WICHITA, Kan. – Hutchinson Monarchs players Conor Craig and Dylan Nedved came up big in the opening game for Hutch on Sunday in the 85th edition of the NBC World Series as Hutch won over Elite 316 by a score of 7-4.
Craig got a clutch RBI in the bottom of the 5th to score Taylor Barber from 3rd to give the Monarchs the lead then Dylan Nedved homered for a 2 run shot in the bottom of the 8th for 2 insurance runs to extend the Monarch lead by 3 runs to 7-4.
M. Howell got the win pitching 6 innings while Zack Philbin got the save for the Monarchs.
Next action for the Monarchs will be at 7 pm Monday as Hutchinson continues pool play by taking on the Palm Springs Chill.
Last Game
| Elite 316 | 4 |
| Monarchs | 7 |
| FINAL | |
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Stoecklein | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 |
| C. Craig | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 |
| E. Scott | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 |
| S. Wolverton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 |
| M. Lowe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 |
| T. Barber | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 |
| C. Elliot | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 |
| D. Nedved | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.200 |
| Pitching | W | L | IP | ER | H | BB | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Philbin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 |
| M. Howell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3.000 |