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Wednesday was a full night of Legion baseball for Northeast Kansas League teams as five of the seven teams in the League were in action.
Hiawatha and Oskaloosa hosted fellow League teams in Frankfort and Doniphan County, respectively for League double headers, while Seneca squared off with Marysville in non-league play. At Noble Park in Hiawatha it was 7-5 and 13-2 (four innings) wins for the host Hiawatha over Frankfort, while Doniphan County and Oskaloosa split their twin bill with Doniphan County winning game one 8-3 and Oskaloosa taking game two 1-0. Seneca traveled to Marysville and came home with a 3-1 road non-league win.
Action for NEKL teams continue on Thursday as the Doniphan County tournament starts up in Wathena with Doniphan County taking on Atchison in junior and senior legion action at 6:00 & 8:15pm, while Sabetha hosts Silver Lake in non-league action at Somerset Park for a double header.
Hiawatha Sweeps Frankfort to Earn First League Wins of the Season
Solid pitching and capitalizing on their opportunities that is what Hiawatha did on Wednesday night at Noble Park as they topped Frankfort 7-5 and 13-2 in four innings for the double header sweep.
Frankfort took the early lead in game one as a leadoff walk drawn by Wyatt VanDorn pay dividends when Hiawatha had an error in left field and it allowed VanDorn to score making it 1-0. Frankfort worked to a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the fifth when Hiawatha batted around and used four hits and a pair of hit batters to plate five runs and take the lead. Frankfort got one back in the sixth, but Hiawatha added another run themselves in the bottom of the frame and Dakota Bayles in relief of Taylor Jacobsen struck out the side to end the game, as Frankfort strand two in the top of the seventh, giving Hiawatha the 7-5 win. Bayles also got a big out for Hiawatha in the top of the sixth, the final out of the inning which was recorded on a spectacular diving catch by Brendan Steele in centerfield.
Jacobsen earned the win on the mound going five and two-thirds giving up five runs on seven hits, three walks and struck out four; none of the five runs were earned against Jacobsen. Taylor also was 1-2 with an RBI and run scored to earn McDonald's "Player of the Game" honors on Kanzaland radio. Bayles pitched the final inning and one-third for the save and was 2-4 with a double, triple and two runs scored.
Lucas Adams and Wyatt VanDorn led Frankfort in the loss, as Adams was 2-4 with a run scored and VanDorn finished 2-3 with a double, two RBI, run scored and walk.
In game two Frankfort took the early lead after a RBI double by Adams scored VanDorn and a Hiawatha error scored Adams, making it 2-0 going into the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the first Frankfort struggle pitching and Hiawatha took advantage to score nine runs with the offense highlighted by a three-run homer from Bayles. Shawn Green shut down Frankfort the rest of the way pitching four innings for the win giving up two runs on one hit, five walks and two strikeouts, while going 2-3 with two runs scored, two RBI and a double to help Hiawatha win 13-2 in four innings. Bayles finished with another multi-hit game and Andrew Lierz had two hits.
Frankfort only had seven base runners in the game with five walks, a reach on an error and one-hit.
With the wins Hiawatha improved to 3-6 on the season and 2-2 in League action, while Frankfort is now 1-3 on the year and 0-2 in League action. Hiawatha will be back in action on Friday as they host Seneca for a League double header (catch the 6:00pm game on 103.9 KNZA & 92.1 KMZA), while Frankfort will hit the diamond again on Sunday at Oskaloosa for League twin bill.
Doniphan County & Oskaloosa Split League Double Header
It was a pair of tough matchups between Doniphan County and Oskaloosa on Wednesday as the two teams split their double header with Doniphan County taking game one 8-3 and Oskaloosa claiming game two 1-0.
Doniphan County took the early lead in game one and continued to add runs throughout the competition scoring four runs in the sixth and seventh to secure the 8-3 victory. Phoenix Keller and Tucker Morris each notched a 2-3 game; while Chris Winkel picked up two hits including a two-run homer and Reid Greaser added a solo homer for Doniphan County. Caleb Winkel earned the win going four innings giving up just an unearned run, while Keller and Gaarder finished out the game on the mound. Jordan Burghart took the tough loss but pitched solidly after settling in for Oskaloosa as he went five innings.
Game two proved to be a pitching duel between Bryce Stottlemire and Jeffrey Watts and Oskaloosa went on to get the 1-0 win. The bottom of the fourth is when the lone run came as Zach Whaley singled with two-outs for Oskaloosa, moved to second on a wild pitch and with two outs Jared Miller hit a sharp grounder between first and second that resulted in a Doniphan County error and Whaley scored to give Oskaloosa the only run they would need for the 1-0 win.
Stottlemire pitched five shutout innings of ball recording eight strikeouts in the win for Oskaloosa, while Watts was the tough luck loser on the mound. Doniphan County had late opportunities to score in the game leaving the bases loaded in the fourth and two on in the fifth.
With the split Doniphan County is now 7-2 on the season and 2-2 in League play, while Oskaloosa is 6-5 overall and 6-2 in League action. Doniphan County is back in action on Thursday night as they host Atchison as part of the Doniphan County tournament, while Oskaloosa will be back in action on Sunday when they host Frankfort for a League double header.
Seneca Picks Up a Road Win at Marysville
Stepping out of League action Seneca traveled to Marysville for a non-league showdown and earned the 3-1 road win.
Seneca struck first in the contest plating two in the top of the third and added another in the fifth leading 3-0 at that point. Marysville got a run back in the bottom of the sixth but Dustin Rottinghaus shutdown the Marysville bats going all seven innings for the win giving up one run on four hits and striking out 14. Andrew Oller led the Seneca offensive with two of the team’s five hits and notched a pair of RBI's, also.
With the victory Seneca improved to 7-2 on the season and will be back in action on Friday night against Hiawatha on the road for a League double header. (catch the 6:00pm game on 103.9 KNZA & 92.1 KMZA)
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