Sisters 12, Sweet Home 5
Sisters broke open a close contest with Sweet Home in the top of the fifth and built a dominating lead on its way to a 12-5 win in baseball on Friday at Sweet Home.
The Outlaws scored a run in the first inning and again in the third to take a 2-0 lead. The Huskies scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third to tie the game, but Sisters brought another run home and took a 3-2 lead in the top of four.
Sisters broke the game open in the top of the fifth, scoring eight runs to lead 11-2.
“We came back and scored a few (three in the fifth),” said Coach Dan Tow. “Unfortunately, we were in too big a hole.”
All year long, when another team makes a run at the Huskies, Tow said, “we usually answer and score more runs of our own.”
Sisters had been undefeated in league since 2011. Cottage Grove, undefeated this year in league, ended that streak two weeks ago.
“I certainly think we can compete with them,” Tow said. “We certainly did that the other day till that big inning. It comes to who plays better that day. We’re certainly confident we can compete with them.”
At the plate, Brett Blachly, Justin Tow, Kevin Seiber, Hunter Jutte and Dan Virtue each contributed two hits, Jutte and Virtue with doubles. Brandon Keenon contributed a double.
Blachly, Keenon, Seiber, Jutte and Virtue each batted in a run, while Joe Salsbery, Blachly, Seiber, Jutte and Colyn Van Eck all scored runs.
Salsbery started at pitcher and recorded the loss, giving up six hits, five earned runs and five walks while striking out three. Keenon pitched two innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two. Seiber pitched an inning, giving up seven hits and six earned runs.
“Last week was tough because we had to play three games in three days,” Tow said, but he is pleased with his team and looking forward to this week’s schedule, with games scheduled at Cottage Grove on Wednesday and at home against Junction City on Friday.
Sweet Home is 1-2 in league play and tied for fourth place with Junction City.
Sisters 101 181 0 – 12 14 1
Sweet Home 002 030 0 – 5 11 3
Sweet Home 12,
Junction City 3
The Huskies handily defeated Junction City 12-3 on the road Thursday.
The Huskies took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning and added another three runs in the fourth. Junction City scored its only three runs, all unearned, in the bottom of the fourth.
At bat, Van Eck led Huskies going 3-4 with a run. Salsbery, Tow, Jutte and Virtue each hit the ball twice, Jutte with a double. Hitting once were Blachly, Keenon, Seiber and Keanu Aiona. Batting runners in were Salsbery, Blachly, Seiber, Desmond Ely, Jutte, Van Eck and Virtue, Salsbery, Jutte and Van Eck with two each.
Virtue started on the mound, earning the win. He gave up three hits and two walks, striking out one. Salsbery pitched two innings, giving up one hit and a walk, striking out three.
Sweet Home 020 304 3 – 12 12 3
Junction City 000 300 0 – 3 4 3
Elmira 4, Sweet Home 3
Elmira scratched out a 4-3 win at home against Sweet Home on April 8.
The Huskies built a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Elmira scored a run in the third inning, but the Huskies answered with another run in the top of five to take a 3-1 lead. Elmira scored two in the bottom of the inning to tie it and then another run in the sixth to get the win.
“That was a tough loss,” Tow said. ‘That was a game we feel like we should have won.”
But the Huskies didn’t see many big hits in the game when they needed them, Tow said.
At the plate, Blachly led the Huskies, going 2-3. Keenon, Jutte and Van Eck each contributed a hit, with Keenon hitting a home run. Salsbery, Keenon and Van Eck recorded an RBI each, with runs by Salsbery, Keenon and Virtue.
Cole Ashcraft pitched a complete game, giving up nine hits, four earned runs and a walk, with four strikeouts.
Sweet Home 020 010 0 – 3 6 1
Elmira 001 021 x – 4 9 2