SLUGFEST: Alton wins wild one from CM, 11-10 in eight — 31 photos

The Telegraph

 Updated 11:24 pm CDT, Saturday, March 23, 2019

Photo:

Nathan Woodside | The Telegraph

IMAGE 1 OF 39

Civic Memorial’s Gavin Lyday (15) dives back into first base just under the tag of Alton High first baseman Riley Phillips (11) Saturday during the Redbirds’ see-saw 11-10 eight-inning victory over the

... more

GODFREY — Alton and Civic Memorial put on a slugfest Saturday at Alton High. And it wasn’t settled until the Redbirds came up with a solo run in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure an 11-10 nonconference victory.

After a relatively calm first inning that saw each team score a run, things heated up in the second inning. CM scored three runs in the top of the inning, but the Redbirds rallied in the bottom of inning to score four times and go ahead 5-4.

Recommended Video

00:24

01:12

But there was more to come. Much more.

CM tied it 5-5 with a run in the top of the fourth. The Redbirds countered with three runs of their own the bottom of the inning to go ahead 8-5. Alton added a run in the fifth to make it 9-5

The craziness continued in the sixth inning. The Eagles came up with four runs to tie it 9-9.

But back came the Redbirds - again - with a single run in the bottom of the sixth to go ahead 10-9.

After the Eagles tied it at 10-10 in the top of the seventh, the Redbirds finally ended the marathon with a single run in the bottom of the eighth.

Alton’s Michael Reeder had three hits, including a double, scored three runs and had a pair of RBIs.

The Redbirds had four players with two hits each. Jackson brooks was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, Dylan Lahue went 2-for-5 with an RBI, Riley Phillips was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Robby Taul was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs.

CM is 3-3 and Alton is 2-4.