Canton Comeback Falls Short Against Scotland County

Canton, MO — The Canton Tigers open their home stand, taking on district opponent Scotland County Tigers. They are looking for a bounce back after a walk-off loss against North Shelby on Monday. Senior Drew Gottman would start on the bump for Canton, while Scotland County looked to Senior Tayte Richmond.

The Scotland County Tigers would get things started in the first inning, as a lead-off walk to senior Cooper Clatt, a double and a ground out RBI from Urijah Richmond would put the Tigers up 1-0. Canton would tie it up in the bottom half with a lead-off single from senior Kaden Oliver, and a ground-out RBI from Gottman would tie things up 1-1. Gottman would strike out the side in the second to give Canton a chance to take the lead. A walk and an error would get runners in scoring position for Canton; however, the Tigers couldn’t capitalize on the opportunity.

Scotland Co. would regain the lead in the third as back-to-back walks followed by an RBI single from Tayte Richmond would give the Tigers a 3-1 lead, followed by a pair of singles and fielders’ choices to score another run, 4-1. Scotland County would keep Canton away from their lead and look to extend their lead

The Tigers would do just that at the top of the fourth, forcing Canton to make a pitching change, and extending their lead 5-1, off a bases-loaded walk.  Canton would find itself again with runners in scoring position with no outs, but couldn’t capitalize. In the fifth, Scotland would add another run with an RBI single after a pair of walks. In the bottom half, Canton would have bases loaded with no outs. But Tayte Richmond would throw three strikeouts to get out of the jam and escape the inning.

Cameron O’Brien would get through the 6th, a fielder’s choice and two strikeouts would keep Scotland from extending the lead. However, the offense couldn’t capitalize heading to the seventh for the last chance. Scotland County would add their seventh run in the seventh, off an RBI double heading into the bottom of the inning, up 7-1. Canton’s offense would start to brew a comeback. A single, a hit-by-pitch, and a walk would load the bases with no outs. A walk to Logsdon would score a run to make it 7-2. An RBI groundout would close the lead to four runs. Canton continued to cut the lead; an error, a single, and a fielder’s choice would turn the game to 7-6 with two outs on the board. But catcher Kwayde Hamilton would catch a runner stealing to help the Tigers escape the comeback and secure the victory.

The Canton Tigers fall to 0-2 on the season. They will stay at home to take on the Palmyra Panthers on Thursday March, 26th. 5:00 first pitch.

KEY STATS

Canton; 6 R, 6 H, 2 E

Cameron O’Brien (L); 3.2 IP,  2 H, 2 ER, 7 K

Kaden Oliver; 2-3, 1 R

Ian Burbridge; 2-4, 1 R

Scotland Co.; 7 R, 5 H, 2 E

Cooper Clatt (W); 2.0 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 K

Tayte Richmond; 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI

Cooper Small; 0-0, 4 R, 4 BB