The weekend was a good set of games. I thought our boys executed very well in the field (against Wheatland) as well as at the plate.”

Coach Lane Greiman

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The Tigers ‘A’ team hosts the Bullock Tournament at the sports complex and Jirdon Park this weekend.

Torrington plays Alliance at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 6, followed by Riverton at 7 p.m. The Tigers take on Buffalo at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday (Jirdon Park) and play RM at 3:30 p.m.

CHEYENNE – The Torrington Tigers ‘A’ Legion baseball team traveled to compete in the Cheyenne Triangular on Saturday, May 31, picking up a victory over conference rival Wheatland in the first game at the event.

A 6-0 run by the Tigers in the fifth inning on Saturday morning lay the foundation for Torrington’s 10-2 routing of the Lobos.

The Tigers went on to play the Cheyenne Post No. 6 Hawks that afternoon with Torrington coming up short, 6-1.

“The weekend was a good set of games,” coach Lane Greiman said. “Both Wheatland and Cheyenne played well. I thought our boys executed very well in the field (against Wheatland) as well as at the plate.”

Cheyenne proved a tougher challenge.

“Cheyenne’s starting pitcher threw a good game, holding our bats to minimum damage,” coach Greiman added. “If we would have come out cleaner in the first inning, I believe the baseball game would have been a tight one. All the boys played well in both games and are starting to get a feel for what we are doing as a program. We are looking more and more like a well-rounded baseball club.”

The Tigers host the Bullock Tournament at the sports complex and Jirdon Park this weekend. Torrington plays Alliance at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 6, followed by Riverton at 7 p.m. The Tigers take on Buffalo at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday (Jirdon Park) before playing RM at 3:30 p.m.

Wheatland game

Torrington responded to one run by the Lobos in the top of the first inning with two in the bottom. Landre Greiman and Ryan Moorehouse both singled for one RBI apiece.

The Tigers’ fielders collected three outs before Wheatland could score in the top of the second inning. The Lobos sent a grounder to Drew Kramer at shortstop and Kramer tossed the ball to James Stienmetz on third base.

Mac Hibben caught a fly ball in center field before Wheatland hit a grounder to pitcher Grady Shields. Shields sent the ball to Caleb Kelly on first base for the third out.

Torrington widened its lead, 3-1, with an additional run in the bottom of the second inning when Conner Correll singled for one RBI.

The Tigers left it all on the field in the fifth inning. Torrington promptly shut out the Lobos in the top of the fifth. Shields struck out one. Kramer fielded a grounder at shortstop, tossing the ball to Moorehouse on second base. Moorehouse completed the double-play by sending the ball to Kelly on first.

The Tigers’ offense collected six runs in the bottom of the fifth. Colby Sandusky scored the first run on an error. Moorehouse, Kramer and Greiman each singled for one RBI apiece while Correll hit a single, driving in two.

A tenacious defense by the Tigers kept Wheatland from reaching home in the top of the sixth. Wheatland grounded out on three different occasions to Sandusky as relief pitcher, Stienmetz on third base and Kramer at shortstop with the three fielders each sending the ball to Kelly on first.

Torrington tallied one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a single by Stienmetz.

The Tigers once again shut out the Lobos in the top of the seventh inning. Kramer and Kelly both fielded a grounder while Sandusky struck out one from the mound.

Torrington tallied 17 hits against the Lobos. Greiman and Moorehouse both collected three hits for two RBI apiece. Correll recorded two hits for three RBI. Hibben posted three additional hits with Kramer and Ty Albaugh both totaling two and Stienmetz and Sandusky each one.

Shields opened as pitcher for the Tigers, striking out two over four innings. Sandusky played relief, striking out one.

Cheyenne Hawks

Cheyenne opened with a 4-0 run in the first inning and scored an additional run in the third.

The Tigers got on the scoreboard with one run in the top of the fourth inning when Moorehouse singled, driving Hibben home.

The Hawks clinched their win with another run in the top of the fifth inning while shutting out Torrington in the bottom.

The Tigers collected four hits against Cheyenne. Greiman, Hibben, Moorehouse and Sandusky each tallied one.

Greiman pitched the first five innings for Torrington, striking out six. Hibben came in as relief, striking out one.