Missed opportunities dooms Richmond’s furious finish

Fresh off a big win on Saturday, the Richmond Major’s All Stars took North Central down to the last pitch on Sunday before falling 11-9 in a heart-stopping finish.

Richmond missed several opportunities early as they fell behind a scrappy North Central team. The bats that had been so hot just 24 hours before finally came to life in the last inning of the game. 

Richmond started a furious 6-run rally in the final frame, capped off by back-to-back home runs by Tanner Oxnevad and Andrew Blair. Richmond brought the tying run to the plate with two out, but couldn’t pull the game out.

“We had our chances early,” said Coach Eric Oxnevad, “but couldn’t string enough hits together.”

Richmond played Woodinville on Monday, July 11 at 6:00 pm in a loser-out game.  Results will be posted later.

Richmond All Stars are a Little League team, with players 12 years old, some entering middle school.

--Roy Riley