The Wellington Dukes pulled out a convincing 19-9 victory today over North Dakota at the 2019 BABE RUTH MIDWEST PLAINS REGIONAL in Charleston, MO. The DUKES had 14 hits, walked 15 times and left 9 stranded. The winning pitcher was John Long.
Nice rally but the Wellington Dukes fall short in pool play day #2 action, losing to Colorado 5-3. Down 5-1 in the top of the 7th, Wellington scored two and came close to scoring more. Great effort. The DUKES left 10 stranded. DeAndre Washington was player of the game for the Dukes. Washington and Silas Popplewell have both had great "on-base" percentages this tournament. Now 0-2 in pool play, will go up against North Dakota Saturday afternoon at 4:30PM
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The Senior Babe Ruth WELLINGTON DUKES team jumped out on the MISSOURI TROPICS in the opening pool play game Thursday at Charleston, MO at the 16-18 Midwest Plains Regional and lead 3-1 in the 3rd. A big 4th and 6th innings by the TROPICS however, would seal the deal for the Missouri State Champion. Final score Wellington 4 Missouri Tropics 14 (6 innings - run rule). Pool Play continues Friday with the DUKES going up against the BORDER, CO team at 11AM. Pool Play concludes on Saturday.
Summer workouts continue out at WHS as part of the PSQ program. This conditioning phase runs through July 25th. Beginning July 29th and running thru August 8th, HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING kicks in.
