Iola Elks was well rested. Community National Bank had played the first game of the hot July night at Riverside Park and staged a come-from-behind 15-14 win to reach the championship game.
Iola Elks had enough to stave off a rally and won the 2011 Iola Little League tournament championship Monday. Iola Elks won 15-8 over Community National Bank.
Community National Bank had led the losers bracket final most of the way in the first game. A&W Family Restaurant rallied to tie the game 14-14. A&W scored eight runs in the sixth inning.
Community National Bank had to come up with the winner in the bottom of the sixth inning to
win 15-14.
Here are the game summaries:
Championship game
Iola Elks 15, Community National Bank 8. WP — Ben Cooper, Coleson Wiggin, 10 hits, 2 walks, 1 hit batter. LP — Seth Sanford, Colton Toney, 11 hits, 11 walks. Hits for Elks: Nic Zimmerman, 2 s, d; Joey Zimmerman, s; Cooper, 3 s; Tayton Driskel, s; Seth Swaggerty, s; Nick Vaughn, s; Zach Kress, s. Hits for CNB: Cale Barnhart, 2 s; Micah Grover, d; Sanford, s, d; Dallas Merritt, 2 s; Toney, s, d; Hunter Preston, s.
Community National Bank 15, A&W Family Restaurant 14. WP — Micah Grover, Seth Sanford, 12 hits, 9 walks. LP — Mason Snavely, Ethan Scheibmeir, 14 hits, 5 walks. Hits for CNB: Cale Barnhart, 2 s; Derek Bycroft, 3 s; Grover, 3 s, d; Sanford, d; Dallas Merritt, s; Colton Toney, s; Hunter Preston, s, 3 d. Hits for A&W: Snavely, s; Skyler Rush, 2 s; Riley Layman, 2 s; Evan Sigg, s, d; Zane Beasley, d; Gavin Cranor, s; Will Winner, d; Matthew Komma, d, t.
Iola Elks wins LL tourney
