Houston faced a big early deficit. But the Tigers wiped impressively wiped it away.
After falling behind 5-0 in the top of the first inning, HHS scored 13 of the final 14 runs Monday to rally past Hartville 13-6.
Houston second baseman Tyler Burris flips the ball to first to record an out Monday against Hartville.
The Tigers (9-11) did their biggest damage in the fifth and sixth innings by scoring five runs apiece in the frames. The win snapped a four-game losing skid.
Whitley Welch led Houston’s 16-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Five players –– Kyle Wilson, Stetson Welch, Tyler Burris, Gavin Alston and Tanner Carter –– had two hits apiece.
Carter had a double and knocked in three runs. Whitley Welch stole four bases.
Senior Nathan Poynter struck out seven in the complete-game victory. He gave up seven hits and three earned runs.
Last Thursday, Houston managed just two hits in a 13-1 five-inning loss at Licking.
Poynter, who tripled, and Whitley Welch had the Tigers’ lone hits. Wilson had a sacrifice fly.
Stetson Welch allowed 15 hits and 12 earned runs in four innings. He walked three.
BOX SCORES
Monday’s game
Hartville 510 000 0 –– 6 7 3
Houston 300 055 x –– 13 16 1
HOUSTON (ab-r-h-bi) –– Whitley Welch c 4-2-3-2. Nathan Poynter p 3-1-1-1. Kyle Wilson lf 4-1-2-2. Stetson Welch 3b 4-1-2-0. Tyler Burris 2b 3-3-2-1. Gavin Alston rf 4-2-2-1. Tanner Carter 1b 4-1-2-3. Ross Wells dh 4-0-1-0. Ty McCloud pr 0-1-0-0. Trevor Motzkus ss 4-1-1-2. Totals 34-13-16-12.
2B: Carter. SF: Poynter. SB: WWelch 4, Motzkus 2, Poynter, SWelch.
houston ip h r er bb so
Poynter, W 7 7 6 3 4 7
Last Thursday’s game
Houston 100 00 –– 1 2 2
Licking 237 1x –– 13 15 0
HOUSTON (ab-r-h-bi) –– Gavin Alston rf 2-0-0-0. Nathan Poynter ss 3-1-1-0. Stetson Welch p 0-0-0-0. Kyle Wilson lf 1-0-0-1. Whitley Welch c 2-0-1-0. Tyler Burris 2b 2-0-0-0. Tanner Carter 1b 2-0-0-0. Josh Hurst 3b 1-0-0-0. Trevor Motzkus cf 2-0-0-0. Totals 15-1-2-1.
3B: Poynter. SF: Wilson. SB: Alston 2, SWelch 2.
houston ip h r er bb so
SWelch, L 4 15 13 12 3 0
- Friday at Plato, 4:30 p.m.
- Monday at Dora, 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday vs. Mansfield, 4:30 p.m.