Drillers stop Rangers A twice

By Wyoming Sports.org

Things started pretty well for the Laramie Rangers A team in both games of a doubleheader Wednesday against the Casper Drillers at Cowboy Field.

It wasn’t a good ending, however, both times out. The Drillers took the twinbill , 11-6 and 7-6.
In both games, Laramie either led or were within one run until the final couple of innings.

In the opener, the Drillers led 3-2 heading into the sixth inning before scoring eight runs for a nine-run lead. In the second game, Laramie led 3-0 going into the seventh before the Drillers scored seven times.

Tommy Johnson and Tyler Loose led the Laramie offense with two hits each in the first game, as the Rangers finished with 10 hits.

Abel Casas took the loss on the mound, giving up 13 hits in six innings. Only four of the 11 runs allowed were earned. Ryan Spiker pitched a scoreless seventh.

In the second game, Kevin Dooley had a one-hit shutout going through six innings and got two outs in the seventh before the roof caved in. A couple of errors kept the inning going and five hits later, the Drillers had a commanding lead.

Laramie did come back with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but came up just short. Dooley and Alex Jordan had three hits each for the Rangers, with Kyle Alexander adding a pair of hits.

The Rangers A team, 9-12 on the season, returns to action Saturday at Riverton.