YOUTH BASEBALL (12U): OWEGO (MORALES) FALLS TO U-E IN OWEGO TOURNEY OPENER (2021-06-30) Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Union-Endicott (Ciotoli) overcame an early 5-1 deficit to defeat Owego (Morales), 11-9, in pool play action at the Owego Little League 12U Tournament here Tuesday.
Owego scored five runs in the top of the first inning, but U-E rallied to make it 5-4 in the third, then went on top, 9-7, in the fourth.
Owego closed the gap to 9-8 in the fifth, but U-E tacked on two more runs in its half of the inning and Owego could only come up with one more run in the sixth.
Cayden Adams went 2-for-3 for Owego with a run and Payden Morales was also 2-for-3, both of his hits being doubles.
Eric Schrader was 1-for-2 with two runs and an RBI; and Dylan Brace went 1-for-2 and scored a pair of runs.
Sam Buchsbaum contributed a run and an RBI; Lynkon Craft added two runs; Caden Morrow chipped in with a run; and Benny Mikels and Gio Every drove in one run apiece.
Brace went the distance on the mound, striking out 12 while scattering 10 hits and six walks.
