Sweet Home 9, Cascade 4
The Huskies summer baseball team topped Cascade 9-4 Friday night at home.
“Our defense was sharp tonight,” Coach Dan Tow said.
“I thought Kyle Pettit did an especially nice job in centerfield.
“We played well tonight. Our offense was clicking, and we did a good job of driving in runs. The pitcher was solid, but we did a good job of hitting the ball and driving in runs.
“I thought it was one of our better games of the summer. A lot of guys really did a nice job with the bats.”
Robby Wallace was starting pitcher and winning pitcher. Adam Hummer pitched in relief. Olson was losing pitcher.
At bat, Greg Sipe went 3-4. Chaz Davis went 3-4 with a double. Hummer went 2-3.
Adam Matuszak went 1-3 with a double. Neal Van Epps went 1-2 with an RBI.
Cascade 100 1020 4 9 1
Sweet Home 100 512x 9 11 1
Full Tilt Poker 15, Sweet Home 6
Full Tilt Poker of the Albany slow-pitch softball men’s league, featuring a lineup of mostly Sweet Home alumni and baseball players, defeated their successors 15-6 in nine innings Thursday night in Sweet Home.
The alumni and the current team played closely the first couple of innings before Full Tilt lived up to its name, running up a solid lead in the third inning. The Huskies were able to drive in some runs in later innings to close the scoring gap.
Playing for the Huskies were Sipe, Pettit, Matuszak, Hummer, Wallace, Davis, Nathaniel Goodwin, Sam Whitehead, Van Epps, Brad Valloni, Jake McCollum, Alex Whitlow and Ray Lingenfelter.
Playing for Full Tilt were Matt Matuszak, Tim Matuszak, Josh Marvin, Josh Bondesen, Brad (B.J.) Emmert, Wes Smith, Joe Rosa, Nick Waller, Justin McCubbins, Devon Bowen and Donny Cliver.
Adam Matuszak also is a member of Full Tilt but played for his high school team in this game.
Sweet Home 8, Salem Academy 6
The Huskies defeated Salem Academy 8-6 on the road on June 28.
“Kyle Pettit had a big night with two homeruns, and he got the win on the mound,” Tow said. “We had several different guys come up with important hits, and I thought Robby (Wallace), Greg (Sipe) and Kyle (Pettit) all through the ball well.
“We turned a double play in the seventh inning to help preserve the win.”
Wallace was starting pitcher. Pettit earned the win.
At bat, Pettit went 2-4 with two home runs, including a three-run and a solo for four RBIs. Van Epps went 2-2. Wallace went 2-4 with a double. Whitehead went 2-2 with two RBIs.
Sweet Home 300 0113 8 10 4
Salem Academy 010 2102 6 6 4