The Union Yellowjackets split a pair of games with Philadelphia this week and still have an opportunity to win the Division 4-2A championship.
Union took Game 1 of the series on Tuesday with a 7-0 win before losing a 4-3 decision on Friday.
Union is now 11-9 on the season and 5-1 in Division 4-2A play and will take on Lake this week with the division championship on the line. A sweep by Union would give the Yellowjackets the division title. Tuesday’s game is set for Lake at 7 p.m. while Friday’s game will be at Union at 7 p.m. The Jackets will travel to Choctaw Central on Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest to finish out the week.
Union 7, Philadelphia 0
Lane Hanna gave his best pitching performance of the season as he threw six shutout innings against the Tornadoes on Tuesday.
Hanna pitched six inning and scattered three hits and four walks while striking out 10 to pick up the win. Jaylon Buckley pitched the seventh inning and struck out one.
Lake scored single runs in the first four innings and put the game away with three runs in the fifth inning.
Union had eight hits in the contest as Kolton Cockerham who was 2-for-2 while Trevor Patchin was 2-for-3. Cameron Sones had a home run and drove in two runs and scored two runs while J.T. Vance had a double and an RBI. Micheal McDonald had a single and scored a run while Lane Hanna also had a hit.
Philadelphia 4, Union 3
Union committed five errors and lost a one-run contest to the Tornadoes on Friday.
Union led 1-0 after the first before Philadelphia scored three in the second inning. Union scratched back to tie the game with one in the fourth and fifth innings. Philly scored one in the sixth to take the win.
Union had just four hits in the contest as Rope Lovern had a double and an RBI while Jaylon Buckley singled and drove in a run.
Brandon Felton scored twice while Micheal McDonald singled and scored. Casey Morris also had a double.
Morris got the start on the mound and was solid as he pitched all six innings, giving up four unearned runs on three hits while striking out 11.
