Metro Roundup: Wayne Newton Post 346 racks up another doubleheader sweep

Staff Report

TERRE HAUTE — An eight-run sixth inning in what proved to be its last offensive inning of the first game helped propel Wayne Newton Post 346 to a sweep of an American Legion baseball doubleheader over visiting Lafayette Post 11 on Sunday at Terre Haute North High School.

Post 346 won the opener 9-6, then won the second game 8-1 as Jordan Stone pitched a four-hitter.

Lafayette had a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning of the first game, but Wayne Newton pitcher Cole Vicars was about to get revenge.

After a walk to Andrew Woodason and a single by Bryan Chestnut, Jeremy Lucas hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 6-3. After one out, another run scored in a sequence that included Devin Peabody being hit by a pitch, Koby Kraemer walking and Zach Odum reaching on a bunt single. Then Vicars provided the next four runs with a grand-slam homer, and Jordan Shaw-Tyler followed with a solo shot.

Shaw-Tyler didn’t quite hit for the cycle for the day because he never got a single, but in the second game he added a double, triple and three RBIs and Vicars drove in two more runs in support of Stone.

Lafayette Post 11 300 003 0 — 6 6 3

Post 346 100 008 x — 9 8 1

Riley, Bennett (6) and Tyson; Vicars, Kraemer (7) and Lucas. W — Vicars, 2-0. L — Riley. Sv — Kraemer (1). HR — L: Mosser; WN: Vicars (1), Shaw-Tyler (1).

Highlights — For Post 346, winning pitcher Cole Vicars was 2 for 4 with a grand-slam homer and four RBIs; Jeremy Lucas was 2 for 2 with a double and two RBIs; Jordan Shaw-Tyler was 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs; and Zach Odum was 2 for 4.

Lafayette Post 11 000 010 0 — 1 4 1

Post 346 002 501 x — 8 9 2

Van Allen, Bennett (4) and Hodges; Stone (W, 2-1) and Pullen. L — Van Allen. HR — L: Horner.

Highlights — For Post 346, Jordan Shaw-Tyler was 2 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs; Koby Kraemer was 2 for 4; Cole Vicars was 1 for 1 with two RBIs; and Andrew Woodason was 1 for 3 with an RBI.

Next game — Wayne Newton Post 346 (10-1) has a 7 p.m. (EDT) Tuesday at Robinson, Ill. Lafayette Post 11 is now 5-4.

Golf

• Wrong winners — At Idle Creek, the team of Joe Goda, Frank Perry, Bob Harvey and Devon Klutey shot a 54 on Saturday to win the gross division of the Rick Titus Memorial outing.

An incorrect winning team had been submitted to the Tribune-Star.

Auto racing

• Father bests son — A father-son race featured Father’s Day weekend racing Saturday night at Action City Dragway.

Father Jerry Lawson of Paris, Ill., bested son Jeremy in the finals of the super pro class.

Other winners included Mike Tewell and Jeff Lathrop.

This week, Fun Night runs are from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, with regular racing Saturday along with Junior Shootout action. Time runs are from 1 to 5 p.m. with eliminations at 5:30.

Super pro — Jerry Lawson of Paris, Ill., 1970 Nova, def. Jeremy Lawson of Paris, Ill., 1992 S-10; semis Dan Murphy.

Pro — Mike Tewell of West Terre Haute, 1987 Monte Carlo SS, def. Melvin Rose of Newman, Ill., 1984 Monte Carlo; semis: Steve Byrley.

Sportsman — Jeff Lathrop of Terre Haute, 1970 Nova, def. Dave Vaughn of Terre Haute, 1971Torino; semis: Ron Lobb, Gary Meissner.

Pro max fun street — Steve Hoch of Tolono, Ill., 1968 Corvette, def. John Doswell of Decatur, Ill., 1970 Nova.

• Clauson, Santos win — At Clermont, Bryan Clauson and Bobby Santos III won features in U.S. Auto Club racing Saturday at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

Clauson led the final 19 laps to win the feature for midgets in the second Toyota Challenge and was third in the sprint main. Santos led all but four laps in winning the sprint feature.

Bobby East was second in both features and assumed first place in the midget totals. He has a 10-point lead over Darren Hagen going into the Knoxville Midget Nationals this week in Iowa.

Levi Jones maintained his lead in the sprint points, leading Hagen by 25 points. Next sprint action is June 29 in Richmond, Va.

Keith Kunz Motorsports won the Toyota Challenge bonus given to the top team in three USAC events.

Midget results

Fast qualifier — Kody Swanson.

Heat winners — Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Swanson, Brady Bacon, Kevin Swindell, Brad Loyet, Dave Steele (semi).

Feature — Bryan Clauson, Bobby East, Chase Scott, Steele, Ron Gregory, Stenhouse, Swanson, Loyet, Brad Kuhn, Darren Hagen, Ben Petter, Tom Hessert III, Levi Jones, Chase Barber, Jerry Coons Jr.

Sprint results

Fast qualifier — Eric Gordon.

Heat winners — Jones, Bobby Santos III, Aaron Pierce, Dave Darland, Damion Gardner (semi).

Feature — Santos, East, Clauson, Gordon, Hagen, Gardner, Cameron Dodson, Mat Neely, Brian Tyler, Mike Murgoitio, Donnie Adams Jr., Gregory, Stenhouse, Dustin Morgan, Chris Windom.