Huntingburg —
Kyle Burnam and Alex Guthrie drove in three runs apiece in a seven-run sixth inning Friday night as the Terre Haute Rex overcame an early deficit for an 11-4 win over the Dubois County Bombers.
The Rex took the lead in the top of the first inning when Nolan Earley led off with a double and scored on a wild pitch.
But starting pitcher Clayton Hicks struggled, giving up a hit, a walk, a hit batsman and another walk to force in a run before an out was recorded in the bottom of the inning. A double-play ball put the home team ahead but helped Hicks get out of the jam, and he pitched six scoreless innings after that.
The visitors still trailed by that 2-1 score entering the top of the sixth, but an error, a hit by Chad Reeves and a walk loaded the bases for Burnam, who tripled to drive in all three runs and give the Rex a 4-2 lead.
With two out in the inning, a walk and a hit batsman reloaded the bases and this time it was Guthrie who came through with a double to drive in three more runs. An RBI single by Joe Meggs completed the seven-run inning.
Terre Haute padded the lead with three runs in the top of the seventh. Dubois County tallied a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The same two teams continue a back-and-forth three game series at 7:05 p.m. today at Bob Warn Field. Both return to League Stadium at Huntingburg for a 6:05 p.m. game Sunday.
TH Rex 11, Dubois County 4
TH Rex ab r h bi Dubois Co. ab r h bi
Earley cf 6 1 2 0 Patterson cf 4 1 1 0
Burnam lf 5 2 3 3 Meza ss 2 1 0 0
Kraemer 2b 5 1 1 0 Tkowski c 2 0 0 0
DeLeon c 3 1 1 0 Hook 1b-p 4 0 0 0
Morgan dh 3 0 0 0 Corrigan dh 5 0 0 1
Brghtn ph-dh 2 1 0 0 Green rf 4 0 0 0
Guthrie 1b 5 1 1 3 Mannara 1b-lf 4 1 1 0
Meggs rf 4 1 1 1 Hotta 3b 4 1 2 0
Reeves 3b 5 1 3 0 Rorex 2b 4 0 2 2
Hernandez ss 3 2 1 0
Totals 41 11 13 7 Totals 33 4 6 3
Terre Haute Rex 100 007 300 — 11
Dubois Co. Bombers 200 000 020 — 4
E — Guthrie (7), Reeves (1), Hicks (2), Patterson (2), Meza (10), Friend (3). DP — THR 2. LOB — THR 12, DCB 10. 2B — Earley (8), Kraemer (3), Guthrie (5), Rorex 2 (2). 3B — Burnam (1). SB — Patterson (19).
IP H R ER BB SO
Terre Haute Rex
Hicks (W) 7 4 2 2 4 5
Sudbury 1 2 2 0 0 0
Browning 1 0 0 0 1 0
Dubois County Bombers
Walker (L) 5 2/3 9 7 3 4 3
Friend 2 1/3 4 4 1 1 1
Hook 1 0 0 0 1 2
WP — Walker 2 (2). HBP — by Hicks (Tkowski), by Hicks (Patterson), by Hicks (Tkowski), by Walker (Broughton), by Walker (Meggs). T — 2:53. A — 281.
Next — The Terre Haute Rex (13-14) and the Dubois County Bombers (9-15) play at 7:05 p.m. today at Bob Warn Field.




