SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- with a split on Sunday, the Laramie Rangers AA American Legion baseball team finished 3-2 in the three-day Scottsbluff Screenprinting Wood Bat Classic.
On Sunday, the Rangers thumped Rock Springs 11-3, only to fall to Fort Morgan, Colo., 4-3 in their final game of the tournament.
Against Rock Springs, the Rangers came out on fire with seven runs in the first inning. Laramie plated three in the third and another in the fourth, as the came was called in the sixth because of the eight-run mercy rule.
The Rangers finished with nine hits in the game, led by Coley Wilson with two singles and to RBI, Tim Deibert with a single and double and one run knocked in and Nick Armijo with one hit and three RBI.
Kevin Dooley picked up the victory on the mound, giving up just 3 hits and one unearned run in four innings, walking one and striking out three. Tyler Mitchell pitched the final two innings, giving up three hits and two unearned runs.
The Rangers fell behind Fort Morgan 3-0 after four innings, but rallied for three runs in the fifth to tie the game. Fort Morgan, however, scored a run in the top of the seventh and Laramie couldn''t answer.
Four Rangers pitched in the game, with Armijo getting the start, lasting 2 2/3 innings, giving up three hits and one unearned run. Rylan Harding, Brody Hilgenkamp and Wilson all pitched in the contest as well, with Wilson taking the loss.
Wilson and Nolan Carter both had a pair of hits for the Rangers.
On Saturday, the Rangers edged Cody 4-2. Carter got the win on the mound, giving up five hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out seven. Mitchell got the final out to earn the save.
Wilson and Carter had two hits each for the Rangers.
Laramie, 22-11, will face Wheatland Wednesday in Wheatland, with the twinbill beginning at 5 p.m.
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