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5/20/2026

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Grottoes 3, Broadway 2 (7 innings)
Ryan Mannion had two hits while Luke Keister, Clayton Michael, and Tucker Garrison all had one RBI each as Grottoes picked up their first win of the season with a 3-2 win over Broadway in a game that was stopped after the top of the seventh inning due to rain.

Grottoes got solid pitching from four different arms – Eli Lam, Stuart Barrett, Jonas Franti, and Dillon O’Connor. Lam and Franti each went two innings and each allowed a run, while Barrett (win) and O’Connor (save) each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

Broadway pitcher Michael Meyers, who just finished up his college career at Shenandoah University, was the tough-luck loser for the Bruins as he threw six innings (a complete game in the rain-shortened game) and allowed three runs while throwing exactly 100 pitches with 70 of them going for strikes.

The Bruins were led at the plate by Sam Pearne who had two hits, while Carl Keenan, Connor Michael, and Seth Moomaw all had one hit. Michael and Moomaw also had one RBI each.

Grottoes (1-1) plays again on May 30 when they host Massanutten, while Broadway (1-1) will look to bounce back on May 30 when they travel to Elkton.

Montezuma 9, Bridgewater 2
Dalton Hall had two hits and drove in four runs as Montezuma started their 2026 campaign with a 9-2 win over Bridgewater.

Logan Hicks drove in two runs while Evan Leese, Logan Austin, and Wyatt Griffith each had one RBI in Montezuma’s Chris Smith’s first game as an RCBL manager. Those three aforementioned players, along with Trevor Shifflett and Caden Swartley, all had one hit each for the Braves.

Carter Mills went the first five innings and allowed just one earned run before turning it over to Blake Argenbright who went the final four innings of scoreless baseball and picked up the save.

Bridgewater only mustered up three hits against Mills and Argenbright – singles from Brett Tharp, Chris Huffman, and Terry Staton. Huffman threw three scoreless innings to start the game for the Reds, but Montezuma would score nine runs off of two Bridgewater relievers between the fourth and seventh innings. Corbin Lucas threw a scoreless inning of relief in the eighth.

Montezuma (1-0) is scheduled to be back in action on May 22 when they host Elkton, while Bridgewater (0-1) is right back in action on May 21 when they travel to Stuarts Draft.

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Broadway 9, Stuarts Draft 8
Brady Morrell hit a game-tying triple with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and Connor Michael drove him in with an RBI single and Broadway scored three times in the ninth to come back and defeat Stuarts Draft 9-8 on the opening night of the 2026 RCBL season.

Morrell, a catcher from Elmira, NY who just finished his sophomore season at Shenandoah University, played third base and went 4-5, scored three runs, and drove in two. Carl Keenan, Shenandoah University’s starting second baseman, went 2-5 and also picked up the save as he pitched a scoreless ninth inning. The Bruins also got contributions from Miguel Fajardo (1-2, HR, 2 RBI), Sam Vandrey (1-4, 2 RBI), and Seth Moomaw (1-3, RBI).

On the mound, Sam Pearne from James Madison University picked up the win in relief. Chase Homan from Shenandoah University threw two scoreless innings after taking over for starter Ryan Seifert, another Shenandoah University player.

For the Diamondbacks, Cody Cooper, a player at West Virginia Tech, went 2-4 with a double, a home run, and four RBI. JJ Polvinale, also from West Virginia Tech, went 2-4, while Ethan Turner, yet another member of the West Virginia Tech baseball team, went 1-4 with 2 RBI. Eight of the nine starters for Stuarts Draft recorded at least one hit.

Broadway (1-0) was scheduled to be back in action at Grottoes on May 20, while Stuarts Draft (0-1) is scheduled to play again on May 21 at home against Bridgewater.

Clover Hill 6, Grottoes 0

Jose Rocha had three hits, Anthony Archiello and Rixon Webb had two, and four pitchers combined for a shutout as Clover Hill took down Grottoes, 6-0.

Luke Shiflett drove in two runs, while Rocha, Webb, and Noel Cano each drove in one. The Bucks had 11 hits as a team in their season opener.

On the mound, Ty Hill (3 innings), Sam Imeson (3 innings, 6 strikeouts), Tyler Conley (2 innings), and Grant Thomas (1 inning, 2 strikeouts) combined on a four-hit shutout.

For Grottoes, Clayton Michael had three of the team’s four hits, with Will Tomlinson collecting the other one. Grason Shifflett (2 innings) and Eli Elgersma (1 inning) had scoreless relief appearances for the Cardinals.

Clover Hill (1-0) has their next game on May 22 when they host Massanutten, while Grottoes (0-1) was scheduled to be back in action on May 20 when they host Broadway.

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