YOUTH BASEBALL: GREENE BATS TOO MUCH FOR CANDOR AT OWEGO 10U TOURNAMENT (2024-07-14)

Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Greene Anastos belted out 19 hits, scored seven runs in the first two innings and tacked on eight more in the top of the sixth to hand Candor Toth its first loss in “C” division pool play, 20-9, in the Owego Little League 12U Tournament Sunday.

Trailing, 7-0, Candor pushed a trio of runs across in the bottom of the second on a series of walks and hit batters. Tate Wakeman and Remington Winchester were hit by pitches, Justin Milks walked, Gavin Benjamin was hit by a pitch, Chase French walked and Ryan Wakeman took one for the team to account for the scoring.

Greene extended its advantage to 11-3 in the fourth, and Candor got two back in the fifth. With the bases loaded after Ryan Wakeman and Easton Ahart drew bases on balls, and Gunner Toth got plunked, Keegen Gregrow belted a two-run ground ball double to left field.

The Anastos squad erupted in the sixth, leaving Candor behind, 20-5, but the Toth troops didn’t give in and scored four more runs.

Milks started things off with a single, Ryan Stevens walked, Benjamin brought in a run on an error and Ryan Wakeman plated two more on an error. Toth drove in the final run with a single.

Toth went 2-for-2 at the plate with a tripel and an RBI; Milks added a hit and two runs; Gregrow had a double and an RBI; Ryan Wakeman scored twice; Benjamin chipped in with a run and an RBI; Ahart, Tate Wakeman, Winchester and Stevens scored one run apiece; and Chase French drove in a run.

Candor (2-1) plays SV Fitzgerald (2-1) Friday at 5:45 p.m. in bracket play on Hyde Park Field 4.

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PHOTOS BY TIM TAYLOR.

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