Ozark rolls by Camdenton to open Red & Blue (Rebroadcast Available)
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Jayden Swain made the most of his first start, earning a complete game shut out victory, working 5 innings, with 2 strike outs and 2 walks, scattering 4 hits.
Ozark got back-to-back home runs from Derek Harwell and John Neill in the first inning to set the tone.
The Tigers improved to 7-3 on the season with their fifth straight win.
In the last of the first, with one out, Levi Presley walked. Derek Harwell then blasted a home run to left field. John Neill followed with a line drive home run to left center field, putting the Tigers up 3-0. Designated hitter Ethan Mather also doubled in the inning before Camdenton starter Tyler Coleman worked out of the inning.
Tyler Coleman allowed just one more hit, a single by Matt Jordan, over the next two innings.
But Ozark broke the game open in the fourth with 7 runs, sending 13 batters to the plate. Tom Wagaman started the rally with a single and steal, but the rest of the damage was done after two were out. Levi Presley had an RBI single and moved to second on a single by Derek Harwell. John Neill followed with an RBI double. Ethan Mather delivered a 2-run triple, and scored on a triple by Chris Loveday. Ryne Armstrong walked and Tom Wagaman walked to load the bases. Matt Jordan earned an RBI with a walk and Brett Neill singled to drive in what would be the winning run as the 10-run rule came into effect.
Jayden Swain gave up 2 singles to Nic Giardano, a single to Ryan Barker and a double to Dylan Snow, and got great defensive help on a diving catch from center fielder Levi Presley to preserve the shut out in the fifth with a runner at third.