May 29, 2014 at 11:02 a.m.

Big comeback without a hit keys win over RC


There is a Yogi saying that the game is never over until it is over.
Richland Center found that out the hard way in the nightcap of a twinbill with Dodgeville and it all happened in the last inning.
After taking the first game 9-8, the Hornets were in mode to complete the night with a sweep. They had a 5-0 lead going into the seventh and had already recorded an out.
But, starting pitcher Brandon Gerner was out of innings and the two relievers the Hornets used never found their zone.
Bobby McNeill pinch hit and got things started with a walk. Three more walks forced in a run when Jordan Larson got a pass with the bases loaded. A dropped fly ball in center aided the scoring and then came two more walks to force in a run. A sacrifice fly by Brian Simmons made it 7-5 in Dodgeville's favor.
That made it seven runs without a hit.
Next it was a clutch pitching performance that gave the Dodgers the win.
Reliever Aaron Dowling hit the first batter he faced and gave way to Trent Jones. The sophomore coaxed a ground ball for a fielders choice out then struck out the final two batters he faced to preserve the win.
The Dodgers had only two hits in the game and neither figured into the win. Levi Nagel had a double and Jordan Olson singled.
The first game saw a couple errors at the wrong time figure into the 9-8 loss. Richland Center had two run innings in the first and second then pushed across five in the fourth.
The Dodgers scored twice in the first on a two run double by Jordan Olson and once in the second on an rbi single by Jones.
Olson had a two run single in a four run fourth and Jones doubled in a run in the sixth.
Jones was 3x4, Nagel 2x3 and Olson 2x4 for the Dodgers. Dylan Shaffer, Brian Simmons and Travis Hendrickson all had one hit.
Friday the Dodgers hosted Prairie du Chien and built up a 3-0 lead over the SWC leaders until the Blackhawks tied it in the fourth and went on to a 13-6 win.
The arm weary Dodgers got innings from Simmons, Cole Sullivan and Jones until they ran out of gas. Jordan Larson gave it a try but couldn't get loose so Levi Nagel came in for his first appearance of the year and coaxed an infield fly and a strikeout.
Simmons and Jordan Olson were both 2x4 and Nagel was 2x3. Austin Larson homered deep over the right field fence while Jones, Hendrickson, Sullivan and Dowling all had one hit.
One of Olson's hits went for a double.
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