O'Neill Struggles At The Plate For Early Exit At State Tourney

The O'Neill Irish Seniors made a much earlier exit than expected at the Class B State Tournament in Alliance over the weekend as struggles from the plate haunted the squad.

The Irish kicked off the weekend with a battle against Wahoo. After jumping out to an early 1-0 lead in the first, the Irish struggled to keep up with the hot-hitting Wahoo squad. Wahoo added a run of their own in the first before adding 15 runs over the next three innings. O'Neill was unable to counter, as they added just two more runs in a 16-3 loss. 

The loss dropped O'Neill to an elimination battle with Alliance, the host team. The struggles at the plate continued for the Irish. They were unable to get on the board until the bottom of the sixth. Meanwhile, Alliance exploded for 14 runs to eliminate the Irish in a 14-1 game.