Bentonville edge Conway

Senior Caleb Wilson made the most of his first varsity start on Tuesday afternoon. The right-hander kept Conway off-balance for most of the afternoon to help lead Bentonville to a 3-1 win over the Wampus Cats in the Best Sports Classic at the Tiger Athletic Complex. Wilson retired the first two batters in the top of the seventh, but Conway responded with three consecutive hits and pulled within 3-1. Levi Bennett then came on and retired Reed Hughes on a flyout with the tying runs on base to end the game. Bentonville coach Todd Abbott loved the work he got from Wilson, who was a junior varsity player a year ago. "I couldn't be more proud of Caleb Wilson," Abbott said. "He's a senior and earned a varsity uniform this year. He threw two innings against Cabot last week and then to go out pitch the way he did today. He did an awesome job. "He's put in his time, gets after it and works hard every day. He took advantage of an opportunity today." Wilson scattered eight hits -- three in the seventh -- and allowed the one run in 6.2 innings, while striking out seven and walking only one. But he stranded six Conway base runners through the first six innings -- four in scoring position. The Tigers (1-1) scored single tallies in the fourth and fifth innings thanks to wild pitches by Conway starter Drew Freyaldenhoven. Sawyer Price pushed Bentonville's lead to 3-0 with an RBI-single in the bottom of the sixth. Price and Payton Allen had two hits each for the Tigers. Allen also scored two runs. Sam Stroth went 3-for-4, while Cameron Leach went 2-for-4 and drove in Conway's lone run. Conway^000^000^1^--^1^8^2 Bentonville^000^111^x^--^3^6^0 Freyaldenhoven and Snyder; Wilson, Bennett (7) and Golden. W-Wilson. L-Freyaldenhoven. HRs-None.

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 3/11/2020

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