Alpaca’s Advance to Quarterfinals After Avenging Loss to the Gang

In a rematch of a semifinal game from the Cornbelt District Tournament, the Lennox Alpacas were able to avenge their loss to the Canova Gang last night in the Class B Amateur Baseball State Tournament.

Jared Miller led off the scoring for Canova in the opening inning, hitting a homerun out to right centerfield. The Gang had a 3-1 lead over the Alpacas after three. 

Lennox began to comeback in the bottom of the seventh, bringing in two runs to tie it up at 3-3, but a two-run double from Cole Gassman in the top of the ninth gave the lead back to Canova, 5-3. 

The Alpacas didn’t flinch in the bottom of the ninth after getting down two-runs again, answering with a run from Riley Hoffman after an error, putting Lennox within one. Then, Corey Vasquez hit a walk-off 2 RBI Single, allowing Cam Wulf and Drew Sweeter to score and giving the Alpaca’s their first win over the Gang this season, with a final score of 6-5. 

Lennox will move on to play Alexandria on Thursday in the quarterfinals.