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Milton 11-12 All-stars defeat Brandywine 19-3

Sets up winner-take-all for state title tonight
Milton shortstop Hunter Rauch receives the throw for an attempted putout at second base. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dan Cook
July 27, 2016
Milton pitcher Tyler Husbands bears down and delivers to the plate. He put six Brandywine batters in the book via the strikeout. DAN COOK PHOTO
Milton second baseman Austin Rhue throws out a Brandywine batter. DAN COOK PHOTO
Kye Wells slams a triple in the contest. DAN COOK PHOTO
Luke Crouch hits a two RBIs single. He had three RBI in the game. DAN COOK PHOTO
Catcher Brian Sponaugle gets the sign from the Milton dugout. DAN COOK PHOTO
Austin Rhue crosses the plate for a Milton score. DAN COOK PHOTO
Hunter Rauch stops the ball from scooting into left field. DAN COOK PHOTO
Tyler Husbands cracks a single in the sixth inning. DAN COOK PHOTO
Chase Boyle gets a hit for the Milton All-Stars. DAN COOK PHOTO
Starting pitcher Tyler Husbands picked up six strikeouts for Milton. DAN COOK PHOTO
Milton manager Rusty Rauch gives the relief nod to Chase Boyle. DAN COOK PHOTO
Milton manager Rusty Rauch gives the look. DAN COOK PHOTO
Brian Sponaugle comes in to score. DAN COOK PHOTO
Carter Breasure slams one into the outfield. DAN COOK PHOTO

Milton used a seven-run second inning and poured on 10 more in the sixth to defeat Brandywine 19-3, setting up a winner-take-all state championship game at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 27 at Newark National. 

Milton amassed 16 hits in the contest, while their pitching only allowed three by Brandywine. Southpaw Tyler Husbands threw 3.2 innings, striking out six Brandywine batters.

Husbands, Nick Cox and Austin Rhue each had three hits in the game.

Milton plays Brandywine again tonight for the winner-take-all game for the Delaware state championship and a trip to the Eastern Regionals. 

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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