GRAND ISLAND – An impressive fifth inning from Kearney coupled with strong pitching by Bryce Andersen and a close by Brodie Arnold earned the Runza Seniors their sixth win on the season and claimed the rematch victory over Grand Island Home Federal 5-1 on Tuesday night at Ryder Park. Click here to listen to the broadcast replay.
Home Federal fell to Kearney at Memorial Field back on May 24 9-3 where a strong sixth inning pushed Kearney away and kept Grand Island from closing the gap late.
Runza Senior Legion Baseball @ GI Home Federal
Home Federal scored in the bottom of the fourth inning after a Gage Gannon single brought in a run, claiming an early lead in what was a pitching duel between Kearney’s Bryce Andersen and Grand Island’s Cohen Nelson.
However, the game flipped on a near controversial call where the Runza Seniors fell down with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, then put runners on second and third after back-to-back hits. Nolan Smith appeared to avoid a wild pitch in the batter’s box, bringing in the tying score. Instead, Smith was called to be have been hit by the pitch, sending him to first with two outs against Kearney.
Runza Senior Legion Baseball @ GI Home Federal
Bryce Andersen ended the controversy as he launched an RBI single to score the tying run. The game was all Kearney after, with Jase Blattner bringing in two runs and Garrison Burns also adding two runs off of a double – all in the fifth inning in back-to-back-to-back batters.
Kearney would close out the win, winning with five runs on seven hits and two errors while Home Federal scored one run on five hits with four errors.
Runza Senior Legion Baseball @ GI Home Federal
Bryce Andersen earned the win on the mound with nine strikeouts and no walks. Brodie Arnold collected the save.
Kearney heads to Pawnee Park in Columbus to rematch Cornerstone. Pregame on KGFW begins at 7:15 PM with first pitch scheduled at 7:30 PM.
