The Manchester Youth Baseball Association closed out their 4th week of competition on Friday with 6 games in 4 age divisions at Fred Deadman Park. A mixture of rain make-ups and regular season contests sprinkled the schedule on a hot night in Manchester.
In the 6U division, Manchester Tire and Brake rolled over Star Physical Therapy 23 to 2. Manchester Tire and Brake scored the maximum number of runs in each inning to roll to the win. Kasen Shetth had 3 home runs to lead MT&B. Lane Jones and Dowell Pearlman scored the runs for Star.
In the 8U division, Freedom Automotive took down Lions Club 19 to 4. Freedom once again used their strong defense and big bats to race to the win. Brock and Bryson had home runs for Freedom. Fallon had a 2 RBI triple for Lions Club.
In the 12U division, Clower Automotive bounced First Vision Bank 10 to 8 and Powers Storage took down Peoples Bank 22 to 5. In the first game of the night, four lead changes made for an exciting win for Clower. Chase and Caleb each had a single, a walk and scored twice for Clower. Boone Floyd ripped a pair of doubles and scored twice for First Vision. In the second game, Powers raced out to a 10 to 1 lead and never let Peoples recover. Austin Gipson had a double and 2 singles while Keaton Rowe jacked a home run for Powers. For Peoples, Isaac Deadman had a single, a double and scored twice.
On Thursday night in the 12U division, Bush Insurance rallied to upset Clower Automotive 6 to 5. Trailing 5 to 1 entering the bottom of the 4th inning, Bush rallied to plate 5 runs, thanks in part to 5 walks. Sy Owens got the win on the mound for Bush as pitched all 4 innings. Ethan Stephen had 2 walks and scored 2 runs, including the game winner. For Clower, Trace Parker had a pair of singles while Levi Rollman smacked a solo home run.
In the 18U division, the Manchester Braves dropped a pair of games to the Murfreesboro Expos. In the first game, the Expos got 2 runs in extra innings to claim a 5 to 3 win. Zach Bush had a pair of singles to lead the Braves. Jacob had a single and scored twice for the Expos. In the second game, the Expos plated 3 runs in the bottom of the first inning to seize control of the contest. The Murfreesboro squad got the doubleheader sweep by a final score of 13 to 3. For the Expos, David had a triple, 2 singles and 4 RBI. Clayton Rowe, Hayden Garr and Wyatt Lowe all had singles for the Braves.
Monday MYBA Schedule
8U Division at Fast Pitch Field
5:00 PM – Lions Club vs. Dr. Jay
10U Division at National League Field
5:00 PM – State Farm vs. Coffee County Bank
7:30 PM – Viam vs. Chico’s Bail Bonds
12U Division at Aaron Miller Field
5:00 PM – Shelter Ins vs. First Vision Bank
7:30 PM – Peoples Bank vs. Bush Insurance
18U Division at Looney Riddle(Babe Ruth) Field
6:00 PM – Mets vs. Yankees
UNOFFICIAL MYBA Standings(thru July 3rd)
| 6U Standings | |||
| Place | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Manchester Tire & Brake | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Star Physical Therapy | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Cooper Sports | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Lovelady Auto Parts | 0 | 7 |
| 8U Standings | |||
| Place | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Freedom Automotive | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Dr. Jay | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | KK’s | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Interstate Auto | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Lions Club | 0 | 10 |
| 10U Standings | |||
| Place | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | State Farm | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Viam | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Chico’s Bail Bonds | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | First National Bank | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Coffee County Bank | 1 | 6 |
| 12U Standings | |||
| Place | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Powers Storage | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Clower Automotive | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Shelter Insurance | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Bush Insurance | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | First Vision | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | People’s Bank | 0 | 7 |
| 18U Standings | |||
| Place | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Yankees | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Mets | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Expos | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Christiana Braves | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Manchester Braves | 0 | 8 |
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