Ar-We-Va Baseball Wins Late Against West Harrison, East Sac and Coon Rapids Bayard Have Big Offensive Nights Friday; Glidden Ralston and South Central Calhoun Fall
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Baseball Results for Friday, July 2nd, 2021
Ar-We-Va at West Harrison
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While it took until the seventh inning to take the lead, Ar-We-Va got the job done and defeated West Harrison Friday evening. West Harrison started out the night by getting the first run on the board, a solo run in the bottom of the first, to lead 1-0. That solo run stood for five innings as both teams seemed to struggle to score runners.
Ar-We-Va’s offense saw good offensive playmakers, with Damon Ehlers and Conner Kirsch going 2-4 and Will Ragaller going 2-3, but without runners on the bags, runs were hard to come by for the Rockets. The biggest highlight for Ar-We-Va against West Harrison was Kirsch, who played all seven innings on the hill, striking out 10 batters and did not allow an earned run. Ar-We-Va’s offense ultimately came alive in the top of the seventh when Kirsch hit a two RBI single that scored Ragaller and Timothy Dose to give the Rockets their first lead of the game at 2-1. With another good defensive inning, the Rockets were able to keep West Harrison to that singular run to comeback in the seventh inning to win 2-1.
Ar-We-Va improves to 10-7 overall on the season and finishes 9-7 in the Rolling Valley Conference. Ar-We-Va continues with one of their final two non-conference games of the season when they take on East Sac at home on Monday, July 5th.
East Sac and South Central Calhoun closed out busy weeks with a conference matchup against the other, with East Sac pulling ahead Friday evening.
East Sac started off with their offense in the top of the first by scoring Dylan Meredith, Caleb Villhauer, and Preston Mauer. Mauer scored Meredith and Villhauer with a two RBI double and Mauer scored off Aden Vondrak’s RBI single to take the 3-0 lead. South Central Calhoun’s Ayden Toms got the offense started off with a base hit and reached third, but was left on base, unable to score.
East Sac saw more offensive success in the top of the second with four more runs scored. Brock Mandernach and Luke Warnimont reached first base off an error and were later batted in by Meredith and Villhauer respectively. Carter Ludwig was able to reach base off a single and was scored by Mauer’s RBI single. Meredith was able to reach home after a sac hit by Vondrak, giving East Sac the 7-0 lead after two innings. East Sac added one run in the top of the third when Ludwig scored Warnimont off an RBI single, leading 8-0. South Central Calhoun got a run of their own in the bottom of the third inning as Karter King scored off Ayden Toms’ sac fly, RBI, cutting down the East Sac lead to 8-1.
East Sac completed the four inning game by scoring six more runners in the top of the fourth. Tyler Wright scored Mauer on an RBI single, Mandernach scored Wright on an RBI single, Vondrak got a run scored, Warnimont got Dylan Thomsen home off a sac bunt, and Villhauer got a two RBI double to score Mandernach and Meredith, giving East Sac the 14-1 lead. Villhauer and the Raider defense closed out the game with a 1-3 play, a strikeout, and a flyout to center field to win the contest 14-1.
East Sac improves to 3-14 overall on the season and finishes with a Twin Lakes conference record of 2-9. East Sac returns from the 4th of July break with a non-conference game against Ar-We-Va on Monday, July 5th. South Central Calhoun falls to 1-19 overall on the season and finishes in the Twin Lakes Conference with a record of 1-10. The Titans return from the weekend break with a non-conference game against Coon Rapids Bayard on Monday, July 5th.
East Sac Stats
Dylan Meredith: 1-3, BB, HBP, RBI, 3 RS; Pitching: 4 IP, 3 H, RA, ER, 4 K, W
Coon Rapids Bayard and Glidden Ralston clashed in a battle of area teams, with the Crusaders ending victorious Friday evening.
Glidden Ralston got their offense going in the top of the first inning as Holden Hein got an RBI single to score Ethan Olberding, giving the Wildcats the 1-0 lead. Coon Rapids Bayard responded well with a three run inning, taking the lead at 3-1 after one inning. Both teams went scoreless in the second inning to keep the lead in the Crusader’s corner.
Coon Rapids Bayard had a dominant inning in the third inning, keeping Glidden Ralston at one run, while they went off for 12 runs in their at bats in the bottom of the third. Aaron McAlister and Lance Clayburg hit home runs in this game with Clayburg going 2-2, recording three RBI and a triple, and scoring three runs. Gabe Obert had a great offensive night, going 3-3 with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored. After one more run scored in the bottom of the fourth, Coon Rapids Bayard ended the game in four innings to defeat Glidden Ralston 16-1.
Glidden Ralston finishes conference play with a record of 1-13 in the Rolling Valley Conference and returns from the fourth of July weekend with a non-conference game against ACGC on Monday, July 5th. Coon Rapids Bayard finishes with a Rolling Valley Conference record of 12-4 as they will travel on Monday, July 5th for a non-conference match against South Central Calhoun.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Easton Hays: 1-4, RBI, RS
Kolby Culbertson: 1-3, RBI, RS, SB; Pitching: 3 IP, H, RA, ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W
Aaron McAlister: 1-2, HR, BB, RBI, 2 RS
Lance Clayburg: 2-2, 3B, HR, HBP, 3 RBI, 3 RS
Josh Ramirez: 1-1, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 2 RS, SB
Gabe Obert: 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 RS
Preston McAlister: 1-3, 2B, RBI, RS
Quentin Culbertson: 2 RBI, RS
Tanner Oswald: 2-3, RS
Jacob Estrada: BB, RS; Pitching: 1 IP, 2 K
Wyatt Oswald: HBP
Parker Hays: RS
Glidden Ralston Stats
Holden Hein: 1-2, RBI; Pitching: 2 IP, 9 RA, 2 ER, 7 H, K
Ethan Olberding: BB, RS, SB; Pitching: 2 IP, 6 RA, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, K
