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The legion baseball season continued over the weekend for a few Northeast Kansas League teams. Back on Friday Sabetha earned the 7-1 over Wymore (NE), while on Sunday Sabetha swept Leavenworth in a League doubleheader 9-0 and 9-4 and Seneca earned the sweep over Oskaloosa 4-3 and 8-5.

Legion baseball action in the NEKL continues on Monday night with a non-league doubleheader between two League teams as Silver Lake will host Doniphan County.

Sabetha Snags Non-League Win Over Wymore

Taking advantage of miscues and errors usually pays dividends and on Friday Sabetha was able to do just that to earn the 7-1 win over Wymore.

The scoring started early with four runs in the first for Sabetha plating those runs on four Wymore errors including a double steal throwing error and a pair of wild pitches helped the cause. Sabetha added to their tally with three runs in the second with capitalizing on two more Wymore errors and it was 6-0 after just the first two innings.

Mother Nature also played a factor in the game also as the rain came and the game was called in the bottom of the sixth giving Sabetha the 7-1 win.  

Trevor Kramer paced Sabetha on the mound tossing all six innings giving up one unearned run on two hits and striking out seven. While Joe Gruber and Seth Burdick each had two hits and two runs scored and Gruber recorded the only RBI of the game.

Sabetha Sweeps Leavenworth in League Action

League play continued the legion season for Sabetha and Leavenworth on Sunday as Sabetha played host for a doubleheader and earned 9-0 and 9-4 wins.

Game one was over in five innings via run-rule as Sabetha got the scoring rolling early with three runs in the first with a two-run double by Seth Burdick highlighting the frame. In the fourth Sabetha broke the game open with six runs on just one-hit partnered with three Leavenworth errors and four walks. Brayden Becker tossed four and two-thirds innings giving up just one hit while striking out seven to earn the win, while the Sabetha offense score nine runs on four hits and 10 free passes.

Game two saw Leavenworth tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the fifth but Sabetha in the bottom of the inning answered with three runs on three hits and a pair of errors. Sabetha added to the lead with four runs in the sixth, before Leavenworth scored a pair in the seventh but Sabetha earned the win 9-4. Joe Gruber tossed six innings for the win giving up two runs (one earned), while Brandon Brownlee led the offense with four hits and four runs scored and Brett Stallbaumer added a three hit game.

The two wins pushed Sabetha to 15-3 overall on the season.

Seneca Takes Two Versus Oskaloosa

It proved to be a pair of tight ballgames on Sunday as Seneca played host to Oskaloosa in Northeast Kansas League action. At the end of the day Seneca earned two wins 4-3 and 8-5.

Seneca took the early lead in game one with two runs in the bottom of the fourth as Trevor Holthaus delivered a two RBI double in the frame to give his team the lead. Oskaloosa managed to tie the game up at 2-2 using a RBI double from Nathan Buss in the top of fifth and an RBI double by Tucker Sherretts in the top of the sixth. Seneca retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI double by Holthaus that scored Chase Kramer who led the inning off with a single. The game would be tied up again in the top of the seventh as Oskaloosa used a pair of Seneca errors to get a run and tie the game at 3-3. Dalton Hiltbrand delivered the game winning hit in the bottom of the seventh for Seneca hitting a two-out RBI walkoff single to score Derek Uphaus who started the inning off with a double.

Hiltbrand lead Seneca on the mound tossing all seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, a walk and struck out 11, while also notching the game winning RBI single. Holthaus added a 2-3 day with a pair of doubles with three RBI’s, while Kramer was 2-3.

Oskaloosa had a two-hit game from Sherretts and Tate Swank in the loss, while Seth Coltrane threw six and two-thirds taking the loss giving up four runs on seven hits, three walks and five strikeouts.

Game two saw Oskaloosa take the early lead using a pair of walks and an error to score a run in the top of the first. Seneca answered with a two-run second on a hit batter, walk and two RBI single by Noe Guana. Teams traded runs over the next few innings as Seneca posted two runs in the third and fourth innings, while Oskaloosa got one run in the fourth and sixth innings. In the sixth inning Seneca for the fourth time in the game posted two runs in a half inning and while Oskaloosa got one back in the seventh Seneca picked up the 8-5 win.

Paul Enneking and Holthaus combined for the win on the mound as Enneking earned the win in three and two-thirds giving up two runs on one hit, two walks and four strikeouts, while Holthaus pitched the other three and one-third innings. Seneca only mustered five hits but got 10 walks off three Oskaloosa pitchers. Hiltbrand led the offense going 2-3 with two runs scored, while Guana & Trenton Henry each were 1-2 each with two RBI’s. With the wins Seneca moved to 5-4 on the season.

Oskaloosa in the loss were led by Swank offensively as he went 2-3 with a run scored, while Buss was 1-3 with two runs scored and a walk. The two losses drop Oskaloosa to 6-5 on the season.