Early lead gives the 18U OKC Athletics easy victory over the Noble Bears , 11-0

13 Jul 2014 by Mark Howard

Early lead gives the 18U OKC Athletics easy victory over the Noble Bears , 11-0

The 18U OKC Athletics shut the door early on the Noble Bears , capturing an 11-0 victory on Saturday at SWOSU.
With six runs in the first three innings, the 18U OKC Athletics left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
A walk by Jake McKinnon in the first inning and a groundout by Hunter Chism during the second inning fueled the 18U OKC Athletics’ offense early.
Kyle Love racked up two RBIs on one hit for the 18U OKC Athletics. He tripled in the third inning.
The 18U OKC Athletics’ Tyler Anderson kept the Noble Bears off the scoreboard for all four innings he was on the mound and Brady Lippoldt came in to close it out in the 5th. They pitched a shutout, allowing no opposing players to cross the plate on four hits while ringing up nine.
The 18U OKC Athletics added four more runs in the bottom of the third. Kyle Love’s triple got things going, plating McKinnon and Seth Graves. That was followed up with a steal of home by Kyle Love.
The 18U OKC Athletics built upon their lead with five runs in the fourth. A double by Graves ignited the offense,, bringing home Lippoldt.