By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
There was good news and bad news for the Forrest City American Legion team Monday night.
First, the good news.
Hosting Paragould at the Sports Complex, The Forrest City 'A' squad broke through to pick up their first victory of the season, a 10-6 win.
Forrest City improves to 1-4.
Now the bad news.
Paragould pitcher Matthew Davis pitched a complete game, no hit, shut out in the AAA contest. In fact, Davis didn't walk a batter and finished with a perfect game.
He faced only nine Forrest City batters in just three innings as Paragould collected 18 hits to score 22 runs.
Davis struck out three of the nine hitters he faced.
Forrest City used three pitchers beginning with Chris Autry, then calling on Princeton Davis and finishing with Jimmy Aldridge.
The AAA team falls to 0-4 for the year.
In the A game, starting pitcher Colby McKennon scattered 10 Paragould hits in giving up the six Paragould runs. McKennon walked three and struck out eight on his way to the complete-game victory.
Paragould opened a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the third inning.
Forrest City battled back to tie the game at 4-4 using runs from Charles Gaines, Princeton Davis, Aldridge and Autry.
Aldridge had the big hit, a two-RBI triple.
Forrest City added six runs in the bottom of the fifth sending 10 batters to plate.
Gaines, Davis, and Aldridge each scored two runs each in the game.
Paragould scratched out two more runs in their final at bat to ste the final score.
Back to the AAA game.
Paragould got all of the runs they would need in the first inning when they plated seven.
They added six runs in the second and nine run in the third.
Matthew Miller, Scott Swindle, Rusty Farrin and Drew Kellums each scored three runs to lead Paragould.
Forrest City will travel to Batesville today for another A-AAA doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m.
The teams have a day off on Wednesday before opening play Thursday at the Jonesboro American Legion tournament.
Forrest City will play a single game on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Forrest City Arkansas Concrete, an 11-year-old traveling youth baseball team, won the Huey's School's Out Celebration Tournament played at Southaven, Miss. over the weekend.
Arkansas Concrete was the only one of the 16 teams to finish the tournament undefeated at 5-0.
Playing from four-team pools, Arkansas Concrete defeated the Greenwood Storm on Friday 4-3 and then picked up two wins on Saturday, downing the Jackson Bullets 10-2 and Cape County Cherokees (Jackson, Miss.) 14-4.
That put Arkansas Concrete into the championship round against the Central Arkansas Trailblazers from Benton, a team they shut out 9-0 to reach the overall championship game against the Bolivar Fire Ants from Bolivar, Tenn.
Arkansas held off the Fire Ants 8-6.
Bolivar opened a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning but Arkansas Concrete rallied for four runs in the bottom of the second when Alex Andrews, Turner Norsworthy, Jacob Smith and Douglas Ferguson each scored single runs.
The Fire Ants cut Arkansas Concrete's lead to one run, 4-3, with a single run in the top of the third before the Concrete team made it 5-3 in the bottom half of the inning with a run by Joey Bonds.
Bolivar crept back within one run in the top of the fourth at 5-4 but again Arkansas Concrete answered in the bottom of the inning with two runs for a 7-4 cushion when Andrews and Ferguson scored single runs.
The Fire Ants plated two runs in the top of the sixth to cut the Concrete lead to 7-6.
Andrews, from the Wynne area, scored twice for Arkansas Concrete as did Ferguson.
Arkansas Concrete recently finished second at the West Tennessee Invitational Tournament and qualified for the 11-year-old USSSA World Series to be played at Overland Park, Kansas in July.
The team will play in the state tournament at Fort Smith later this month.
Team members are Andrews, Norsworthy, Ferguson, Smith, Bonds, Baker Aldridge, Brent DeVazier, Seth Smith, Aaron Poole, Barrett Astin and Raymond Patillo.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Still no changes in the adult men's softball league.
Barnes ran their league mark to 7-0 Monday and Sanyo stayed close, moving to 6-0 for the year.
The only minor upset in the league was Gym 2000's 10-7 win over the Bulldogs.
The loss leaves the Bulldogs at 6-2 for the year and in third place behind first-place Barnes and second place Sanyo.
Barnes shut out the Young Guns 16-0 and Sanyo rolled over Greg's 14-4.
Barnes used a 10-run second inning and then added four insurance runs in the third.
The Young Guns managed just three base runners in the game.
In other Monday games, Morgan held on to edge TSM Computers 11-9, Boar's Head ran past Food Giant 18-3 and Kerby's inched past Miller Insurance 13-12.
Kerby's led 13-8 after six innings. Miller rallied in the top of the seventh to score four runs before recording the final out and falling a run short of tying the game.
In women's league play, Chism staye unbeaten with a 6-3 win over First National Bank while Clark Appraisals downed Mohr Sports 12-5.
Clark improves to 5-2 for the year while Mohr Sports falls to 2-3.
Chism scored two runs each in the second, fourth and sixth innings to put away First National Bank.
The adult league will return to play on Thursday night.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
The final score between M&T and T&J Monday looked more like a football final than a youth baseball final.
T&J Properties stayed unbeaten at 9-0 by holding off M&T Paving in a wild 27-24 win in Minor League action.
M&T led 5-4 after one inning but trailed 16-11 after two innings. M&T took a 21-16 lead in the top of the third before T&J rallied to get within one at 21-20 in the home half of the inning.
