DW Downs Gar-Pal, 12-1

DAYTON – The Dayton-Waitsburg baseball team beat Garfield-Palouse 12-1 in five innings in a home game on March 28. Jacob Dunn threw a great game with seven strikeouts. Kyle Gradwohl came in in the fifth inning and got three strikeouts. The pair combined for a two-hitter.

DW had 13 hits on the day, with Dunn going 3 for 3 at the plate including a triple, a double and a single. Chris Philbrook was 3 for 4, including a double.

Dunn led the team with three RBIs. Junior Helm, Jeff Dieu and Gradwohl each had two, and Ashton Loper had one.

“Bats were on fire, good base running and great fielding,” said Coach Shane Loper. Loper also praised Helm for executing a squeeze play in the third to bring Dunn across the plate.

Gar/Pal 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 run 2 hits 2 errors

Dayton 4 0 8 0 0 – 12 Runs 13 hits 2 errors

Hits: Garfield-Palouse – E. Weagnoff, B. Jones. Dayton-Waitsburg -C Philbrook (3), Loper, Dunn (3), Dieu (2), Hartwell, Gradwohl, Helm (2).