Roundup: Dover takes senior league baseball opener; Smyrna-Clayton wins the Newnam Tournament

By daily state news

Dover opened the Senior League baseball District I tournament with a 21-1 win over Felton-Harrington on Tuesday night.

The six-team, double-elimination tournament in the Little League division for 14-16 year olds is hosted by Camden-Wyoming.

Pitcher Bryce Jenks struck out seven and walked only two in three innings, Jakhi Jenkins had two hits and scored twice while Caleb Darling tripled for Dover.

Dover was scheduled to play Camden-Wyoming on Wednesday night. Felton-Harrington plays again Thursday at 6 p.m

MOT 5, Smyrna-Clayton 1: Noah Wegman, Adam McDowell and Mikael Lentz all scored goals for MOT in their win on Tuesday night.

McDowell and Matthew Kane both added RBI for the Middletown squad, which was scheduled to play Milford on Wednesday.

Ryan Chadwick, Cameron Anderson, Matt Mannering and Frank Sacco each had a hit for Smyrna-Clayton, while Ian Alfree added an RBI.

Pat Knight Tournament

APK Blue 13, Camden-Wyoming 8: MOT-Blue reached the championship match of the tournament with victory on Tuesday evening.

MOT-Blue was scheduled to play the final against teammate MOT-Red from Middletown on Wednesday evening.

On Tuesday, Camden-Wyoming rallied for five straight runs, cutting MOT-Blue’s lead to just 7-6. But MOT-Blue took control from there to take the win.

Cole Brown, Maddox Day and Chris Belcher each had multiple hits for MOT-Blue, including Belcher’s solo home run and double. Tyler D’Erasmo added a double and two RBI.

Three MOT-Blue pitchers had twelve strikeouts and four walks.

Camden-Wyoming was led by Logan Mason (2 doubles), while Ethan Klein added a double and a single.

Camden-Wyoming 16, Milford 1: Camden-Wyoming used a six-run first inning to take control of the game on Monday.

Pitcher Jeramy Krambeck allowed just one hit and one run over two and two-thirds innings, striking out six and walking two. Josiah Burris, Easton Wilson and Josiah Burris (2 RBI) all had two hits.

Deak Deakins Tournament

Smyrna-Clayton 15, Camden-Wyoming Gold 8: Smyrna-Clayton scored six runs in the fifth inning to take an 11-7 lead before reaching the tournament final Wednesday night.

Smyrna-Clayton will face MOT-Blue in Harrington today at 6 p.m. MOT-Blue defeated Milford-Maroon 16-2 in the semifinals.

Both teams are 3-0 in the tournament.

Smyrna Clayton 22, Harrington 3: Smyrna-Clayton, which scored 12 runs in the sixth inning, improved to 2-0 with the win on Tuesday.

Smyrna-Clayton 12, Felton-White 0: Smyrna-Clayton earned the shutout victory in its tournament opener on Monday.

Softball

Little Lass wins tournament: Smyrna-Clayton Little Lass defeated Camden-Wyoming 15-5 to win the Biff Newnam Tournament in Little League softball on Monday night.

The tournament is one of five specialty games tournaments played in District I of Kent County.

Smyrna-Clayton’s Little Lass went 3-0 in the tournament, scoring a total of 33 points in the six-team bracket. Camden-Wyoming finished 2-1.