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For openers Tuck fires complete game <\/p><\/div>\n

(Temple City)- Garrett Tuck fired a complete game four hitter to lead Arcadia to a 6-1 win over Temple City Friday in the season opener for both teams. It was also the first game of the Arcadia Elks Tournament.<\/p>\n

Tuck also had two hits and pair of RBIs at the plate to pace the offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of him. You know he\u2019s a TC guy so I think he really likes pitching against them,\u201d said Arcadia Coach Nick Lemas. \u201cIt was a great way to start the season. If he continues to pitch like this it\u2019s going to be a great year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuck struck out 8 and walked 3 in going the distance. He walked all three batters in the third inning which led to Temple City\u2019s only run. He also stuck out the side looking in the same inning to avoid further damage.<\/p>\n

He seemed to get stronger as the game went along allowing only two base runners over the final three frames.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hammered him as a sophomore and I think he remembers that every time he pitches against us,\u201d said Temple City Coach Barry Bacon. \u201cHe really seems to bear down. He has pitched great against us ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arcadia Coach Nick Lemas discusses the economy with the home plate umpire<\/p><\/div>\n

Sophomore Calvin Copping tried to match Tuck pitch for pitch and did exactly that through the first four innings. Copping struck out seven through five innings of work including the side in the first inning. The game was deadlocked at 1-1 before Arcadia broke through with two in the fifth to take the lead for good.<\/p>\n

In the fifth, Brandon Benson doubled to deep center and scored on a single to left by Tuck. Tuck took second on an error and third on a passed ball before scoring on a base hit by Jonathan Larson. Tuck fanned Kyle Schneider to end the threat but he was replaced by Connor Cullen to start the sixth.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe pitched well. I mean he was going head to head with Tuck. He\u2019s only a sophomore. He\u2019s going to be a good one but I might have left him in an inning too long,\u201d Bacon said.<\/p>\n

Arcadia put the game away with three more in the seventh. Manny Rosas and Jonathan Tom walked. Tuck rapped another base hit to left to drive in one and with the bases loaded Schneider lined a double down into the left field corner to plate two more.<\/p>\n

Caleb Halverson doubled with one out in the seventh for TC but Tuck got a ground ball and finished it off in style with a strikeout.<\/p>\n

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Calvin Copping threw five solid innings for Temple City <\/p><\/div>\n

Halverson\u2019s hit was one of only four for the Rams. Branden Pultz doubled in the second, and Jonah Jarrard singled in the fourth and sixth innings but that was it. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just couldn\u2019t get anything going. Jonah got two hits because he was swinging the bat. You have to swing the bat to get hits,\u201d said Bacon.<\/p>\n

Lemas had no thoughts about pulling Tuck early.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no way I was going to take him out of that game. He told me after the fifth inning, \u2018I\u2019m going to finish this\u2019. I didn\u2019t have a\u00a0choice,\u201d Lemas added.<\/p>\n

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