WP Baseball Splits with Columbia, Colton

PRESCOTT – The Waitsburg-Prescott baseball team hosted Columbia (Burbank) Tuesday for what turned out to be two lopsided games – a win and a loss. The Tigers held the Coyotes to one hit in game one, and won, 11-1. In game two, Columbia came back in a big way, scoring ten runs in the first three innings on the way to a 13-2 five-inning victory.

Senior Chance Leroue gave up a run in the first inning of game one, but then shut down the Coyotes the rest of the way. The Tigers tied the score in the third and then scored five in the fourth, started off by a Kyle Gradwohl triple, which jump-started the offense.

"I was pleased to see our bats come alive in the first game, balanced with a great effort on the mound by Chance Leroue," said WP Coach Dustin Snedigar.

For the game, Jacob Hargrove was 4 for 5, with two doubles and two RBIs. Trey Potts went 3 for 4, with a double and two RBIs, and Dylan Arellano was 2 for 3, with an RBI.

In the second game, starting pitcher Devin Acevedo gave up five runs in the first inning and was relieved by Tyler Fedderson in the second. Six early walks combined with five Tiger errors allowed the Coyotes to build a 10-2 lead after three innings. The game ended at 13-2 after five.

"We came out flat and weren't able to play catch early," Snedigar said. "We fell behind and weren't able to recover."

Columbia pitcher A.J. Dixon shut down the Tiger bats, with Talen Larsen's single in the second the only WP hit.

The Tigers are now 6-6 overall and 0-4 in the SE 2B District 9 league.

Game 1

Burbank 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 1 1

WP 0 0 1 5 4 2 x 11 13 1

Pitching- WP – Chance Leroue and Jacob Hargrove

Burbank –Carrasco, Schildt 4, Jamison 5 and Sorbel

Hits-WP – Jacob Hargrove 4-5 2 doubles w/2 RBI, Talen Larsen 1-3 double w/RBI, Kyle Gradwohl 1-3 triple, Jacob Dunn 1-4 RBI, Devin Acevedo 1-2 double w/RBI, Trey Potts 3-4 double w/2RBI, Dylan Arellano 2-3 RBI

Burbank – Schildt 1-3

Game 2

Burbank 5 2 3 1 2 x x 13 10 2

WP 0 2 0 0 0 x x 2 1 5

Pitching- WP – Devin Acevedo, Tyler Fedderson 2, Dylan Arellano 4 and Jacob Dunn

Burbank – Dixon and Sorbel

Hits-WP – Talen Larsen 1-2

Burbank – Carrasco 1-3, Corr 1-3, Dixon 1-2, Sorbel 3-4, Schildt 1-3, Jamison 2-4, and Rowden 1-4

WP 16–9, Colton 5–10

COLTON – After winning game 1 of their double-header here Saturday, 16-5, the WP Tiger baseball team blew a six-run lead late in game 2, and fell in extra innings to Colton, 10-9.

The Tigers trailed in game 1, 3-0, before tying the score in the fifth inning. WP went on to score 13 runs in the final two frames to put the game out of reach.

The Tigers sent 12 batters to the plate in the sixth inning, scoring eight runs on six hits. Talen Larsen cleared the bases with a three-run double during the inning. In the seventh, Kyle Gradwohl hit a two-out, two-run double. Pitchers Jacob Dunn, Gradwohl gave up a total of seven Wildcat hits.

In game two, the Tigers built a 9-3 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning, but gave up five runs to the Wildcats in that frame. Colton tied the game in the seventh, sending it to extras. A walk-off run in the ninth earned the Wildcats the split.

Gradwohl and Chance Leroue both had three hits, including a double and a home run each. Larsen and Jacob Hargrove also hit doubles as the Tigers racked up 15 hits. Tiger pitchers Larsen, Leroue and Tyler Fedderson gave up a total of 17 Wildcat hits, however.

"We swung it really well on the day," said WP coach Dustin Snedigar. "Hit a lot of line drives and a pair of home runs. It was our best performance hitting all season. I was disappointed we weren't able to complete the sweep and finish the second game strong."

The Tigers are 7-7 overall and 0-4 in league. They travel to Riverside, Ore. on Tuesday and host Tri-City Prep Thursday.

Game 1:

WP 0 0 0 0 3 8 5 16 12 3

Colton 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 7 5

Pitching- WP Tigers – Jacob Dunn, Kyle Gradwohl 5 and Jacob Hargrove

Colton – Dahmen, Bean 6 and Meyer

Hits- WP Tigers – Jacob Hargrove 1, Talen Larsen 1, Chance Leroue 2, Jacob Dunn 2, Trey Potts 2, Tyler Fedderson 1, Kyle Gradwohl 2, Dylan Arellano 1

Colton – Meyer 1, Chadwick 1, Kinzer 1, Bean 1, Meyer 1, Druffel 1, Schulties 1

Game 2:

WP 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 15

Colton 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 1 10 17

Errors –WP 6/Colton 5

Pitching- WP Tigers – Talen Larsen, Chance Leroue 5, Tyler Fedderson 7 and Jacob Hargrove

Colton – Chadwick, Meyer and Schulties

Hits- WP Tigers – Jacob Hargrove 4 (2b), Talen Larsen 3 (2b), Kyle Gradwohl 3 (2b/HR), Chance Leroue 3 (2b/HR), Jacob Dunn 1, Dylan Arellano 1

Colton – Meyer 2, Dahmen 3, Chadwick 4, Kinzer 1, Schulties 3, Meyer 2, Wolf 1, Vinning 1