HERSCHER— Dwight was unable to fend off Herscher as the host Tigers rallied to edge the Trojans 8-7 in a nonconference baseball tilt Thursday. The game was moved from Dwight to Herscher due to wet grounds at DTHS.
The Trojans got on the board with two runs in the top of the first and did not trail until the final batter of the game. A one-out double in the last of the seventh drove in the game-winner for Herscher.
DTHS had led 6-2 through three innings after a four-run outburst in the top of the frame. Ryan Bumpous singled in the go-ahead run in the Dwight third, and Joey Starks lofted a sacrifice fly. An error two batters later brought in two more runs. A Terry Wilkey double put the Trojans up 7-4 in the fifth inning.
Herscher rallied, tying the game in the sixth before winning it in the last of the seventh.
Wilkey and Gallet each had a double and single to pace the Dwight (0-2) offense. Owen Dunlap, Bumpous and Will Trainor each singled. Tracer Brown had two runs batted in while Bumpous, Starks and Wilkey each had one RBI.
“We have played two quality teams and did a lot of nice things. We just did not execute down the stretch,” DTHS head coach Jerry McDowell said.
Gallet took the loss in going the distance. He yielded eight runs (five earned) on 10 hits and two walks. Gallet fanned six.
Manteno 7, Dwight 4 — At Manteno, Dwight opened its baseball season with a setback to Manteno on Tuesday. The big inning was key. DTHS plated four runs in the second frame for a 4-2 lead. The Panthers pushed across five in the fifth for the win.
Evan Sandeno had a ht and drove in two runs to pace Dwight's attack. Owen Dunlap and Joey Starks each singled.
Will Trainor took the loss for the Trojans (0-2), allowing five runs (three earned) in four-plus innings. He fanned four and walked three. Terry Wilkey finished up, giving up two runs in two innings. He struck out three, and each hurler allowed three hits.
Metamora 8, Pontiac 3 — At Metamora, Pontiac got the early jump but couldn't keep host Metamora in check as the Redbirds rallied for the nonconference victory on Monday. PTHS head coach Adam Lawrence was careful with his pitching staff in the season opener for Pontiac as he used four hurlers.
Indiana-bound Henry Brummel was pretty sharp as he gave up two hits and two walks in two scoreless innings. He set down five on strikes and left with a three-run lead.
Aaron Verdun drove in Zechariah Landstrom with a bases-loaded single with two outs in the top of the first. Jacob Fogarty lined a single that plated Landstrom and Tommy Oestmann for a 3-0 lead in the third.
Metamora rallied with three runs in the home-half of the third then plated three runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth.
Nolan Mennenga took the loss after giving up six runs (four earned) in one-plus innings. Mason Schlosser allowed two unearned runs and fanned two in 2 2/3 innings while Landstrom struck out the only batter he faced in the sixth inning.
Oestmann had two hits and Mennenga had a two-base knock for Pontiac (0-2). Fogarty had a hit and two runs batted in while Verdun had a hit and RBI and Ryson Eilts and Cayden Masching each singled.
Wilmington 15, Pontiac 0 — At Wilmington, Pontiac ran into trouble against perennial state power Wilmington Wednesday. The Wildcats scored in each of the four innings it batted while holding PTHS scoreless.
Zechariah Landstrom took the loss after giving up 10 runs (eight earned) on six hits and four walks in one-plus innings. He struck out one. Henry DeYoung allowed two runs on three hits and a walk and fanned four. Drew Lauritsen finished up, giving up three runs, one hit and five walks. He struck out one.
Henry Brummel singled for the lone Pontiac safety.
Coal City 16, Prairie Central 3 — At Fairbury, Coal City had a grand slam in the first inning and was able to leave Prairie Central behind all game in claiming a nonconference win Monday.
The Hawks scored single runs in the first, third and fifth innings and managed just three hits in skipper Gaige Rinkenberger's debut at the helm.
