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American National 18U Baseball Off
To 3-5 Start, Winless In N/W Division
By Jim Wieners
The American National Eagles 18 and under baseball team, member of the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association since 1988 and in their 30th season, is off to a 3-5 start (0-3 in the Northwest Division) prior to the June 27 game against the JC Blazers at the Hazelwood Sports Complex, Aubuchon and Teson Roads.
The three wins so far are against Illinois 17 and under teams including Collinsville, 17-2 on June 7, Triad, 10-0 on June 8, and Belleville East, 14-9 on June 22. The Eagles also lost to a pair of Illinois 17 and under teams including Waterloo, 9-8 on June 6, and O’Fallon, Ill., 10-7 on June 25. Losses to Northwest division teams include two to the Stallions 18 and under — 7-3 June 13 at Car Shield Field (formerly T.R. Hughes Ballpark), O’Fallon, Mo., and 10-8 June 21 at Hazelwood Sports Complex — and one to the St. Charles Capitals, 11-4 May 30 at C & H Ballpark, St. Peters.
American National 18 and under was to play the Southwest Stars 18 and under June 14 at the Principia but there were no results, possibly a rain out. The Eagles have a doubleheader against the St. Charles Capitals 17 and under June 29 at C & H Ballpark, starting at 5:45 with the Eagles being the designated home team in the second game at C & H, which have lights. American National wraps up Northwest Division play with a rematch against the Capitals 18 and under July 3,5:45 at Hazelwood Sports Complex, then completes the season against two Illinois 17 and under teams, July 11, 6 p.m. at Granite City (High School) and July 12 in a rematch against O’Fallon, Ill., 5:45 at Hazelwood Sports Complex.
WIN AT COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — American National won from the start as the Eagles scored eight in the top of the first inning then added three in the third, four in the fourth and two in the fifth as the game ended after five innings. Tommy Rupp (Duchesne) drove in four runs on four hits including two doubles, Taylor Womack (Blake Vaughn (Hazelwood West) each scored three runs while Zachary Stevens (McCluer North), Jacob Kempfer (Hazelwood West), Adam Goss (Pattonville) and Daniel Rinder (John Burroughs) each drove in two runs. Stevens and Kaleb Schneider (Fort Zumwalt West) allowed no Collinsville walks while pitching.
WIN VERSUS TRIAD — At the Hazelwood Sports Complex Womack pitched a one-hitter with six strikeouts in five innings. Meanwhile, the Eagles scored five runs in the first inning, a run each in the second, third, fourth innings, and two more in the fifth before the game ended with one out. Joshua White (Pattonville) drove in three runs, Emihl Bowers (CBC) and Luke Bentrup (Duchesne) each drove in two runs while Rupp and Vaughn each scored twice.
WIN VERUS BELLEVILLE EAST — American National was the designated visiting team at the Hazelwood Sports complex and Belleville East outscored the Eagles 6-3 in the second inning. The Eagles countered with three runs in the third inning and eight in the fourth while Belleville East scored three in the seventh.
LOSS VERUS CAPITALS 18U — American National scored two times to start the game in the first inning but St. Charles, which held the Eagles to two more runs the rest of the way, scored two in the third and broke it open with four runs each in the fourth and fifth innings. Goss scored three runs, Jimmy Boswell (Pattonville) drove in two and Rinder struck out four in the loss.
JUNE 13 LOSS VERSUS STALLIONS — American National were held to two runs in the third inning and a run in the sixth while the Stallions took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth and four in the fifth. Tavis Isom (Hazelwood West) stole two bases.
JUNE 21 LOSS VERSUS STALLIONS — American National took an 8-0 lead thanks to scoring six runs in the first inning and two in the second but the Stallions dominated the scoring the rest of the way. Goss drove in two and walked twice while Rupp and Rinder scored twice each.
LOSS VERSUS O’FALLON — In the loss at Blazer Field (in Illinois) Womack drove in four runs, Rupp drove in two and walked twice while Rinder scored three runs and Boswell walked twice.
