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Back-and-forth battle, then Durant surges ahead
by Norv and Mary Coblentz · Sports · June 01, 2017
The West Branch baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader to Durant at West Branch May 25.
“We played a lot better the second game,” West Branch Head Coach Rich Stout said. “It’s a learning curve. We have a lot of sophomores and freshmen, and at the plate, we need to be more aggressive.
“I thought the second game we did a lot better at that. In the second game, Trey Eagle came in and did a super job (batting). We’re going to make some errors...
“We saw Wilton’s best pitching (May 22), then we saw Durant’s best pitching. We’re going to come back. We’ll have a good team by the end of the year. These guys have a bright future. A lot of these guys have three or four years left. They need to keep their heads up. They’re going to be just fine.”
In the top of the first, the first Durant batter flied out to Brady Lukavsky in center field. Two singles were followed by a strikeout by Ted Bridges and a fly out to Brett Schiele in left field to end the half-inning.
Durant drew a one-out base on balls, but two strikeouts ended the inning with a 0-0 score.
The Wildcats scored two runs in the top of the second on two errors and two singles.
Durant struck out the side in the bottom of the second.
In the top of the third, Durant popped out twice to Cade Aspelmeier at second base, and a fly out to Schiele in left field ended the half-inning.
Trey Eagle hit a single as designated hitter. The next batter struck out, then Brady Lukavsky sacrificed Eagle to second base. A pop out to first base was the third out.
Jaden Hierseman came in to pitch for the Bears in the top of the fourth. The first batter grounded out to Tanner Lukavsky at shortstop. The second batter flied out to Brady Lukavsky in center field. The next batter popped out to end the half-inning.
The Bears scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game. T. Lukavsky led off with a single. Cole Tisinger singled. The next batter struck out. Hieserman drew a base on balls to load the bases. T. Lukavsky scored on a groundout by Nick Schreiber. Eagle singled to right field, and Tisinger scored. A strikeout ended the inning.
Durant scored two runs in the fifth to take the lead. The first batter grounded out to the pitcher. The second batter grounded out to T. Lukavsky at shortstop. Two singles and a double scored two runs. The next batter grounded out to Cole Tisinger at third base for the last out.
T. Lukavsky got a two-out single but was caught stealing for the third out in the bottom of the fifth.
The Wildcats scored one run in the top of the sixth — a one-out home run.
In the bottom of the sixth, Durant struck out the side.
Durant scored two insurance runs in the top of the seventh. The first batter reached on an error, and the second walked. The runners advanced on a passed ball, and an error scored two runs. A strike out and a walk put another runner on base. The next batter flied out to B. Lukavsky in center field. T. Lukavsky got a strikeout to end the half-inning.
In the bottom of the seventh. Schreiber reached on a dropped third strike, but a strikeout, a pop out, and another strikeout ended the game with a 7-2 score.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R
Dur. 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 7
WB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
West Branch stats: Brett Schiele 1 stolen base; Tanner Lukavsky 2-3, 1 run; Cole Tisinger 1-3, 1 run; Jaden Hieserman 1 walk; Nick Schreiber 1 RBI; Trey Eagle 2-3, 1 RBI. Pitching: Ted Bridges pitched three innings and took the loss for the Bears. He gave up two unearned runs on three hits. He struck out three. Jaden Hierseman pitched three innings. He gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits. He walked one and struck out one. Tanner Lukavsky pitched one inning. He walked one and struck out two.
Durant stats: Jake Conley 1-4, 1 run, 2 stolen bases; Mason Compton 2-3, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases, 1 walk; Curtis Lilenthal 2-4, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Colin Weih 1-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs; Bryce Lafrenz 1 stolen base, 1 walk; Reece Bird 1 run, 1 stolen base; Luke Whitlock 2-4, 2 runs, 1 homerun, 2 RBIs, 1 stolen base. Pitching: Curtis Lilienthal pitched a complete game and got the win. He gave up two earned runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out 15.
