Five-run outburst is enough for No. 2 Lyman Memorial to eliminate Canton

Pitcher Tim Keating pitched four shutout innings in Wednesday’s Class S second round loss to No. 2 Lyman Memorial. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

LEBANON, May 31 – No. 2 Lyman Memorial took advantage of a two-out rally in the bottom of the fifth inning to score five runs and eliminate the Canton High baseball team from the Class S tournament Wednesday with a 5-1 decision.

The game was scoreless into the fifth inning. Canton starter Tim Keating (2-3) got into trouble in the fifth. A single and two walks loaded the bases for Lyman Memorial. Keating got Lyman’s Kory Lazur to ground the ball to shortstop James Mattson, who threw home for the second out of the inning.

But Keating gave up three consecutive doubles to Colton Bender, Brendan Wood and Wyatt Sihvonen as the Bulldogs built up a 5-0 lead. Bender had a three-run double to left field while Wood and Sihvonen had RBI doubles.

Canton (12-10) put a run on the board in the seventh inning. Sam Beadle led off the inning with a double and moved to third base when Ethan Burke grounded out to second base. Beadle scored on passed ball to cut the lead to 5-1.

Canton shortstop James Mattson fires the ball across the diamond in Wednesday’s second round loss to No. 2 Lyman Memorial. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

Sihvonen, the starting pitcher for Lyman Memorial, kept Canton in check throughout the game, allowing just three hits and striking out five. He didn’t walk a batter. Beadle had two of Canton’s three hits with a single and a double.

Bender, Sihvonen and Patrick Quesly each had two hits for the Bulldogs (20-2), who advanced to Saturday’s Class S quarterfinal game against No. 7 Old Lyme.

Canton outfielder Nate Fulham tracks down a fly ball in Wednesday’s loss to Lyman Memorial. (Photo courtesy Bill Brewster)

Lyman Memorial 5, Canton 1
At Lebanon
Canton (12-10)              000  000  1 – 1-3-0
Lyman Mem (20-2)        000  050  x – 5-8-0
Tim Keating, Michael Sullivan (6) and Sam Beadle; Wyatt Sihovnen and unknown; WP: Sihvonen; LP: Keating (2-3); 2B: Sam Beadle (C), Colton Bender (L), Wyatt Sihovnen (L), Brendan Wood (L)