BELOIT — A pair of three-run innings and some clutch pitching by starter Dustin Foss in the final inning helped Beloit Memorial’s baseball team hang on for a 7-6 victory over Elkhorn in Southern Lakes Conference action at Pohlman Field Thursday.
Elkhorn put up a run in the first inning, but Beloit quickly tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Ruddy Ramirez.
The Purple Knights pushed across three more runs in the second. Elks starter Abe Herchenbach experienced a bout of wildness, walking Trace Boatner, hitting Max Allen with a pitch and then walking Owen West to load the bases. Brooks Mitchell was also hit by a pitch to pick up an RBI the hard way. Ramirez grounded out to second, but with both Allen and West scoring on the play for a 4-1 lead.
Elkhorn cut it to 4-3 with two runs in the fourth inning and Beloit answered with three in the bottom of the inning. Allen was hit by a pitch for the second time,West walked again and both scored on a double to left by Mitchell. Reliever Ayden Smith was greeted by an RBI single by Ramirez for a 7-3 lead.
The Elks made a game of it in their last at-bat. Foss walked the first two batters and Owen Paddock singled to load the bases. Foss hit Jack Person with a pitch to force in a run and another came home on a double play to make it 7-5. A base hit drove in one more before Foss was able to end the game.
• BRODHEAD/JUDA 8, EDGERTON 5: The Cardinals jumped on the visiting Crimson Tide early on, scoring four times in the first and adding a run in the second for a 5-0 lead. Edgerton picked up two runs in the third, but Brodhead/Juda (5-4) added three more in the fourth to offset the three the visitors plated in the sixth.
Edgerton outhit Brodhead/Juda 7-6, but walked six Cardinals and committed four errors.
Gabe Bockhop was the lone Cardinal batter with multiple hits. He was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Clayton Elliott was 1-for-1 with two walks, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Brodhead/Juda starter Evan Senobe went 5 2-3 innings, allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) with six strikeouts and picked up the win. Parker Vanderpahl pitched the final 1 1-3 innings, allowing two hits and one run.
• SOUTH BELOIT 11, SCHAUMBURG CHRISTIAN 0: In a game shortened by the mercy rule to five innings, South Beloit starting pitcher Richard Carlson allowed only one hit, walked no one and struck out 12.
Tuesday, the SoBos edged the same team by a 14-13 margin.
JT Sanders and Jonah Martinez did much of the damage offensively for the SoBos (3-11) on Thursday. Leadoff batter Sanders was 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs and cleanup batter Martinez was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and five RBIs. They combined for six of South Beloit’s seven hits. Carlson walked three times and scored twice.
• BELOIT TURNER 16, BIG FOOT 1: The Trojans poured on nine runs in the fourth and seven in the fifth as they rolled the hosting Chiefs with a big five-inning RVC Rock win on Thursday.
Noah Pfundheller blasted a two-run homer and Brayden Ward smacked a two-run single in the offensive frenzy in the fourth. Carston Jacob’s two-run single highlighted the big fifth.
Turner (6-4, 4-2) recorded nine hits and drew eight walks in the win. Zack Ries and Pfundheller each had two hits while Cesar Alfaro earned the win after allowing just three hits and an earned run with six strikeouts in four innings.
Connor Weeks, Brady Wojcik and Josh Martinez all hit singles for the Chiefs (4-7, 2-6).
• CLINTON 1, EVANSVILLE 0: A solo blast to left field off the bat of the Cougars’ Gavin Wesling proved to be the most important hit of the game as the Blue Devils fell in an RVC Rock pitching duel.
Logan Thill earned the win for hosting Clinton (5-4, 2-3) as he pitched a stellar 6 2-3 innings while allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out nine. Wesling came in and got the final out via strikeout.
Wesling added a single as did Bryce Phillips and Tyler Moe against Evansville (3-7, 2-3) pitcher Wyatt Nelson, who allowed just four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
• DIXON 9, NORTH BOONE 2: The Dukes outhit the Vikings just 9-8 but drew 11 walks to help sweep the season series with the Big Northern Conference win.
First-place Dixon (15-2, 11-0) scored five runs in the third and a pair in the fifth on its way to the win. One-run singles from Owen Meredith and Brayden Sunden was the only scoring visiting North Boone (15-8, 6-5) could muster all evening.
Meredith had two hits while Matt Self took the loss as he allowed seven runs (four earned) on seven hits and five walks in 2 2-3 innings.
• PALMYRA-EAGLE 14, PARKVIEW 1: The Panthers poured on eight runs in the third inning to roll the hosting Vikings in Trailways South action on Thursday.
