NORTH LITTLE ROCK -- A three-run first inning sent the Little Rock Eagles to a 5-3 win over Lakeside's American Legion Junior Rams in a North Little Rock memorial tournament pool-play game Saturday night at Burns Park.
The Eagles' Tate Tanner held Lakeside (0-2) to one run in four innings and drove in two runs. He allowed three hits, including Zach Melugin's RBI single in the third.
Trailing 5-1 after Tate's two-run single in the fourth, the Rams scored twice in the seventh on Remi Bilodeau's double and Spencer Vicentic's groundout. Melugin went 2-for-3.
The Eagles had five hits. They had none in the first, benefiting from four walks.
Lakeside completed pool play late Sunday against one of three Benton teams in the field. They travel to Morrilton Tuesday for a doubleheader.
Sports on 05/25/2015