Glenbrook’s Apaches split a pair of games with strong regional teams, taking a 4-3 win over Loyola before dropping a 6-0 decision to North DeSoto.
Glenbrook 4, Loyla 3
It took two ball games to get it done, but Glenbrook took advantage of an error to take a 4-3,14-inning affair against Loyola’s Flyers Thursday.
Glenbrook scored in the second when Sam Ricord singled, scoring one run, and Will Pickett’s sacrifice fly helped the Flyers tie the game in the bottom of the fifth.
A steal of home in the top of the sixth gave Glenbrook the upper hand at 2-1, but Cole Pryor singled to bring Loyola back into a tie in the bottom of the inning.
Neither team could score again until the 13th when Dawson Day’s RBI single put Glenbrook up 3-2. Back came the Flyers in the bottom of the inning on a Kingston Adams infield single.
Ricord earned the win for the Apaches, going 10 innings while allowing six hits and two runs, neither earned. Easton Sanders and Brayden Watkins each appeared in relief. Gavin Brint took the loss for Loyola Flyers.
Day and Sanders each collected two hits for Glenbrook. Sanders and Waller each stole multiple bases for Glenbrook as the Apaches stole seven bases in the game.
Camden Crossno had three hits in six at-bats for Loyola.
North DeSoto 6, Glenbrook 0
Glenbrook managed to outhit the North DeSoto Friday but couldn’t make those hits convert into runs as the Griffins took down the Apaches 6-0 Friday.
North DeSoto got the only score they would need in the second on a Peyton Shaw groundout, then added five runs on five hits in the bottom of the sixth. Reni Mason’s three-run home run and a Miller Warren solo shot were the big blows of the inning.
Jackson Waller led Glenbrook with two hits.
Luke Delafield earned the win for North DeSoto. He allowed three hits over three shutout innings, striking out two and walking two. Ryan Reagan took the loss for Glenbrook.
Apache Softball
Glenbrook’s Lady Apaches hit a rough patch on the softball field over the past weekend, dropping two of three games.
Benton 11, Glenbrook 1
Benton plated six runs in the first inning and the Glenbrook Lady Apaches couldn’t get back in the game as the Lady Tigers took an 11-1 win Friday.
Benton added one run in the second on a bases-loaded walk, then followed that with a solo home run in the bottom of the third.
R Mosley took the loss for Glenbrook. Gabi Brown, Chloe Gregg, and Ellie Earnhardt each collected one hit for the Lady Apaches.
Evangel Christian 6, Glenbrook 2
Evangel Christian Academy rode a home run from Lulu Flowers to jump to an early lead as the Lady Eagles eased past Glenbrook 6-2 Friday.
Lillian Thompson picked up the win for Evangel, giving up six hits and two runs (none earned) over seven innings, striking out four and walking two.
Gabi Brown and Ellie Earnhardt each collected two hits for Glenbrook and Hallie Harmon had two runs batted in.
Glenbrook 7, Capt. Shreve 3
Six stolen bases on the day combined with five hits got the Glenbrook Lady Apaches past Capt. Shreve’s Lady Gators 7-3 Saturday to salvage a weekend win.
A ground out by Anna Grace Stier put Captain Shreve on the board in the top of the first, but Glenbrook responded to take the lead in the bottom of the inning. Two runs scored on an error to give the Lady Apaches a 2-1 advantage.
Hallie Harmon’s RBI single extended the Glenbrook lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the third inning and the Lady Apaches never looked back.
Rebecca Mosley earned the win for the Lady Apaches. Ella Hendrick took the loss for Captain Shreve.
Vivian Still, Colby Hollis, Harmon, Ellie Earnhardt, and Anna Vining each collected one hit and Still, Hollis, and Harmon each drove in one run for Glenbrook. Still stole three bases.
(Stats and info provided by GameChanger Media.)