It was a rough week for the Solanco JV baseball team. The Mules suffered four losses in a four-day span. Ephrata defeated Solanco 12-2 in five innings last Thursday. Matt McCarriston, Dawson Gote, and Mike Worthington pitched for the Mules. Only four of the Mounts' runs were earned. "Again the defense came apart," coach John Girvin said. "When the Mules put the ball in play the opponent's defense was flawless." Solanco scored both of its runs in the fifth. Noah McCardell singled and scored on a Robert Beard double. Worthington and Derrick Lavin singled and another run scored on a groundout by Gote.
The Mules had won the earlier meeting 7-6. McCaskey upended the Mules 5-4 last Wednesday. Freshman Colin Ewaka got the start for Solanco. Trailing 1-0 in the first, Worthington walked, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Jarrett McGuire, and scored on a Gote double. Ewaka followed with an RBI single. Tony Osbourne and Darryl Supplee reached on errors and Blaine Lavin followed with an RBI single to give the Mules a 3-1 lead. McCaskey tied it in the second with Derrick Lavin coming on to minimize the damage. Solanco reclaimed the lead in the second as Josh Kreider singled, stole second, and scored on a Derrick Lavin single. The Red Tornado fought back with two runs in the fourth to go ahead 5-4. Solanco recorded four outs at home to prevent McCaskey from adding to its lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Osbourne doubled, Phil Quinn singled, and Worthington walked, but the Mules could not get the big hit they needed. The game was called for the 1 hour, 45 minute time limit. The Mules lost 2-0 to Lampeter-Strasburg Tuesday, April 22. Beard allowed just one hit through five innings. Worthington collected a pair of hits and Probst, Gote, and Osbourne each had a single. L-S plated two runs in the bottom of the sixth, taking the lead on a suicide squeeze. "It was a well-played game by both teams," said Girvin. Hempfield romped to a 15-0 victory over Solanco in four innings Monday, April 21. The Mules did not record a hit and committed six errors. Comments are closed.
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