Andre Dulaney led T&J with two home runs. Barlow Herbert scored five times while Dulaney, and Colin Love added four runs each. Delan Parkman, Matt Jumper, Daniel Davenport and Tyrin White all scored three times.
Xavier Clardy scored five runs to lead M&T while Joseph Tripp scored four times. Scott Gracey, Kenneth Thompson, Matthew Vaughn and Corey Robichaud added three runs each. Vaughn homered in the third inning.
*Devazier improved to 7-2 for the year with an 8-6 win over Ben's Monday night.
Brian Morgan and Tyler McElroy scored twice for Devazier while Harrison Devazier, Kyiler King and Denarius Fingers scored single runs.
Ben's got two runs from Austin Kennedy and James Alldredge and single runs from Matt Lansford and Ryan Green.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Pearson Insurance moved into sole possession of second place in the Bambino (11-12) League Monday, thanks to Taylor Glass.
Taylor Glass shocked Taco Bell 11-8, leaving Taco Bell at 5-3.
Going into Monday's schedule, Taco Bell and Pearson were tied in the standings at 5-2. The loss leaves Taco Bell in a tie for third with Cochran Auto, a 12-5 winner over Bonanza.
Pearson took care of Ray Houser 9-4 and league-leader, L&L Electric slipped past Vaccaro Lumber 4-3.
L&L led 4-0 headed into the top of the sixth inning in which Vaccaro put together a three-run rally, which ended with the tying run standing at third base and the potential game-wining run standing at first.
Findley Scott Laws and Barrett Beshears combined for the L&L pitching.
In other Bambino games Monday, Pearson Insurance got 16 strikeouts from Chance Pearson in their 9-4 win over Houser.
Pearson got two runs each from Quinn Powell, Mark Machen and Pearson.
Houser got single runs from Chris Barton and Chris Smith and led Pearson 2-0 after two innings.
Pearsonscored three times in the bottom of the third to lead 3-2 and added five runs in the fourth.
Taylor Glass got two home runs and a triple from Trenton Ware in their 11-8 win over Taco Bell.
Ware also scored three times and pitched the final inning in relief of starter Tyler Davenport.
Seth Smith and Hunter McMahand scored two runs each for Taco Bell.
Sam Carter scored three runs to lead Cochran Auto past Bonanza.
Cochran improves to 5-3 for the year and moves into a tie for third place with Taco Bell.
Randy Crawford, Edgar Morris and Mario Smith all added two runs.
Byron Gardner and Justin Cochran combined for the Cochran pitching duties.
Tyler McCluskey went the five innings for Bonanza in the loss and scored two runs as did Leonard Banks.
* CITY LEAGUES
ADULT SOFTBALL
Men's League
Monday's Scores
Sanyo 14, Greg's 4
Barnes Timber 16, Young Guns 0
Morgan 11, TSM Computers 9
Kerby's 13, Miller Insurance 12
Boar's Head 18, Food Giant 3
Gym 2000 10, Bulldogs 7
Women's League
Monday's Scores
Chism 6, First National Bank 3
Clark Appraisals 12, Mohr Sports 5
YOUTH BASEBALL
T-Ball League
Tuesday, June 4
Gadberry's vs First National, 6 p.m. F1
Farm Bureau vs Giffin's Grins, 6 p.m. F2
H&H vs edwin houston, 6 p.m. F3
Dr. Cartillar vs Broadway Cinema, 6 p.m. F4
Minor League (Pitching Machine)
Monday's Scores
T&J 27, M&T Paving 24
Devazier 8, Ben's Auto 6
Tuesday, June 4
Easley Law vs Dr. Beasley, 6 p.m. F7
Lion's Club vs Joey's Muffler, 7:30 p.m. F7
Junior Bambino League (9-10)
Tuesday, June 4
A&C Motors vs Mr. T Auto, 6 p.m. F5
Farm Credit vs Food Giant, 6 p.m. F6
Hill Concrete vs VIPs, 7:15 p.m. F5
Sanyo vs Title Company, 7:15 p.m. F6
Bambino League (11-12)
Monday's Scores
Pearson Insurance 9, Ray Houser 4
Cochran Auto 12, Bonanza 5
L&L Electric 4, Vaccaro 3
Taylor Glass 11, Taco Bell 8
Junior Babe Ruth League (13-15)
Tuesday, June 4
Rotary Club vs Planter's Bank, 6 p.m. F8
Ridout vs Fred's, 7:45 p.m. F8
GIRLS SOFTBALL
Tuesday, June 4
10-Under League (Slow Pitch)
Walker Ins. vs McDonald's, 7 p.m. F1
Steven's vs FCity Bank, 7 p.m. F2
So. Furniture vs Food Giant, 7 p.m. F3
Dr. Schwartz vs True Value, 7 p.m. F4
Title Co. vs Sanyo, 8 p.m. F2
12-Under League (Fast Pitch)
Times-Herald vs McDonald's, 8 p.m. F1
Stone Cold vs Children's Clinic, 8 p.m. F3
Giffin's Grins vs Crowley's Ridge, 8 p.m. F4
16-Under League (Fast Pitch)
Sanyo vs Boar's Head, 9:15 p.m. F3
Food Giant vs Clay, 9:15 p.m. F1
Bonanza vs Dr. St. John, 9:15 p.m. F4