Will Skala doubled and drove in a run for Prairie Central. Gavin Tredennick singled and drove in a run and Brandon Holland singled.
Collin Hartman took the loss, giving up six runs (five earned) and striking out four. Holland allowed three runs (two earned) and fanned one while Easton Friedman (2 Ks), JC Spence (4 runs, 1 K) and Luke Ifft (1 K) also pitched.
Pekin 12, Prairie Central 1 — At Pekin, two big innings lifted Class 4A Pekin past Prairie Central Tuesday. The Dragons scored seven runs in the second and five in the fourth while limiting the Hawks to a single tally in the third.
Brandon Holland scored on a Gavin Tredennick groundout for PC. Easton Friedman, Will Skala and Tony Schahrer each singled.
Holland took the loss. He gave up 10 runs (seven earned) and fanned two in three-plus innings. Schahrer gave up two runs in finishing up.
Wilmington 15, Prairie Central 0 — At Fairbury, Wilmington is showing Livingston County teams that it's ready for a banner season. After shutting out Pontiac earlier in the week, the Wildcats blanked Prairie Central by the same count Friday. However, only one of the 15 runs given up was earned.
The Hawks were held hitless in this contest.
Collin Hartman took the loss, allowing 10 unearned runs while fanning four in 2 2/3 innings. Brandon Holland struck out two and allowed five runs (one earned).
Marquette 8, Lexington 5 — At Lexington, a three-run eighth inning lifted Ottawa (Marquette) past host Lexington in the season-opener for both teams on Monday. The Minutemen had tied the game at 5-5 when Braeden Barber belted a three-run homer in the last of the sixth inning.
Barber had a homer, double and drove in four runs for the Minutemen. Drake Powell collected three hits while Blaine Friedmansky and Preston Wiltz each singled.
Canden Hardman took the loss on the hill, giving up four runs (three earned) in three innings. He struck out two. Friedmansky gave up two runs and fanned five and Powell allowed two runs (one earned) to go with two punchouts.
Henry-Senachwine 6, Lexington 5 — At Lexington, Henry-Senachwine added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning, and it paid off as Lexington scored in the bottom of the frame to end up one run shy in a nonconference tilt at Keller Park.
The Minutemen led 2-1 after the first inning and 4-2 after two. The Mallards tallied three in the third and led the rest of the way.
Friedmansky had a double, single and run batted in for Lexington. Barber also had a two-bagger and RBI while Wiltz, Hardman and Hayden Sennett collected two hits apiece. Powell drove in a run.
Kayden Knight took the loss, allowing five runs in four innings. He struck out five. Powell finished, giving up an unearned run and recording five Ks.
Clinton 11, Lexington 1 — At Clinton, Blaine Friedmansky led off the game with a double and eventually scored to put Lexington ahead. But that was all the Minutemen could get as host Clinton responded with 11 runs in the second, third and fourth innings for the win.
Besides the Friedmansky double, Hayden Sennett, Preston Wiltz and Braeden Barber each singled.
Wiltz started and fanned two while giving up a run in one-plus innings. Jaxson Goodrich took the loss for Lexington (0-3) after yielding 10 runs (six earned) and striking out three over the final three innings.
GSW 7, WFC 6 — At Gardner, Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell tried to rally late but a five-running from Gardner-South Wilmington doomed the Warriors in a nonconference tilt Friday. WFC led 4-2 before the Panthers scored five time sin the last of the fourth inning.
The Warriors scored twice in the sixth but couldn't get any closer.
Eric Miramontes had three hits, including a two-bagger, for WFC (0-1). Dylan Dunham had a hit and drove in two runs while Sam Schmitz, Reed Frazier and Jon Moore each had a hit and run batted in.
Frazier took the loss in relief. He gave up five runs to go with a strikeout. Tucker Hill started, allowing two runs (one earned) and struck out five in 2 2/3 innings. Schmitz had three punchouts in three innings.
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