Bulldogs Advance in Baseball Districts

Brookfield shrugged off its defeat in the CCC title game, knocking off Lexington, 5-3, in the opening round of the Class 3 District 15 baseball tournament. The Bulldogs (9-9) will play top-seeded and tournament host Lawson this evening at 5:00.
Lexington threatened in the 1st inning with two base runners and only one out. However, starting pitcher Colton Parn induced a groundout and struck out the next batter to end the inning.

Parn then led off the bottom of the frame with a double to left, and Peyton Parn followed one-out later with an RBI double to left.

The Bulldogs added another run in the 2nd when Garret Wood walked with one out, stole second and went to third on back-to-back walks to Ryder Techau and Gage Ludington. Bryson Shoop followed with a sacrifice fly to center to plate Wood.

The Minutemen scored two unearned runs with two outs in the third, tying the game at 2-2.
Riley Hinckle led off the 4th with a double to right, and scored on Techau's one-out double to center. Techau later scored on a two-out ground ball error, giving Brookfield a 4-2 lead.

The Minutemen loaded the bases in the 6th with a walk, bookended by a pair of singles. But Colton Parn picked off the runner at second, induced an RBI groundout and fanned the final batter to limit the damage to one run.

The 'Dogs tacked on a run in the bottom of the 6th. Wood singled to center, and infield singles by Ludington and Colton Parn laoded the bases with two outs. Switzer coaxed a walk to force Wood home with a 5-3 lead.

Peyton Parn relieved winning pitcher Colton Parn in the 7th, pitching a scoreless frame for the save.

Colton Parn (2B, run, HBP, SB) led the Bulldogs with two hits, while Peyton Parn (2B, RBI), Hinckle (2B), Wood (2 runs, BB, SB), Techau (2B, RBI, run, BB) and Ludington (BB) each collected a hit. Switzer recorded an RBI, walk and stolen base; Shoop had an RBI, Xavier Sada scored a run, and Hank Parks swiped a bag.
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Colton Parn pitched a solid six innings, allowing just one earned run on six hits and five walks. He had four strikeouts. Peyton Parn issued a walk and fanned one in a scoreless inning. 

​Story by: Dennis Hughes