Fair Oaks 13, Charles Eggen 4 (League: 0-0, Overall: 4-1) - May 29 @ Bella Vista High - Despite Charles Eggen jumping out to a 4-0 lead off starting pitcher Brandon Olson in the first inning, Fair Oaks came back to blank Eggen the rest of the way for a 13-4 victory at Bella Vista High School.
Sean Chopelas slides into second base during the second inning of Post 383's game with Charles Eggen. Chopelas reached first on a hit to right and took second on a passed ball later in the inning.
Eggen scored its four runs on two walks and four hits, despite a double play by the Oaks' defense in the early going.
Olson settled down after the first inning, getting the side out in order in the second. The Oaks came back to score one run in the bottom of the inning as left fielder Sean Chopelas got a hit to right with one out. With second baseman Rick Patel at the plate, Chopelas stole second and then Patel hit a ball toward second that took a bad hop over the infield and Chopelas scored to make it 4-1.
Jim Ott came in to pitch in the third, blanking Eggen and then the Oaks came back to tie the game in the bottom of the inning as Ott bunted for a hit to lead off.
Shortstop Garrett Schoenfelder followed with a home run deep to center field to make it 4-3 and catcher Nick Palumbo followed with a double to right field.
Palumbo went to third on a ground out and then scored on Chopelas' grounder to short, tying the game at 4-4.
Three more runs came home in the fourth as Russ Beldi led off with a hit to right. Unfortuantely, Beldi and the next batter B. J. Crone, were erased on a double play.
Ott then walked, followed by a Schoenfelder hit to left. Palumbo then doubled to left to score Ott and a Justin Hoppes hit to center scored both Schoenfelder and Palumbo for a 7-4 game.
Adam Moskofsky came in to pitch the fifth, downing Eggen in order, and the Oaks came back in the bottom of the fifth for another run on doubles by Eric Archuleta and Beldi.
Moskofsky sent Eggen down in order again in the sixth and the Oaks scored two more runs in the bottom of the inning for a 10-4 lead.
Schoenfelder led off with his second home run of the game and then with one out, Brad Hicks walked. Dave Yurchak bunted Hicks to second, with the throw to first going wide and Hicks moving to third.
With Archuleta at the plate, a wild pitch scored Hicks to make it 10-4,
Beldi came in to pitch the seventh, allowing one walk, but the runner was erased on a double play as he was doubled off first on a fly to center.
The Oaks added another run in the seventh as Beldi and Crone reached on an consecutive errors and then with two outs, Crone scored on Schoenfelder's double to center.
Eggen again went down in order in the eighth, with the Oaks scoring their final two runs in the bottom of the inning.
Back-to-back walks to Hicks and Yurchak started the inning and Archuleta's hit to right scored Hicks. Beldi then sent a ball toward short, but the throw to first was high and Yurchak scored to make it 13-4.
yurchak pitched the ninth for the Oaks and Eggen again went out in order as Fair Oaks recorded the 13-4 win.
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Charles Eggen: Hensley, Grader (4), Parks (6), Dunn (8) and Espinosa. Top hitters: Dunn 2B, 2 RBI. Fair Oaks: Olson, Ott (3), Moshofsky (5), Beldi (7), Yurchak (9) and Palumbo, Hicks (6). Top hitters: Schoenfelder 4x5, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI; Palumbo 2x3, 2 2B; Hoppes 2 RBI; Archuleta 2x3, 2B; Beldi 3x4, 2B.
