March 28, 2024

Area baseball

O-M 13,

Melcher-Dallas 3

ORIENT — Triston Davidson drove in three runs on two hits as Orient-Macksburg defeated Melcher-Dallas, 13-3, in a game between Bluegrass Conference teams Monday that did not count in the league standings.

Jordan Thompson was 2-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI for the Bulldogs (8-8). Owen Hensley returned to the lineup after a three-week leg injury and had a hit and walk as the designated hitter.

Keaton Eslinger was 2-3 at the plate and pitched five innings with four hits allowed and 13 strikeouts as M-D fell to 0-13.

O-M played at CAM of Anita Tuesday night in a matchup from the old Rolling HIlls Conference.

Nodaway Valley 10, SW Valley 4

CORNING — Nodaway Valley scored five runs in the fourth inning to pull away from Southwest Valley in a 10-4 win here Tuesday.

Zach Eblen hit a big two-run single to center field in the fourth inning and Colton Garside added a two-run double in the inning for the Wolverines.

Jackson Lamb picked up the win, pitching five innings and giving up five hits while striking out four with no walks. Ryan Baudler pitched the final two innings of the game, striking out one and walking none.

Lane Peterson took the loss for Southwest Valley, pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up six earned runs on four hits. Peterson struck out one and walked four with four hit batsmen. Ryan Allison pitched 3 2/3 innings of relief, giving up two earned runs on one hit with two walks and one strikeout.

Peterson hit two singles in the game. Joey Kernan doubled and drove in two runs. Colten Drake hit a double and drove in one run. Hunter Pontius singled and had one RBI.

“From a hitting standpoint, it was a very even game,” Southwest Valley head coach Pete Nett said. “I thought we put hte ball in play really well against a pretty tough pitcher. Our walks and hit by pitches and errors really made the difference in the game. Seven of their 10 runners that scored got there because we put them there. It’s hard to win a lot of high school games against quality competition when you are giving away that many extra chances.”