KOKOMO, Ind. — Napoleon Post 300 completed its run in the Hoosier State with its 11th straight victory and third straight shutout triumph, finishing 5-0 at the Kokomo Post 6 Junior Wood Bat Tournament on Sunday thanks to a 7-0 shutout of Stevensville (Mich.) Post 568.
Pitcher Logan Stein (Tinora) was the fourth total contributor in the shutout three-peat for the River Bandits (19-5), pitching all seven frames on Sunday and striking out seven in a four-hitter for Napoleon.
Kaden Kreinbrink (Liberty Center) blasted his second home run in three games, a solo shot in the third inning to get the scoring started for Post 300. An error on a fielder’s choice with the bases loaded in the fourth inning allowed Cam Bukowski (Bryan) and Kenneth Smeltzer (Montpelier) added two more runs before a four-run outburst in the bottom of the sixth helped seal the deal. Anthony Singer (Fairview) singled and Owen Reynolds (Tinora) doubled to get things going before a passed ball scored Singer. Maddox Baker (Edgerton) rapped an RBI single to right field with a fielding error allowing Kreinbrink to score from first. Tripp Langenderfer (Archbold) added another RBI knock with two outs in the frame to create the final margin.
The Bandits will have Monday off before a travel day Tuesday to South Dakota where they will compete from July 1-5 at the Rapid City Firecracker Tournament, beginning with a matchup against the host Rapid City Post 22 Hardhats (27-7) on Wednesday at Floyd Fitzgerald Stadium.
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Records: Napoleon 19-5, Stevensville 6-9.
Winning pitcher: Logan Stein (7 innings, 0 runs, 4 hits, 7 strikeouts, 2 walks).
Losing pitcher: Alex Knight (5 innings, 3 runs, 1 earned, 5 hits, 5 strikeouts, 2 walks). Others: Corbin Frazier, Brady Schau.
Leading hitters: (Stevensville) – Isaiah Timmons single, double. (Napoleon) – Anthony Singer 2 singles; Kaden Kreinbrink home run, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Owen Reynolds double.