CMB splits games at West Marshall Classic
STATE CENTER — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter earned its fourth win of the season on June 21, giving the Raiders more wins than they’ve had the last three seasons combined.
CMB (4-10) went 1-1 at the one-day tournament. The Raiders defeated Grundy Center, 5-3, and lost to West Marshall, 7-5.
A three-run first inning gave CMB a lead it never lost against Grundy Center. The Raiders hit four doubles, the most extra-base hits the team has had in one game this year. Hunter McWhirter and Aric Broderirck both had two hits and two RBIs.
Junior Seth Balke threw his third complete game this season. The right-hander (2-2) allowed nine hits and struck out four.
CMB couldn’t quite come back from a five-run, seventh-inning deficit in its loss to West Marshall. The Raiders scored three in the final inning to cut into West Marshall’s 7-2 advantage.
The Trojans (10-10) led throughout as they scored three runs in the first off CMB starter Nate Bishop. West Marshall had eight hits off Bishop (0-2), who threw all seven innings in defeat.
Brady Stover went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple and two RBIs against West Marshall.
PCM drops two of three
The Mustangs were involved in two high-scoring games on June 21 at the West Marshall Classic, winning one and losing the other.
PCM scored 10 eighth-inning runs to beat Grundy Center, 13-3, in eight innings.
Junior Trey Lindsay led a PCM attack that saw six players get at least two hits. Lindsay finished the game 4-for-5 with three stolen bases. Eight different Mustangs drove in runs in the victory.
PCM’s loss at the tournament saw the Mustangs fall in a huge hole early that resulted in a 20-10, six-inning defeat to the Trojans.
West Marshall scored 14 runs in the first inning and led 16-4 after two.
Junior Tyler Townsend took the loss on the mound for PCM as he gave up six hits and 10 runs in the first inning without recording an out.
Eight PCM players had one hit apiece.
The Mustangs also lost a conference game to Greene County on June 20, 4-0.
Greene County junior Colton Fitzpatrick shut down the Mustangs with a complete-game, three-hitter that featured seven strikeouts.
PCM junior Chase Kuening lasted three innings as his team’s starting pitcher. He gave up six hits and three runs.