Atmore’s Cal Ripken National League teams took to the field last Thursday trying to beat the spring showers with two games on tap.

In the first game of the evening, the Atmore Lions Club Cardinals took on the Atmore Rotary Club Tigers in a battle of classic sponsored teams, while two newer teams met in the late game with the PCI Mariners facing the PCI Padres.

Mariners 7

Padres 1

Rain-shortened game

In the late game of the Atmore Cal Ripken National League, the PCI Mariners went to battle with the PCI Padres in a game shortened by rain last Thursday at Tom Byrne Park.

Before the rain ended the contest, the Mariners had built a 7-1 lead over the Padres through the first inning.

The Padres went to bat first in the contest and found an early run as Tyler Sells (1-for-1, R) ripped a single to get on base and then scored on an error by the Mariners’ first baseman.

Trailing 1-0, the Mariners responded to the Padres one-run at-bat with seven runs of their own.

Austin Williams (0-for-1, R) led off the game by getting on base due to an error and was followed on by Dakota O’Barr (0-for-1, R), Justin Pearson (0-for-1, R) and Cole Wynn (0-for-0, R).

Mariner Xan McGhee (1-for-1, R) continued the team’s good fortunes with a triple that knocked in Pearson and Wynn to put the Mariners up 4-0. Following McGhee, Tyler Jackson (0-for-0, R) and Christian Cox (0-for-0, R) reached base and all scored on a single by Tyler Williams (1-for-1) to put them up 7-0.

Following the outburst by the Mariners, the Padres could only get two at-bats finished in the top of the second as the rain moved in and cut the game short. It is still being determined when the game is to be completed.

Cardinals 4

Tigers 2

Atmore’s Cal Ripken National League featured a competitive match up between the Atmore Lions Club Cardinals and Atmore Rotary Club Tigers last Thursday night at Tom Byrne Park.

The Tigers opened the game at the plate, but were unable to secure any runs as the Cardinals sent them back to the dug out three up and three down.

In the bottom of the first, the Cardinals were able to get on the scoreboard with Evan Tatum (0-for-0, R) walking and being knocked in by Jabryce Hooks’ (2-for-3) single giving them a 1-0 lead.

Following a scoreless second inning, the Tigers took the lead 2-1 in the top of the third with Cory Walden (0-for-2, R) reaching base on an error and scoring on a error by the short stop during Jordan Britt’s (1-for-3, R) at-bat. Britt then scored on a ball into play by Austin Wiggins (0-for-3).

The Tigers held the lead until the bottom of the fifth inning when the Cardinals scored three runs to go ahead 4-2, In the inning, Tristan Kilpatrick (0-for-0, R), Dee Dee Poole (1-for-3, R) and Tatum all reached base and scored with the help of some timely hitting.

In their final at-bat, the Tigers were unable to get any more runs giving the Cardinals the three-run win.