YOUTH BASEBALL: OWEGO (ADAMS) ROUTS M-E AT OWEGO LITTLE LEAGUE 10U TOURNEY (12 PHOTOS) (2019-07-05)
Tioga County Sports ReportOWEGO — The Owego (Adams) bats went crazy in Owego Little League 10U Tournament pool play action Friday, cranking out 18 hits in a 12-1 victory over M-E (Hennessey).
Owego headed into the third inning with a 1-0 edge, then plated four runs. After giving up a run to U-E in the bottom of the frame, the team tacked on four more runs in the fourth. Owego then added a trio of insurance runs in the sixth.
Four players enjoyed three-hit performances Cayden Adams went 3-for-3 with three runs. Payden Morales was 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI. Dylan Brace was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI. Anthony Ottaviani went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs.
In fact, the entire line-up would contribute. Caden Morrow was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Jordann Fernandez had a hit and a run, and Jackson Barrows added a hit and an RBI. Sawyer Miller and Mason Schneider chipped in with one hit apiece.
Owego was solid on the mound as well. Morales threw three innings of no-hit ball, striking out six, walking four and allowing just one run. Ottaviani pitched the final three, striking out six while allowing one hit and three walks.
Owego plays M-E (Chesna) at 11 a.m. today.
Bracket play begins Sunday afternoon and runs through July 14.
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PHOTOS BY TIM TAYLOR