By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
TSM Computers picked up their first win of the year Thursday night in adult men's softball and Barnes took advantage of Sanyo's open date to move into first place in the league standings.
TSM put away Food Giant 24-15 to improve to 1-5 for the year. The loss leaves Food Giant as the league's only winless team.
TSM sent 14 batters to the plate in the bottom of the third to score 10 runs for a 16-8 lead. Food Giant plated seven runs in the top of the fourth to trail 16-15 before TSM added eight more runs in the bottom of the inning.
Barnes held off the Gym 2000 team 11-10 to move to 7-0 and into sole possession of first place. Sanyo, at 6-0, had the night off.
Gym 2000 led 9-5 after four innings and 10-7 after five.
Barnes scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to get the win. The loss leaves Gym 2000 in a tie for fifth with Kerby's.
The Bulldogs remained in third place with an 8-2 win over Kerby's and M&T Paving put away Miller Insurance 12-1 to remain locked in fourth place.
Morgan handed Greg's a 23-13 loss and the Young Guns rolled past Boar's Head 18-9.
*In adult women's league play, Clark Appraisals improved to 4-2 by defeating First National Bank 6-3 and 12-1 in a doubleheader Thursday night.
The second game was a rain out game from May 9.
First National Bank falls to 0-7 for the year.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Ben's Auto held off M&T paving Thursday night 17-13 to notch their first victory of the year in Minor (pitching machine) League play.
M&T led 7-4 after one inning and 10-4 before Ben's scored six runs in the bottom of the third to tie the game at 10-10.
M&T regained the lead at 12-10 in the top of the fourth and Ben's took the lead for good by scoring four runs in the home half of the inning to lead 14-12.
Ben's closed out the win by plating three insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth and then holding M&T to a single run in the top of the sixth.
Austin Kennedy and Ryan Green hit home runs to lead Ben's. Kennedy, Matt Lansford and James Alldredge each scored three times for Ben's while Tanner Henley, Green and Benjamin Hollowell scored two runs each.
In the late game, T&J Properties stayed unbeaten with a 19-4 win over Devazier.
T&J, 8-0 for the year, got four runs each from Andre Dulaney and Barlow Herbert and three runs each from Michael Wingo and Matt Jumper.
Devazier slips to 6-2 for the year with both losses coming against T&J.
Brian Morgan, Tyler McElroy, Dneshio Foster and Jacob Graves each scored single runs for Devazier.
Minor League play resumes tonight when Joey's Muffler takes on Dr. Beasley and Easley Law battles the Forrest City Lion's Club.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Freeman won its fifth consecutive game Thursday night and Rotary Club picked up their first win of the year in Junior Babe Ruth League play.
Freeman, 5-0, handed Ridout an 8-5 loss after falling behind 3-2 early in the game and rallying for four runs in the fourth inning.
Terrance Ware homered to lead off the game and Kendall Rucker doubled and scored to put Freeman in front 2-0 before Ridout pushed three runs across the plate in the bottom of the first for a 3-2 lead. Kiel Smith, Taurus Moore and Chris Williams each scored.
Freeman tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the second when Charles Freeman used a fielder's choice to reach base and scored on Ware's RBI double. A single run in the top of the third by Darry Banks put Freeman in front 4-3 before Ridout plated two runs in the home half of the inning to retake a 5-4 lead.
Marcus Cole and Williams both walked and scored.
Freeman won the game in the top of the fourth scoring four times. Anthony Smith walked to start the inning and Charles Freeman used an error to get on base. Ware and Rucker both reached base and all four scored.
Banks and Ware combined for the Freeman pitching duties while Ben Daugherty and Moore pitched for Ridout.
In other Junior Babe Ruth action, Fred's led Rotary Club 7-6 going into the bottom of the fourth inning but couldn't hold off Rotary's rally, which produced three runs for the 9-7 victory.
Rotary improves to 1-4 for the year while Fred's falls to 0-5.
Tim Patton and Travis Holloway each scored three runs to lead Rotary. Holloway got the win from the mound.
Wilson Parker, Torey Rogers and Rylan Nimocks all scored two runs for Fred's while Jarrett Gray added a single run.
Nimocks worked four innings from the mound before giving way to Terrence Pendleton, who finished up.
Union Planter's Bank had the night off.
By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Pearson Insurance and Taco Bell kept pace with each other Thursday night and remained in a tie for second place in the Bambino (11-12) League.
Pearson downed Cochran Auto 8-2 and Taco Bell roughed up Vaccaro 16-3 as both teams improved to 5-2 for the year.
L&L Electric kept their grip on first place with a 14-3 win over Taylor Glass. L&L stands at 6-1 for the year.
In the final game of the night, Bonanza rolled over Ray Houser 12-2.
