Ben Christian came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Christian reached on a in the seven to lead the Xenia Scouts (6-8) to an 11-8 win over the Grand Lake Mariners (5-10) on Sunday at Grady Field.

With the Xenia Scouts trailing by one in the seventh inning,.

Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 19 total runs and 26 hits during the game. Relief pitchers got their fill of innings during the game, with the opposing managers using 11 pitchers in total.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to four lead changes in the game.

The Xenia Scouts took the lead in the eighth inning and held on for the victory. A sacrifice fly by Christian scored Pat Vickery and gave the Xenia Scouts the lead for good.

Vickery had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He homered in the third inning, singled in the seventh inning, and doubled in the eighth inning.

Joshua Spears recorded his second win of the year for the Xenia Scouts. He struck out three, walked one and surrendered no hits.

Trevor Kill (1-2) took the loss for the Grand Lake Mariners. He lasted just one inning, walked one, struck out none, and allowed three runs.