Minden’s Crimson Tide baseball nine turned in a pair of winning performances over the weekend, downing Choudrant and Zwolle as warmups heading into District 1-4A play.
Minden 3, Choudrant 2
Hudson Brown’s three-RBI base hit in the bottom of the fifth inning pushed Minden’s Crimson Tide past the Choudrant Aggies 3-2 Friday.
Choudrant had led the game with two runs in the top of the third, but the Tide’s Jaxon Smith held the Aggies in check to claim the complete game victory.
Brown, Topher Wilson, Bray Winston, and Landyn Huddleston each collected one hit for Minden. Tide hitters worked six each.
Minden 8, Zwolle 3
Bray Winston drove in four runs on three hits and picked up the win on the mound to lead the Minden Crimson Tide past Zwolle 8-3 Saturday, putting the finishing touch to a successful baseball weekend.
Winston singles in the second and fourth innings accounted for all the runs the Tide would need. He surrendered three hits and no runs over four and two-thirds innings, striking out three and walking none to earn the win.
Jacob Jefferson collected two hits in three at bats for Minden and Bryson Ranger stole two bases as the team turned in five stolen bases on the day.
Lady Tiders’ Ryan records 16 strikeouts to lead team over Simpson
Lindsay Ryan recorded 16 strikeouts and pitched a complete game to lead the Minden Lady Tigers past Simpson’s Lady Broncos 8-3 Friday.
Ryan gave up just two hits and three runs while walking five in going the full seven innings.
After Simpson scored once in the top of the first, Minden took the lead in its half of the inning when Tatum Oliver had a sacrifice fly, Ryan tripled down the left field line, and Charli Flournoy singled to drive in runs.
A ground out by Roikia Dotie extended the Minden lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the third inning and the Lady Tiders coasted to the win.
Minden had 10 hits in the game led by Ryan, Leigha Kennon Gilbert, and Flournoy with two each. Ryan and Oliver each drove in two runs.
Minden also helped themselves, collecting seven stolen bases for the game and playing errorless defense.
Hallie Rollins led Simpson, going one-for-three with two runs batted in.
(Stats and info provided by GameChanger Media.)