Allen Triggs led Pearson by scoring three times while Quinn Powell added two runs. Mark Machen, Chance Pearson and Chad Doyle scored single runs. Doyle went the distance from the mound giving up the two Cochran runs on two hits and five walks while striking out 11.
Justin Cochran scored both runs.
Taco Bell got three runs each from Seth Smith, Tevin Hughes and Caleb Davidson in the team's 16-3 win over Vaccaro. Kyle Gaines and Hunter McMahand scored two runs each while Nehemiah Stephens and William White scored single runs.
L&L got four runs each from Chauncey Boles and Findley Scott Laws Thursday in the team's 14-3 win over Taylor Glass.
Barrett Beshears homered for L&L and scored twice. Tyrice Bradley added two runs while Julian Jones and Chris Jones scored single runs.
L&L led 2-1 after one inning but trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the third.
L&L plated four runs in the inning to regain a 6-3 lead and never looked back, scoring five runs in the fourth and three in the fifth.
Daniel Richards and Bradley combined for the L&L pitching duties.
Taylor got two runs from Trenton Ware and a single run from Joe DeWitt.
Bonanza improved to 3-4 for the year and ended a four-game losing streak Thursday night.
Charles Daugherty and Tyler McCluskey each scored three runs in the win while Leonard Banks added two runs and Jacob Shafer, Josh Smith, Brandon Davis and Josh McKinney added single runs in the team's 12-2 win over Houser's.
Nakieer Barton and James Green scored single runs for Houser's.
The Flat as a Pancake 5K Walk/Run will be held in Wynne, on Saturday, June 8.
The 3.1 mile course is USATF certified.
There will also be a 12-under Fun Run.
Entry fee are $10 before race day, $15 on the day of the race and $5 for the fun run.
The first 100 race entrants will receive a short-sleeve t-shirt.
Rain or shine, the 5K will begin at 8 a.m., at the Women's Progressive Club, located across from the Wynne Post Office, 222 Merriman Ave.
Trophies for overall male and female, first, second and third places and trophies for Masters Overall, male and female, first, second and third will be given as well as trophies for male and female age divisions first, second and third and trophies for male and female walkers, first, second and third.
For more information call David Reagler at (870) 2238-5528 or Gary Crawford at (870) 238-5423.
* CITY LEAGUES
ADULT SOFTBALL
Men's League
Thursday's Scores
TSM Computers 24, Food Giant 15
M&T Paving 12, Miller Insurance 1
Young Guns 18, Boar's Head 9
Barnes Timber 11, Gym 2000 10
Morgan 23, Greg's Small Engine 13
Bulldogs 8, Kerby's 2
Women's League
Thursday's Scores
Clark Appraisals 6, First National 3 (Game 1)
Clark Appraisals 12, First National 1 (Game 2)
YOUTH BASEBALL
T-Ball League
Friday, May 31
Gadberry's vs Western Auto, 6 p.m. F1
Giffin's Grins vs M&T Paving, 6 p.m. F2
H&H vs Parker Furniture, 6 p.m. F3
Broadway Cinema vs Long, 6 p.m. F4
Minor League (Pitching Machine)
Thursday's Scores
Ben's Auto 17, M&T Paving 13
T&J Properties 19, Devazier Brothers 4
Friday, May 31
Joey's Muffler vs Dr. Beasley, 6 p.m. F7
Easley Law vs Lion's Club, 7:30 p.m. F7
Junior Bambino League (9-10)
Friday, May 31
Lucas Trucking vs Hill Concrete, 6 p.m. F5
Food Giant vs Sanyo, 6 p.m. F6
VIPs vs A&C Motors, 7:15 p.m. F5
Mr. T Auto vs Title Company, 7:30 p.m. F6
Bambino League (11-12)
Thursday's Scores
Bonanza 12, Ray Houser 2
Pearson Insurance 8, Cochran Auto 3
L&L Electric 14, Taylor Glass 3
Taco Bell 16, Vaccaro 3
Junior Babe Ruth League (13-15
Thursday's Scores
Freeman 8, Ridout 5
Rotary Club 9, Fred's 7
GIRLS SOFTBALL
Friday, May 31
10-Under League (Slow Pitch)
Dr. Schwartz vs Sanyo, 7 p.m. F1
Food Giant vs Title Company, 7 p.m. F2
Steven's vs Walker Ins., 7 p.m. F3
McDonald's vs So. Furniture, 7 p.m. F4
FCity Bank vs True Value, 8 p.m. F2
12-Under League (Fast Pitch)
Children's Clinic vs Crowley's Ridge, 8 p.m. F1
Times-Herald vs Giffin's Grins, 8 p.m. F3
Stone Cold vs McDonald's, 8 p.m. F4
16-Under League (Fast Pitch)
Clay vs Dr. St. John, 9:15 p.m. F3
Food Giant vs Boar's Head, 9:15 p.m. F1
Sanyo vs Bonanza, 9:15 p.m. F4