Photo-Caption:With Chillicothe Mudcats catcher Zack Thompson having received a strong, 1-hop throw from center fielder Noah Hata, Carroll (Iowa) Merchants first baseman Ethan Cole realizes he’s “a dead duck” as he tries to score from second base on a 2-outs single to center in the eighth inning of the teams’ July 11 game on “Chuck” Haney Field in Chillicothe. By preventing Cole from also scoring on the hit, the Mudcats stayed close enough to forge a new tie in the bottom half of the inning and then win the key MINK League contest 6-5 on Elian Guzman’s walkoff hit in the ninth. (BUTCH SHAFFER/LCL PHOTO)
Rally twice to edge Carroll in battle for third place, playoffs spot July 11 By PAUL STURM LCL Sports Editor psturm@cherryroad.com With a series of…
