Sweet Home 6, North Marion 5
The Huskies came out on top, 6-5, in an eight-inning battle against North Marion on the baseball diamon at home on April 11.
“This was a great win against a good team,” Coach Dan Tow said. “Kyle Pettit really did a great job on the mound, and he hit the ball very well too. .
“Trevor Tagle had a big night hitting, and he really ran the bases well,” Tow said. I also thought Adam Matuszak hit the ball well. Derrick Ward got the biggest hit of the night with a drive to right center to drive in Chaz Davis and win the game in the bottom of the eighth.”
At bat, Tagle went 3-4 with a double and three runs. Pettit went 3-4 with a double and two RBIs. Matuszak went 2-4 with a double. Ward went 1-3 with the game-winning hit.
Kyle Miller was losing pitcher. He had a solo home run for North Marion.
The Huskies are 4-9 overall and 3-4 in league.
North Marion 1020 0020 5 8 2
Sweet Home 2010 1011 6 11 2
Sweet Home 11, Sisters 1
The junior varsity team defeated Sisters 11-1 in six innings on April 13 at home.
Sisters’ varsity team was disbanded for the year, for disciplinary reasons, Tow said, giving the Huskies two wins by forfeit.
“Greg (Sipe) did an excellent job on the mound,” Coach Craig Wilson said. “He had five strikeouts on the game. He made some tough plays.”
The Huskies had one error on the game, and “we got some pretty big hits off of them,” Wilson said.
Losing pitcher was Nate Jackson.
At bat, Sipe went 2-3. Matt Huenergardt went 1-3 with a double. Tyler Horner, Raymond Lingenfelter, Brinden Sanders, Mike Beaudreaux and Brian Palkki went 1-3.
The Huskies hold a 3-3 record in league.
Sisters 010 000 1 2 5
Sweet Home 322 121 11 8 1