Tri-County Drops Opener, 10-3

Once Tigers Score They Don’t Stop, Run Away With Road Victory

For two innings Princeton and Tri-County, playing in a cooperative agreement with Gallatin which accounts for the bulk of the roster, played to a stalemate. But when the Tigers pushed across the first run of the game in the third, it opened the flood gates, leading to a 10-3 loss for the Mustangs in their season opener at home in Jamesport on Monday.
Princeton followed up its single tally in the third inning with two in the fourth, then three in the fifth and four in the sixth. The steady flow of runs buried Tri-County, which trailed 10-0 before finally scoring its first run of the season in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Mustangs would tally the final three runs of the game, but that did little to erase the double-digit deficit.
For Tri-County, Logan Malott was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Johnathan Baldwin went 2-for-4 with a double. Owen Waterbury was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored.
Princeton got two hits, two runs and two RBIs from Gavin Power and Landon Krohn collected two hits, two runs and one RBI. Clay Evans added two hit as well, scoring one and driving in another.
On the bump, Krohn started and threw two scoreless innings, striking out all six batters he faced. Talan Holt threw a scoreless third and Cooper Boxley struck out seven while yielding three runs on three hits and five walks across the last four innings.
Tri-County got seven strikeouts each from Owen Waterbury, who threw four innings, and Will Johnson, who threw three. The Mustangs allowed seven unearned runs.
Princeton (1-0) was set to be back in action on Thursday, playing host to Grundy County, and the Tigers will host Hamilton on Monday at 4:30 p.m. Tri-County (0-1) was set to travel to Bosworth on Thursday and will travel to Bucklin on Monday for a 5 p.m. first pitch.