BLUE ASH
Two of the best teams in the Knothole Baseball East Region faced off in an epic matchup. Amelia Tigers initially thought they wont he battle, but a misinterpretation of the rules eventually led to Team Chaos winning.
The Tigers won 13-12 on July 6 in what empires ruled as a timed game with a walk-off hit by Ronnie Steelman that scored Brayden Guth in the fifth inning against Team Chaos.
However, tournament officials announced that the game, pre tournament rules, should have run as a seven-inning game.
The contest eventually went nine frames with the teams tied at the end of the seventh and eighth innings.
Team Chaos used a three-run ninth inning to break away for a 17-14 victory, allowing them to continue in the Knothole Baseball World Series at the Blue Ash Sports Complex.
After the unexpected intermission, Christopher Shelton scored on a passed ball. Bentlee Drake and Cooper Bush each hit RBI singles. Levi Clark’s two-run double sealed Chaos’ win and advancement in the Knothole World Series bracket.
Teams that finish in the top four in Division 1 of the second half of the season qualify for the Knothole Baseball World Series.
Teams that play a full season with no split in their regular season schedule in Class A also qualify.
The Chaos advanced to play in the nightcap against the Goshen Cardinals, who outlasted the Goshen Marlins, 17-11, in Field 1 next door. That game was suspended at midnight. The Chaos led 9-2.
In the matinee, the Chaos turned the game in the fifth, scoring seven on five hits to lead 12-8. The highlight was when Glenn Bates doubled after a six-pitch at-bat to drive in two.
The Tigers responded, down to their final out, to come away with a 13-12 lead.
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