By JOE VITCENDA | Royall baseball coach
Royall traveled to Pittsville in late June for a live arm 10 and under baseball tournament and returned with a 3-0 record and the first-place hardware.
• Game No. 1 — Royall over Tomahawk, 8-2
• Game No. 2 — Royall over Nekoosa, 11-10
• Game No. 3 — Royall over Pittsville, 7-4
Pitching for Royall:
• Bryce Gruen — six innings, struck out 15
• Nate Vieth — six innings, struck out 11
• Charlie Joyce — two innings, struck out five
• Silas Bellows — two innings, struck out three
• Alex Bruce — two innings, struck out two
Leading hitters:
• Bryce Gruen — BA: 780 (7/9), on base 10/12
• Nate Vieth — BA: 670 (4/6), on base 8/10
• Alex Bruce — BA: 560 (5/9), on base 6/10
• Silas Bellows – BA: 500 (5/10), on base 6/11
• Charlie Joyce — BA: 450 (5/11), on base 7/13
• Parker Friedl, on base 5/10; Jayden Young, on base 4/10; Gabe Keenan, on base 4/10; and Nate Trepes, on base 2/11.
Royall hosted a 10 and under pitching-machine invite July 12 and came away with a 3-0 record.
• Game No. 1 — Royall over La Crosse, 18-8
• Game No. 2 — Royall over Onalaska, 15-4
• Game No. 3 — Royall over Brookwood, 14-3
Leading hitters:
• Bryce Gruen — on base 12/14, 5HR
• Silas Bellows — on base 10/14, 4HR
• Nate Vieth — on base 9/14, 2HR
• Gabe Keenan — on base 6/11, 3HR
• Jayden Young — on base 7/13, 2HR
• Parker Friedl — on base 6/13
• Nick Halferty — on base 5/9
• Bryce Olson — on base 8/11
• Dakota Gettinger — on base 2/13
• Gunner Wopat — on base 1/4
* Home runs were over the fence home runs.
** Nate Vieth won the home run derby by hitting four of 15 over the fence.