxter and Kason Fuller each went 3-for-4.
Designated hitter Braiden Bourne went 4-for-4 and also knocked in four runs.
Luke Allen was in total control on the mound and went the distance to claim the win, giving up just five hits and striking out two.
Forrest 174 40 — 16 17 1
Grundy Co. 000 00 — 0 5 3
Forrest: Tyler Baxter 3-for-4, Branham Haynes 1-for-3, Kason Fuller 3-for-4, Braiden Bourne 4-for-4, Matthew Morgan 2-for-4, Travis Porter 2-for-3, Lane Smith 2-for-3.
WP: Allen
