Game one against Sheridan was a good one. Both teams competed to the very end and fortunately for us, we ended getting to push one more run across to seal the win for us in a back-and-forth game.”

Coach Lane Greiman

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CHEYENNE – Conference play and temperatures heated up as the Torrington Tigers ‘A’ Legion baseball team battled the Gillette Rustlers and Sheridan Jets in two home double-headers the previous week.

On Thursday, June 26, the Tigers clinched two victories against Gillette. Torrington trounced the Rustlers in the first game, 15-5, before scoring a 15-0 blowout win in the second.

“The Gillette double-header went really well for us,” coach Lane Greiman said. “The pitching staff competed on the mound, holding Gillette to very few runs and allowing our sticks to get going pushing runs across for two good wins.”

The Tigers returned to Bullock Field on Saturday for a double-header versus Sheridan lasting more than six hours. Torrington battled the Jets to a 9-9 tie by the bottom of the eighth inning. The Tigers shut out Sheridan in the top of the ninth inning and scored a single decisive run to clinch the victory, 10-9.

Torrington came up short to Sheridan in the second game, 12-6.

“Game one against Sheridan was a good one,” Greiman added. “Both teams competed to the very end and fortunately for us, we ended getting to push one more run across to seal the win for us in a back-and-forth game. In game two, the boys came out after a long game one and gave us everything they could. Sheridan had a good pitcher that kept our sticks off balance and ultimately kept us from the win.”

Gillette game 1

The Tigers fought Gillette to a 1-1 tie in the first inning. Landre Greiman sacrificed a grounder to send Drew Kramer home in the bottom of the first.

Torrington took control of the scoreboard in the second inning. Solid fielding by the Tigers in the top prevented Gillette from reaching home with righty pitcher Caleb Kelly striking out three.

Three runs by Torrington in the bottom of the second placed the Tigers ahead, 4-1. Kramer, Greiman and Mac Hibben each singled for one RBI apiece.

Both teams collected one run in the third inning. The Tigers remained up, 5-2, when Garrett Hager sacrificed a fly to send Ty Albaugh home in the bottom of the third.

The Torrington defense shut out the Rustlers in the top of the fourth inning. Gillette sent a fly ball to Kramer at second base twice while Kelly struck out one.

The Tigers widened their lead with one run in the bottom of the fourth. Grady Shields hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Kramer to score.

Three runs by Gillette in the top of the fifth closed Torrington’s lead to a single run, 6-5.

The Tigers fired back with nine runs in the bottom of the fifth. James Stienmetz singled for two RBI. Greiman hit a single, sending one home. Hager doubled for one RBI.

Stienmetz and Greiman both scored on an error while Ryan Moorehouse reached home on a passed ball and a wild pitch.

Hibben topped off scoring in the bottom of the fifth, smashing a big fly into center field.

The Tigers recorded 16 hits against Gillette. Kramer and Albaugh both collected three. Hibben, Greiman and Moorehouse each tallied two. Shields, Hager, Kelly and Stienmetz totaled one apiece.

Kelly pitched the first four innings for Torrington, striking out five. Colby Sandusky came in as relief, striking out one.

Gillette game 2

Torrington’s fielders kept Gillette scoreless in the top of the first inning. Hibben stepped up to the mound and struck out two. The Rustlers grounded out to Moorehouse on third base.

Kramer set the momentum for the Tigers offense with a home run into center field in the bottom of the first inning.

Torrington widened its lead with a 3-0 run in the second inning. Sandusky doubled in the bottom of the second to send one home. Kramer singled for one RBI. Greiman hit a grounder and reached first on an error to send Kramer home.

The Tigers offense left it all on the field in the bottom of the third inning with seven runs. Albaugh, Stienmetz and Hager each singled for one RBI apiece. Stienmetz reached home on a dropped third strike and Hager scored on a passed ball. A sacrifice grounder by Greiman allowed Sandusky and Kramer to score.

The Tigers tallied four additional runs in the bottom of the fourth. A double from Hager sent two home. Greiman hit a sacrifice fly for Hager to score and Shields singled for one RBI.

Torrington’s fielders shut out Gillette in the top of the fifth. Gillette grounded out to Hibben on the mound and Hibben sent the ball to Moorehouse on first. Moorehouse fielded another grounder while Hibben struck out one.

The Tigers posted 10 hits in the second game. Hager, Kramer and Albaugh each collected two with Hager recording three RBI. Shields, Hibben, Stienmetz and Sandusky each tallied one hit.

Hibben pitched through all five innings, striking out six.

Sheridan game 1

Torrington won the first inning, 1-0. A double by Hibben in the bottom of the first resulted in the Tigers’ first run.

An additional run by Torrington in the bottom of the third expanded the Tigers’ advantage, 2-0. A sacrifice grounder by Moorehouse allowed Shields to score.

Sheridan turned the tables with four runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead, 4-2.

A tenacious Torrington defense shut out Sheridan in the top of the sixth. The Jets grounded out to Greiman at shortstop and Greiman tossed the ball to Moorehouse on first. Greiman also fielded a fly ball and Shields struck out one from the mound.

In the bottom of the sixth, Greiman doubled for two RBI and the Tigers regained the lead, 5-4.

A 3-2 run by Sheridan in the seventh inning resulted in a 7-7 deadlock. Albaugh singled for one RBI in the bottom of the seventh and Kramer was hit by a pitch to send Albaugh home.

The gridlock continued into the eighth inning with both teams scoring two runs. Moorehouse doubled for one RBI in the bottom before scoring on an error.

The Tigers fielders stepped up the pressure in the top of the ninth to prevent Sheridan from reaching home. The Jets grounded out to Moorehouse at first while Albaugh caught a fly ball in right field and Sandusky struck out one.

Torrington sealed the win with one run in the bottom of the ninth when Hager reached home on a wild pitch.

Torrington tallied nine hits against Sheridan. Greiman and Hibben both totaled two hits with one apiece by Shields, Moorehouse, Albaugh, Hager and Kelly.

Greiman pitched the opening four innings for the Tigers, striking out one. Shields and Sandusky came in as relief and both struck out three.

Sheridan game 2

Torrington established an early 1-0 lead with one run in the bottom of the first inning. Hibben singled for one RBI.

Sheridan pulled ahead with a 3-0 run in the second inning to take the lead, 3-1.

The Tigers rallied in the third with three runs in the bottom while holding Sheridan to one in the top, resulting in a 4-4 tie.

Greiman opened the bottom of the third with a triple for one RBI and scored on a wild pitch.

Hibben hit a home run into right field to cap off the third inning.

Sheridan responded with four runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth.

Torrington collected nine hits in the second game. Hibben and Kramer each tallied three with Hibben posting three RBI. Greiman contributed two and Moorehouse one.

Conner Correll returned to the mound for the Tigers in the second game, striking out three. Albaugh came in as relief, striking out two for the Tigers.