Post 333 loses to Byron by 8-7 score
Kasson Post 333 traveled to Byron last week and came away on the wrong end of an 8-7 defeat. Byron took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning before Kasson responded with three of their own in the top of the second highlighted by an RBI double by Nick Larson, RBI single from Jake Hallstrom, and an RBI single by Noah Swarts.
Score remained tied at 3-3 until the bottom of the fourth inning when Byron was able to score one to take a 4-3 lead. Byron tacked on another insurance run in the bottom of the fifth to increase their lead to 5-3.
Kasson however wouldn't give up and put another three runs on the scoreboard to take a 6-5 lead. Bennett Brown drove in Kellen Wilke with an RBI single. Spencer Anderson scored Austin Fitch with an RBI single. And Bennett Brown scored on an error.
In the top of the seventh, Kasson brought in an insurance run with an RBI double by Jake Hallstrom to give Kasson a 7-5 lead. Byron wouldn't go down easy though as they scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off with an 8-7 victory.
STATS:
Final: R H E
Kasson 7 7 2
Byron 8 9 1
Noah Swarts 1-4, RBI
Gabe Swarts 0-4
Dalton Maxwell 0-4
Kellen Wilke 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 SB
Nick Larson 1-2, 2B, RBI, R, BB
Austin Fitch 0-0, 2 R, BB
Jake Hallstrom 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Bennett Brown 1-2, RBI, 2 R, BB
Spencer Anderson 2-3, RBI
Kyle Nelson 0-2, BB, SB
Dalton Maxwell L, 6 1/3 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 4 K, 1 BB