Clover Hill Ends Regular Season With Win Over Elkton

By Nolan Potts
The Clover Hill Bucks will enter the postseason as the number three seed as they finished the regular season with an 8-1 win at Elkton.

Tyler Hill got the start for Clover Hill (14-10) and turned in six strong innings, allowing just one run on four hits. Submarine pitcher Steven Woerner took care of business in the seventh and eighth innings, now allowing a baserunner and striking out five of the six batters he faced. Reid Long, the Bucks’ main starting pitcher, got a tuneup inning for the playoffs in the ninth, allowing just one hit and striking out three.

Offensively, Bryce Suters had a huge night as he went 2-3 with a home run and four RBI. John Siciliano went 3-4 and drove in two runs, while Cole Freeman also had two hits. The Bucks got a hit and RBI each from Luke Tomajcayk and Alex Knicely, as well.

For Elkton (1-22), Taran Baker went the first 5.1 innings on the mound before turning things over to Trent Coffey for the last 3.2 innings. Coffey and Jamal Neal each had two hits for the Blue Sox, and Evan Sutton also had a hit.

Clover Hill will take on Montezuma in the first round of the playoffs, while Elkton finishes their regular season on Friday night at Stuarts Draft in a game that was rained on Wednesday before they take on the top-seeded Bridgewater Reds in the first round.

 

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