West Branch 0, Durant 9
Game 1 at West Branch May 25.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R
Dur. 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 9
WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Branch stats: Brady Lukavsky 1-3, 1 double; Cale Donovan 1-2; Tanner Lukavsky 1-2, 1 stolen base, 1 walk; Trey Eagle 1-2; Pete Espensen 1-3; Matt Paulsen 1-1; Ted Bridges 1 walk. Pitching: Cole Tisinger pitched 2 1/3 innings and took the loss for the Bears. He gave up six earned runs on five hits and three walks. He struck out one. Trey Eagle pitched four innings. He gave up three earned runs on four hits He walked four and struck out five. Jaden Hierseman pitched 2/3 inning. He struck out one.
Durant stats: Jake Conley 1-2, 1 run, 3 stolen bases, 2 walks; Mason Compton 2-4, 1 run, 1 stole base; Curtis Lilienthal 1-3, 1 run, 1 walk; Colin Weih 1-4; Bryce Lafrenz 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 1 walk; Reece Bird 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 1 walk; Luke Whitlock 2 walks; Coleman Miedema 1-2, 1 run, 1 walk; Coleman Miedema 1-2, 1 run, 1 walk; Jake Wilkomm 1 run. Pitching: Reece Bird pitched all seven innings and got the win. He allowed seven hits, walked two, and struck out 10.
West Branch 0/0
Wilton 9/5
May 22 at Wilton
The Bears were swept in their season-opener. In the first game, the Bears had two base runners, both on walks. Tanner Lukavsky and Nick Schreiber each drew a base on balls. In the second game, the Bears were scoreless again. They had five walks by Lukavsky (2), Cole Tisinger, Pete Espensen, and Jaden Hierseman.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R
WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wil. 2 4 0 1 0 2 x 9
West Branch: Tanner Lukavsky 1 walk; Nick Schreiber 1 walk. Pitching: Cole Tisinger took the loss for the Bears. He pitched two innings and gave up six runs, three earned, on two hits. He walked four and struck out two. Tanner Lukavsky pitched three innings. He gave up one earned run on one hit. He walked three and struck out three. Brady Lukavsky pitched one inning. He gave up two earned runs on four walks. He struck out one.
Wilton: Evan Reifert 2-2, 1 run, 1 double, 1 homerun, 4 RBIs; Matt Paustian 2 walks; Jake Lenker 1 run, 1 stolen base; Kaleb Timmsen 1 RBI; Cory Anderson 1-2, 3 runs, 1 stolen base, 2 walks; Chantz Stevens 1 run, 2 walks; Jared Townsend 1-2 2 RBIs, 2 walks; Colin McCrabb 3 walks; Nolan Leston 1 stolen base. Pitching: McCrabb pitched four innings and got the win. He walked one and struck out six. Leaton pitched two innings. He struck out three. Reifert pitched one inning. He walked one and struck out two.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R
WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wil. 1 0 0 1 3 0 x 5
West Branch: Tanner Lukavsky 2 walks; Cole Tisinger 1 walk; Pete Espensen 1 walk; Jaden Hierseman 1 walk. Pitching: Ted Bridges pitched 3 1/3 innings and took the loss for the Bears. He allowed two runs, one earned, on one hit and four walks. He struck out three. Hierseman pitched 2 2/3 innings. He gave up three runs, two earned, on two hits. He walked four and struck out two.
Wilton: Evan Reifert 1 run, 1 stolen base, 2 walks; Matt Paustain 1 walk; Brady Barrett 1-3, 1 RBI; Jake Lenker 1 run, 1 stolen base, 2 walks; Cory Anderson 1 run, 1 stolen base, 2 walks; Chantz Stevens 1 RBI, 1 walk; Jared Townsend 1-2, 1 run, 1 walk; Colin McCrabb 1-4, 1 run, 1 RBI. Pitching: Townsend pitched 5 2/3 innings and got the win. He walked five and struck out 14. Leaton pitched 1 1/3 innings, striking out three.
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