RIVERTON – In a unique tournament, the Rock Springs Archie Hay Post 24 baseball squad put away the familiar ping of the aluminum bat for the crack of a wood bat as they competed at Riverton Wood Bat Classic. Rock Springs split over the weekend, losing to Green River but were able to bounce back for a win over the host team Riverton.

Rock Springs started fast against Riverton, scoring three runs in the first. After adding three more in the fourth, Archie Hay Post 24 took a 6-2 lead. Rock Springs added two in the fifth and Riverton added a late score but it was all Archie Hay, taking the 8-3 win.

Rock Springs out hit Riverton 15 to seven. Arron and Austin Mortensen each added three hits for Rock Springs. Holden Cain finished with a team high 3 RBIs while Koltin Legerski drove in two,

Cain was not only solid at the plate, but had a strong outing on the pitcher’s mound grabbing the win. Cain went six and two-thirds innings, striking out six along the way. One key was Cain getting ahead early in the count. He had 19 first-pitch strikes in the game.

In the second game, Rock Springs out hit the Green River Knights but Green River was able to score in the last inning to take the close win. Both teams went scoreless for the first few innings. Archie Hay Post 24 finally broke in the scoring column in the fourth, pushing two runs across. It was not until the sixth inning when the Knights scored. In the sixth, Green River evened the game at two. In the bottom half of the seventh and final inning, Green River was able to drive in the winning run.

Rock Springs had two more hits than the Knights, 8-6. Legerski and Mortensen each added two hits apiece for Archie Hay Post 24. Brenden Hopkins drove in two runs for Green River while Isiaih Munoz added one.

Both pitchers were strong in the game. Mike Pellitier had a complete game for the Knights, going all seven innings. He finished with 6 strikeouts in the game. Wrylee Padilla went six and a third innings for Rock Springs, finishing with a game high seven strikeouts.