Badger boys tame the Wildcats
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April 22, 2013 |
By Coach Tom Turpin
The Badger baseball team celebrated senior day
in style by sweeping the Kellogg Wildcats on
Saturday. Seniors Garrett Skeen, Mike Clarkson,
Jesse Woods, Cade Umphenhour, Will Weir and
Austin Hawks were all recognized between games.
In the first game, freshman Vince Bennett
pitched a complete game, striking out 15 batters
and walking only one to earn a 7-5 victory.
Bennett gave up only five hits to the Wildcats.
Kellogg scored in the first inning after a base
on balls and an error from the Badgers.
Bonners Ferry evened the score 1-1 after Cade
Umphenhour walked and later scored on Garrett
Skeen’s RBI single. Kellogg responded in the top
of the fourth with three runs on four hits.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Badgers
scored four runs with two outs.
After Mat Kramer walked and Jesse Woods reached
on an error, Umphenhour hit a RBI single to
score Kramer. Matt Gray reached on another
Wildcat error, scoring Woods then Skeen hit a
two run single, scoring Umphenhour and Gray.
Bonners Ferry added two runs in the bottom of
the sixth inning to secure the win.
Garrett Skeen went three for four with three
RBIs in the game.
In the second game, senior Mike Clarkson took to
the mound and struck out 10 while giving up only
one walk in a 5-2 win.
Kellogg scored a run in the top of the first
inning after the only walk reached base and
later scored on an error from the Badger second
baseman.
Bonners Ferry responded with three runs in the
bottom of the first when Skeen led off with a
double down the left field line. Connor Bennett
and Clarkson both walked and all three scored on
wild pitches.
The Badgers added a run in the second inning and
sixth while the Wildcats could only muster one
more run in the third to lose the second game of
the double header.
Skeen and Clarkson both had two hits for the
Badgers, including two double from Skeen.
Garrett Skeen finished the day five for eight at
the plate. The win improves the Badgers record
to 9 -8 overall and 3-3 in IML. |
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