PCM baseball shuts out L-S, loses to West Marshall at Rose Festival tournament

STATE CENTER — PCM’s baseball team took advantage of a sloppy start by Lynnville-Sully on Saturday during their non-conference game at the Rose Festival tournament.

The Mustangs scored three unearned runs in the first inning, Durant Van Dyke pitched into the seventh inning in his first start of the season and PCM shut out the Hawks 7-0.

“Durant did a good job for his first start,” PCM baseball coach Jeff Lindsay said. “He had good command of what he was doing. Defensively, we were really sound. When the pitcher knows the guys behind him will pick him, it can put you in a comfort zone.”

The Hawks were limited to two hits and committed three errors. PCM did not commit an error and had seven hits.

Both teams lost to host West Marshall. In the first game of the day, the Trojans rallied to knock off L-S, 5-4, in 10 innings.

PCM committed three errors against West Marshall and lost 8-4 after falling behind 5-0 in the first inning.

The Mustangs led 3-0 after one inning and scored three runs in the seventh. In between, the only run scored was by PCM in the fourth.

Cade Lindsay led the Mustangs (6-8) with three hits and three RBIs. No other PCM player had more than one hit but Dylan Warrick walked twice and stole one base.

“We took advantage of their mistakes on defense,” Coach Lindsay said. “Cade had a nice day. He did a good job of going with the way they were pitching him.”

Andrew Mitchell, Beau Webb, Caleb Duinink and Zeb Padget all had one hit.

Mitchell scored two runs and walked once, Duinink scored two runs, had one RBI, stole one base and was hit by a pitch and Webb finished with one run, one RBI and one stolen base.

Connor Bennett had one hit by pitch and scored one run, Padget scored once, Easton Webb drew a walk and Nick Farver stole one base.

In Van Dyke’s first pitching start of the season, he got the win after allowing no runs on two hits with three strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings.

Mitchell got the final two outs of the game, both by way of strikeout.

Corder Noun Harder and Mason Jansen collected the Hawks’ two hits. Conner Maston and Blake Rea both walked once.

Lucas Sieck started on the mound but went just one inning after allowing three runs — zero earned — on three hits with three strikeouts and one walk. He took the loss.

Bryce Richards pitched the final six innings and allowed four runs — three earned — on four hits with six strikeouts, three walks and two hit batters.

Against West Marshall (16-5), PCM scored twice in the second and third innings to close the gap to 5-4 but the Trojans plated two in the fourth and one in the fifth to pull away for good.

PCM finished with six hits. Duinink had two of those, including a solo home run to center field.

Warrick added a double, one RBI and two walks, Easton Webb had one hit and two RBIs and Mitchell and Beau Webb each tallied one hit.

Cade Lindsay walked once and scored two runs, Bennett had one walk and one run and Van Dyke drew one walk.

“We did a good job putting the ball in play,” Coach Lindsay said. “We had good plate discipline. I was happy with how we played in both games.”

The Mustangs used three pitchers against the Trojans. Padget started, went four innings and took the loss after allowing seven runs — five earned — on five hits with four strikeouts, one walk and one hit batter.

Jacob Wendt tossed 1 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run and no hits with two strikeouts, three walks and one hit batter. Farver pitched 1/3 of an inning and recorded one strikeout.

“Zeb had a tough first inning but rebounded and did a good job to get through four innings,” Coach Lindsay said. “He mixed up his pitches well.”

PCM was without starters Sage Burns and Gavin Fenton for the day. Burns was gone due to his sister’s wedding and Fenton was away from the team because of a family vacation.

Lynnville-Sully (10-8) led its game with West Marshall 4-0 after five innings but the Trojans plated one in the sixth and three in the seventh to force extra innings. West Marshall ended the game with two outs in the bottom of the 10th.

The Hawks cranked out 11 hits and committed two errors.

Caleb Rea had three hits, including two doubles, Richards finished with two hits, one run, one hit by pitch and one steal and Noun Harder tallied two hits, one run and one stolen base.

Blake Rea also had two hits and one RBI, Norrish collected one hit, one run and two RBIs, Maston got one hit, Alberts walked once and Carter Dunsbergen scored one run.

Ryan Annee started on the mound and pitched into the seventh inning, allowing four runs — one earned — on eight hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

Caleb Rea tossed 2 1/3 innings and allowed no runs and no hits and struck out two.

Richards took the loss after surrendering one hit and one walk but no earned runs in 2/3 of an inning.