Game 9 – Lincoln East Duncan Aviation Jets 16, Hastings Johnson Imperial Homes 0

Game 9 • Nebraska Class A Juniors State Tournament

Hemry Drives in Four as Lincoln East Advances Past Hastings

Monday, July 27 • Duncan Field • Hastings, Nebraska


FINAL
Lincoln East Duncan Aviation Jets Post 500
16

VS
Hastings Johnson Imperial Homes Post 11
0

Lincoln East: 7 hits, 0 errors • Hastings: 1 hit, 3 errors

Winning Pitcher
Tyson Beach

Losing Pitcher
Luke Nollette

Extra-Base Hits
Lincoln East: Braxton Hemry (2B), Tyson Beach (3B); Hastings: None

HASTINGS — Braxton Hemry drove in four runs and Tyson Beach limited Hastings Johnson Imperial Homes Post 11 to one hit as the Lincoln East Duncan Aviation Jets Post 500 earned a 16-0 victory Monday in Game 9 of the Nebraska American Legion Class A Juniors State Tournament at Duncan Field.

Lincoln East took a 4-0 lead in the first. Hemry brought home Jace Wentworth with a sacrifice fly, Beach followed with an RBI triple, and Treu Larsen and Jake Gerdts each drove in a run.

The Jets broke the game open in the second. Hemry delivered an RBI single and later added a two-run double, while Landon Topolski contributed a two-run single. Shea Clanton and Elliot Dannewitz added RBI singles as Lincoln East sent 16 batters to the plate.

Hemry finished 2-for-2 with a double, one run and four RBIs. Topolski reached safely three times, scored three runs and drove in two, while Wentworth scored three times. Beach tripled, walked, scored twice and drove in a run.

Beach earned the victory after allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two. Quinn Simmons recorded Hastings’ hit with a leadoff single, and Charles Ratzlaff drew a walk. Luke Nollette took the loss.

Lincoln East finished with 16 runs, seven hits and no errors. Hastings recorded one hit and committed three errors.

Top Performers

Braxton Hemry: 2-for-2, double, one run, four RBIs
Landon Topolski: 1-for-1, one walk, one hit by pitch, three runs, two RBIs
Jace Wentworth: 1-for-2, one walk, three runs
Tyson Beach: 1-for-2, triple, one walk, two runs, one RBI; one hit, no runs, one walk and two strikeouts allowed
Shea Clanton: 1-for-2, one run, one RBI
Elliot Dannewitz: 1-for-1, one RBI
Quinn Simmons: 1-for-1

Up Next

Lincoln East: Will play Lincoln Southwest Cornhusker Heating & Air Post 500 on Tuesday at a time to be determined.

Hastings: Eliminated from the tournament.