12U TRAVEL BASEBALL

The Diamond Dawgs finished second in their bracket at the Lou Gehrig Iron Horse Classic this weekend in East Amherst.

In their final game Sunday, the Diamond Dawgs fell to South Buffalo Brigade 14-8.

Greyson Whitfield went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs; Jackson Butzer was 2 for 3 with a pair of triples, an RBI and a run scored; Jaxson Swanson was 2 for 2 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored; Collin Bragg was 2 for 4 with three runs scored; Lukas Youngberg was 2 for 4 with a run scored; and Andrew Youngberg doubled for the Diamond Dawgs.

Whitfield and Bragg combined for 12 strikeouts on the mound.

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In the semifinals, the Diamond Dawgs rallied from a 9-4 deficit to beat the Buffalo Bomb Squad 19-10.

Greyson Whitfield went 3 for 3 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored; Liam Mulkins was 3 for 4 with a home run, two RBIs and four runs scored; Curtis Spielman was 3 for 3 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored; Collin Bragg was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and two runs scored; Jackson Butzer, Huxley Hale and Andrew Youngberg each had a pair of hits.

Mulkins threw three shutout innings of relief, striking out seven while allowing just three hits. Whitfield had three strikeouts in the final inning.

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In the quarterfinals Sunday morning, the Diamond Dawgs beat the Cayuga Heat 9-4.

Liam Mulkins hit a pair of doubles, drove in two runs and scored a run; Greyson Whitfield went 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored; and Collin Bragg and Caden Lacki each doubled.

Huxley Hale allowed a run on four hits and no walks while striking out four in three innings. Mulkins struck out six in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Bragg got the final three outs, including a pair of strikeouts.

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In their third game of pool play Saturday, the Diamond Dawgs beat the Hamburg Dawgs 12-0 in four innings.

Collin Bragg and Jaxson Swanson combined on a one-hitter with two strikeouts.

Jackson Butzer went 3 for 3 with three RBIs; Owen Carlberg was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored; and Bragg scored three runs for the Diamond Dawgs.

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In their second game of pool play Saturday, the Diamond Dawgs lost to the Lakeview Lightning 15-5.

Collin Bragg hit a home run, drove in two runs and scored twice; Liam Mulkins had two hits, an RBI and a run scored; and Lukas Youngberg doubled and scored a run.

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In their opening game of pool play, the Diamond Dawgs lost to the Grand Island Vikings 19-10 on Friday.

Greyson Whitfield went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored while Curtis Spielman was 2 for 2 with two RBIs.