Palmyra-Eagle (9-2, 6-1) also scored three runs in the first and fourth as it finished with 15 hits in the five-inning contest.
Parkview (0-11, 0-9) got two hits from Christrian Hobon, and Corbin Williams hit an RBI single in the fourth.
Hobon allowed 10 hits and 11 runs (nine earned) in three innings for the Vikings while striking out five.
LINESCORES:
BELOIT 7, ELKHORN 6
Elkhorn 100 200 3 — 6 10 0
Beloit Memorial 130 300 x — 7 7 0
Leading hitters: Elk, Paddock 1x4, 1 run; Herchenbach 1x4, 1 run; Yesbeck 2x4, 1 run, 1 rbi; Rushing 3x3; Frost 1x2, 1 rbi. BM, West 1x2, 3 runs; Mitchell 1x3, 1 run, 3 RBI; Ramirez 3x4, 2 rbi; Nora 1x4; Foss 1x3. 2B: Ramirez, West. 3B: Mitchell.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Elk, Herchenbach (L) 3.0-5-7-7-5-2; Smith 3.0-2-0-0-1-3. BM, Foss (W) 7.0-10-6-6–3-2.
BROD./JUDA 8, EDGERTON 5
Edgerton/002 003 0 — 5 7 4
Brodhead/Jud 410 300 x — 8 6 4
Leading hitters: Edg, Fox 2x4, 2 runs; Zellmer 1x2, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Stengel 1x3, 1 rbi; Scaffner 1x1, 1 rbi. B/J, Bockhop 2x4, 1 rbi; Masloske 1x4, 2 runs; Elliott 1x1, 2 runs, 2 rbi; R. Searls 1x3, 1 rbi; S. Searls 1x2, 1 run, 2 RBI. 2B: Fox, Towns (Edg).
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Edg, Kittleson (L) 1.0-2-4-2-4-0; Kurt 5.0-4-4-1-2-2. B/J, Senobe 5.2-5-4-3-3-6; Vanderpahl 1.1-2-1-1-0-1.
S. BELOIT 11, S. CHRISTIAN 0
Schaumburg 000 00 — 0 1 1
S. Beloit 300 8x — 11 7 0
Leading hitters: SC, Caray 1x2. SB, Sanders 2x4, 2 runs, 2 rbi; Martinez 2x3, 2 runs, 5 RBI; Ellis 1x2, 1 run, 1 rbi. 2B: Sanders 2, Martinez.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) SC, Caray (L) 3.0-5-10-10-10-6; Peterson 1.0-2-1-1-2-3. SB, Carlson (W) 5.0-1-0-0-0-12.
BELOIT TURNER 16, BIG FOOT 1
BT 000 97 — 16 9 0
BF 000 10 — 1 3 2
Leading hitters: BT, Piccione 1x3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI; Buckley 1x1, 3 Runs, 1 RBI; Tillery 1x3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI; Ward 1x4, 1 Run, 2 RBI; Ries 2x3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI; Jacobson 1x1, 1 RBI; Pfundheller 2x3, 1 Run, 2 RBI. BF, Martinez 1x3; Weeks 1x3; B. Wojcik 1x2, 1 Run. 2B: Ries. HR: Pfundheller.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): BT, Alfaro (W) 4.0-3-1-1-2-6, Jacobson 1.0-0-0-0-0-2. BF, Haeberlin (L) 4.0-7-9-5-4-2, Glos 0.1-0-6-2-3-0, Martinez 0.2-2-1-1-1-0.
CLINTON 1, EVANSVILLE 0
Evan 000 000 0 — 0 2 3
Clin 000 100 — 1 4 0
Leading hitters: Evan, Nelson 1x2; Keller 1x2. Clin, Wesling 2x3, 1 Run, 1 RBI; Phillips 1x3; Moe 1x2. 2B: Nelson. HR: Wesling.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Evan, Nelson (L) 6.0-4-1-1-1-3. Clin, Thill (W) 6.2-2-0-0-1-9, Wesling (S) 0.1-0-0-0-0-1.
DIXON 9, NORTH BOONE 2
NB;010;001;0;—;2;8;2
Dixon;115;020;—;9;9;1
Leading hitters: NB, Meredith 2x3, 1 RBI. Dixon, Feit 2x3, 2 Runs, 1 RBI; Clark 2x3, 2 RBI; Shaner 1x3, 2 Runs, 1 RBI.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): NB, Self 2.2-7-7-4-5-1, Neri 2.1-1-2-0-4-2, Sunden 1.0-1-0-0-2-0. Dixon, Harrison 7.0-8-2-1-0-7.
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