Kirt Manion
kmanion@cherryroad.com

The Syracuse American Legion Juniors baseball team played at the 2025 area tournament at Hickman on Friday, July 11, through Monday, July 14. Below are box scores from those games.

Juniors 9, Aurora 2
Hit leaders were Mason Lintz, two singles; Wyatt Higgins, two singles; Brogan Lafollette, two singles; Jaxen Walters, two singles; Max Cary, double; Peyton DeMello, double; Braxton Kelch, single; Bryson Jones, single; and Derek Hampton, single. Braxton Kelch pitched three innings, struck out five, walked none, and allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits. Derek Hampton pitched three innings, struck out one, walked none and allowed no runs on one hit. Brogan Lafollette pitched an inning, struck out one, walked one and allowed no runs on no hits.

Crete 9, Juniors 1
Hit leaders were Bryson Jones, double; Mason Lintz, single; Brogan Lafollette, single; Max Cary, single; and Phillip Armknecht, single. Phillip Armknecht pitched four innings, struck out four, walked two, and allowed three earned runs on five hits. Mason Lintz pitched 1.1 innings, struck out one, walked two and allowed five earned runs on two hits. Brogan Lafollette pitched in relief and allowed on earned run on one hit.

Juniors 12, Aurora 1
Hit leaders were Bryson Jones, double; Braxton Kelch, double; Mason Lintz, single; Peyton DeMello, single; Jaxen Walters, single; and Ethan Searcy, single. Peyton DeMello pitched 2.2 innings, struck out three, walked one and allowed no runs on one hit. Derek Hampton pitched one out and did not allow a run, a walk or a hit. Max Cary pitched two innings, struck out three, walked two and allowed one unearned run on two hits.

Crete 6, Juniors 3
Mason Lintz went 3-for-4 with a double to lead the offense. Other hits were by Braxton Kelch, two singles; Wyatt Higgins, single; and Bryson Jones, single. Mason Lintz pitched six innings, struck out six, walked five and allowed six runs, five earned, on four hits. Derek Hampton pitched an inning, struck out one, walked none and allowed no runs on no hits.