By the time the Sedalia Post 642 Travelers finally got an errorless inning from its defense and a 1-2-3 frame by its pitching staff on Wednesday, they trailed Oak Grove 9-0 in the fourth frame.
From a simple catch to a routine throw to a player failing to run on a pop-up with two outs, it was just that kind of night for Mark Carey’s crew, who struggled with fundamentals in the opener of a doubleheader at Liberty Park Stadium-Dey Field.
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