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Badgers sweep Wildcats on the road in IML
doubleheader |
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April 30, 2018 |
by Tom Turpin
Head Coach, BFHS Varsity Baseball
The Badger baseball team traveled to Kellogg
last Saturday and came back with a two game
sweep over the Wildcats 16 – 1 and 12 – 0 in
five innings for both games. The wins improve
their overall record 12 – 4 and 7 – 1 in IML
play.
GAME 1: Bonners Ferry 16, Kellogg 1 (five innings)
Sophomore Ty Bateman had two home runs and five RBI
while senior Shayne Walker added a three-run home
run in the 16 – 1 rout of the Wildcats.
The Badgers scored nine runs in the first inning
on six hits including the three-run home run from
Walker. Bonners Ferry added two runs in the second
from Ty Bateman’s first home run and two runs in
the 3rd inning highlighted by singles from Seth
Bateman, Chris Sabin and Mason Eby. Ty Bateman’s
second home run came in the fifth inning after Eby
reached on a hit batter.
Will Parr got the win (3-2) on the mound for the
Badgers, throwing a two-hitter and striking out
five in two innings while Sabin pitched three
innings, striking out six, walking four, but not
giving up a hit.
GAME 2: Bonners Ferry 12, Kellogg 0 (five innings)
The Badgers took the second game of the
doubleheader with a 12 – 0 blanking of the
Wildcats. Mason Eby was the winning pitcher
giving up a lead off single in the first inning
for Kellogg and then proceeding to strike out
six and walk two. The win improves Eby’s record
to
4 – 0 with no runs given up.
The Badgers scored one run in the first, two
runs in the second, two more runs in the fourth
inning, and then exploded for seven runs in the
top of the fifth inning to secure the game-shortened win.
Brady Bateman led the team hitting a two-run
triple, while Walker, Sabin, Jared Fess, Eby, Ty
Bateman and Will Parr all got hits for the
Badgers. |
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