Mosquitoes up record to 6-0, pee wees suffer two tough road losses to Saint John

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It was a busy weekend for Woodstock-based Western Valley minor baseball squads, as both the mosquito AA team and the pee wee AA formations hit the diamond for key league games.

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On Friday in Woodstock, the Western Valley Home Zone AA Mosquito Red Sox defeated the Fredericton Red Sox 13-4 in league play to remain undefeated on the regular season with a 6 and 0 record.

Isaac Sprague started on the hill, who was followed by a strong performance from Cody Rogers - who pitched two innings.

Ryan Tompkins, with two innings in relief, and Noah Rogers secured the win with strong efforts on the mound.

Western Valley, who found out last week they will host its division's provincial championship on the Labour Day weekend, kept the good news going for its fans in the hard-fought match.

They trailed 3-0 early on, but scored four in the second, two more in the third, five in the fourth, and two more in the fifth to seal the deal.

Corey Dickinson had four hits for the victors, including three RBIs, while Brad Sappier notched two RBIs on his single and double.

"I feel our team is improving defensively each week," said coach Blaine Tompkins. "Tonight, the guys were very good at backing up the bases and Alex (Everett) and Corey (Dickinson) were particularly strong on defense."

The Red Sox will be back in league play on Friday, July 18 at home versus the Oromocto Pioneers. Start time is 6:30 p.m.

As for the Western Valley All Seasons AA Pee Wee side, they brushed off the dust from a two-week layoff and traveled to Saint John to take on the AAA Storm in a Saturday doubleheader, losing both ends of the back-to-back by counts of 13-1 and 8-3.

In the opener, Daniel Smith, who took the loss, started on the mound and pitched three innings for 65 pitches.

Smith gave up six runs, but only two of them were earned.

Joseph McHugh came in relief and pitched the next three innings. He gave up five runs, all earned, in his 34-pitch performance.

AJ Broad relieved McHugh in the sixth and gave up two runs on 15 pitches.

The Red Sox had two errors in the first which led to five unearned runs, but played error-free for the remainder of the game.

The defense was led by second baseman Luke Harvey, who had six put-outs, and third basemen Ryan Rogers - the older brother of Cody Rogers and Noah Rogers of the Mosquito Red Sox - who had five put-outs.

Shortstop Logan Harvey also had four put-outs.

The offense was led by Logan Harvey, who went 2 for 3 with a single and double and scored the Red Sox's only run.

Rod Langille and Broad also hit safely for WV.

In the nightcap, the loss was a tough one for Western Valley as they trailed by only one (4-3) late in the match before S.J. scored four to seal the deal.

Logan Harvey started on the mound for the Red Sox and went three innings in his 52-pitch effort.

He gave up three earned runs and left the game down 3-1.

Rogers came on in relief and pitched the next two innings in a 28-pitch effort.

He gave up just one earned run before giving way to Brandon Pickle. Pickle closed the game for Western Valley. His 34-pitch effort included four Ks and four earned runs.

On defense, Pickle had four put-outs from third, while SS McHugh had three.

Second baseman Luke Harvey had three put-outs, while William Debertin had two big catches in right field.

On offense, Luke Harvey led the attack with two hits and one run scored.

Logan Harvey and Daniel Smith each had a double, while Langille and Scott Wishart had a hit, an RBI and a run scored.

Brad Smith also hit safely for Western Valley.

"We are encouraged with our players' performance today," said coach Ed Harvey."

"The kids are starting to see that one or two key hits and a good defensive play can make all the difference in a game."

Next action for the pee wees is Saturday, July 19 when they travel to Fredericton to take on the Royals in a league doubleheader.

Next scheduled home games are planned for July 26 in Woodstock when the Red Sox face league-leading New Maryland in a doubleheader at Ryan Taylor Memorial Field.