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By Jim Steele
steele@mckenziebanner.com |
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Polar-opposite teams met at Hollow Rock-Bruceton
Central Friday afternoon. McKenzie was totally on and Central was totally off in a
battle that the Rebels won 27-0. The Rebels sent 50 men
to the plate in a game that ended in four innings.
Simply put, it wasn't the Tigers' day. They entered the
game with a 4-0 mark, but McKenzie hitters had big eyes
on the day.
Drew Hayes got things rolling with a first-inning home
run and the carousel of scoring started to spin. Clint
Manns had three hits, including two ground-rule doubles,
and three RBI. Jordan Trull had a three-run triple in
the third inning. John French had two RBI. Mark Ghyers
had a single, double and three RBI. Hayes was a triple
shy of hitting for the cycle. Brad Campbell had an RBI
double; Jake Smith and Daniel Hollowell each pounded RBI
singles.
In the fourth, 16 McKenzie batters came to the plate as
some of the younger hitters got a chance. And they made
the best of it. John Kermit Laughery had an RBI single.
Justin Wilson had a single and two RBI. James Lee also
had a single and two RBI. Starting pitcher Beau Brown
had two hits and two RBI.
In addition, Beau improved to 3-0 on the season. He
faced 13 batters, one more than the minimum, striking
out three, walking none and issuing one hit.
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By Pat Cole
pcole@mckenziebanner.com |
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Huntingdon’s Mustangs traveled to Martin last Friday
afternoon to meet the Chargers in a non-district match and
came home with an 8-5 victory. The game was a thriller for
fans as the two rivals battled for the win. By the top of
the seventh inning, the game was tied at five. Terrence
Bell, who already had a triple for the day, went to the
plate and with two men on base, hit a homerun to put the
Stangs up 8-5, the final score of the afternoon. Will
White picked up his second victory of the season while
Adam Carter had a double and Brian Nellett had two hits.
Saturday, the Mustangs hosted Dyer County’s Choctaws and
fell in an 8-1 game which was plagued by errors and
scattered hits. After a scoreless first inning, Dyer
County picked up a single run in the top of the second.
Adam Carter reached base for Huntingdon in the bottom of
the inning, but was left at second. The top of the third,
the Stangs had two outs, but the Choctaws were able to get
a runner on base with a single and then a few errors
contributed to four Dyer County runs, giving them a 5-0
lead. After holding Dyer County in the fourth inning,
Will White led off with a single and ultimately scored
after Carter doubled to left field, but the Stangs left
the bases loaded when they made the final out. Dyer County
now led 5-1. The top of the fifth inning was another good
one for the Choctaws, who scored three additional runs to
take an 8-1 lead. Adam Parish singled in the bottom of the
fifth and Nellett reached second on a good hit to center
field, but both were left on base. The game ended with
Nellett, who was hit by a pitch and Spellings, who hit the
ball to the shortstop, were both thrown out on a double
play. Spellings took the loss while Spencer Clifft came in
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By Matt Floyd
Sports Information Director |
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The Bethel College baseball team scored 33 runs in their
three-game conference series this past weekend as they
blasted KIAC foe Berea College.On Friday night, the
Wildcats held off Berea for a 12-11 win. After falling
behind 7-4 at the end of four innings, Shaine Thurman
smacked a grand slam in the top half of the fifth inning,
capping a six run inning that gave BC a 10-7 lead. Bethel
added two more in the seventh and held on for the slim
win. Despite the offensive surge, the 'Cats struggled on
defense, committing a season high eight errors, which led
to five unearned runs. Thurman led the offensive effort
for Bethel, going 2-for-4 from the plate with a homerun,
double, five RBIs and three runs scored. Jared Searcy was
1-for-3 with two runs batted in. Oakey Gaskill and Dan
Hall each had two hits for Bethel. Chris Wall (2-6) picked
up the win in relief, pitching 3.1 innings, allowing four
hits, four runs, while striking out three hitters. Chris
Blackwood picked up his third save of the season with two
scoreless innings of action.
Bethel swept the doubleheader against Berea on Saturday
winning 11-0 and 10-1. In the first game of the afternoon,
Chris Wall hurled another gem, pitching a complete game
seven-hit shutout. Senior first baseman Jason Yost was
3-of-3 on the afternoon with two RBIs and a run scored.
Eric Patton was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run
scored. Shaine Thurman hit his second homer of the series
and drove in two runs.
In the finale of the series, Bethel broke open a 1-1
tie with three runs in the fourth, three in the fifth, and
two in the sixth to open up the game. Jason Yost had
another good game, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs and a run
scored. Jamie Burgess and Justin Stafford both had two
hits for the Wildcats. Aaron Johnson (2-1) allowed only
one run on two hits in 5.0 innings of action for the
'Cats. Mark Aldridge and Chris Blackwood pitched two
scoreless innings of relief for the Wildcats.
With the series sweep, the 'Cats get to .500 for the
first time this season at 16-16-2. The 'Cats also improve
to 5-1 in KIAC play. The team travels to Brescia this
weekend in a key KIAC series.
In earlier action:
CBU 12, Bethel 5
The Bethel College baseball team lost to Christian
Brothers on Tuesday afternoon 12-5. After an hour rain
delay, the teams finally took the field, but not with the
performance and outcome the Wildcats were looking for.
After Bethel tied the game 3-3 in the top half of the
third, CBU answered with three runs of their own and
tallied six more runs over the next four innings to pull
away from the Wildcats.
Matt Retherford went 2-for-4 from the plate with a
double, run batted in, and a run scored. Jamie Burgess
also pounded out two hits and drove in a run. Oakey
Gaskill, the KIAC Player of the Week, ripped a run scoring
double and scored a run for Bethel. Chris Wall struggled
for the Wildcats, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven
hits in just 3.0 innings of action.
Bethel falls to 13-16-2 on the season, while Christian
Brothers improves to 16-18. |
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