The Hannibal Cavemen (30-28) shut the door early on the Terre Haute Rex (36-22), capturing a 14-6 victory on Saturday at Bob Warn Field.
With seven runs in the first three innings, the Hannibal Cavemen left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
An RBI single by Zach Nichols, an RBI single by Nichols, an RBI single by Ryan Light, a two-run double by Taylor Kaufman, and an RBI double by Daniel Peters in the first inning and a two-run single by Light during the second inning supplied the early offense for the Hannibal Cavemen.Jake Mangler had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He doubled in the first and fourth innings and singled in the seventh inning.
Kevin Lenkman brought the heat against the Terre Haute Rex during his outing. The Terre Haute Rex managed just two hits off of Lenkman, who allowed no earned runs, walked four and struck out five during his five innings of work.
Tanner Glore put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits for the Terre Haute Rex. He.
Michael Schroeder (2-3) took the loss for the Terre Haute Rex. He allowed seven runs in three innings, walked none and struck out two.
The Hannibal Cavemen hammered the Terre Haute Rex pitching as six hitters had a field day, combining for 15 hits, 11 RBIs and 13 runs scored.