Madison Drops Great Lakes Regional Opener
The Madison Impact dropped their American Legion Great Lakes Regional opener to Michigan champion Bay City on Wednesday morning, 5-4.
In a back-and-forth affair, it was Bay City who scored the final run of the game in the sixth inning to seal the victory.
Bay City jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Brady Wood and Tyler Wiechec both hit RBI singles to jumpstart the scoring.
Madison responded with two runs in the top of the second to tie the game. Mike Brekke Jr. hit an RBI double and later scored on an error.
The Impact took the lead in the top of the third inning. Justus Benson hit a two RBI triple to give the Wisconsin state champions a 4-2 lead.
Bay City charged back in the bottom of the third with two runs of their own. Wood hit another RBI single and Cheyne Maier added an RBI hit to tie the game.
Both teams went scoreless from that point until the sixth inning, when Bay City scored the deciding run. Jaret Koin executed a squeeze bunt to plate a run and ultimately give his team the win.
Dryden Van Schoyck pitched eight innings for the Impact. He allowed five runs (four earned) on 11 hits and three walks. He struck out three.
Bryce Hanson had two hits for Madison, while Benson finished with two RBIs.
Madison’s hopes of winning the regional are now in jeopardy. Every game the Impact (33-4 this season) play in will now be an elimination game. They will play either Rockford, Indiana or Danville, Illinois at 10 a.m. on Thursday with their season on the line.
