Lewes/Rehoboth defeats Milton in 8-10 Little League action

30 runs scored in high-scoring affair

Lewes/Rehoboth shortstop Ben Pease gets major air to snag a throw as Chase Madden slides safely into second. DAN COOK PHOTOS

Dan Cook

July 8, 2022

The Lewes/Rehoboth 8-10 Little League all-stars outlasted Milton 16-14 in a back-and-forth contest July 7 in Lewes.

Lewes/Rehoboth advances to play Nanticoke Friday, July 8, in Lewes. Nanticoke defeated Georgetown 13-1.

Milton drops into the lower bracket, where they’ll play Georgetown July 8 in Bridgeville.

Milton struck first, scoring two in the top of the first inning. But the Lewes/Rehoboth team bit back in the bottom of the inning with eight runs. Milton tied the game at 8-8 in the second, but Lewes/Rehoboth bounced right back with three of their own. After three more back-and-forth innings, the Lewes/Rehoboth squad held on to squeak out a 16-14 slugfest.

Finn Gannon led the Lewes/Rehoboth team, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Lucca Fazio and Grant Herschelman slammed three RBIs each, with Fazio slamming a double. Briggs Gannon, Ben Pease, Mike Scesa, Luca Tobias and Jacobi Clark each knocked in a run.

Gannon, Pease and Tobias pitched for the Lewes/Rehoboth squad, teaming for five strikeouts while allowing 12 hits. Pease picked up the W.

Mason Conran led the Milton squad, going 4-for-4 and knocking in three RBIs. Nehemiah Woods, Cali Smith, Noah Smith and Lane Wyatt each knocked in a run.

Woods, Smith, Chase Madden and Conran teamed for five strikeouts while allowing 12 hits.