ALBANY - The Comets likely picked up their most surprising win of the season Monday, knocking off conference foe Pecatonica, 6-5, in eight innings.
"It's a pretty good feeling," Albany head coach Brian Dahl said. "Coach (Jim) Strommen always does a nice job with his guys and has them ready every day. To get a win is encouraging for our guys."
Cody Schultz started on the hill for the Comets, allowing all five runs in 4 1/3 innings, walking three and giving up five hits. Boomer Detra came onto the mound in relief, striking out five, allowing two hits and a walk in the final 3 2/3 innings to get the win.
Pecatonica (12-8, 6-3 Six Rivers East) led 4-0 headed into the bottom of the fourth, but Albany (3-8, 2-5) crept back into the game in the middle innings. Detra drove in Schultz in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extras. In the eighth, freshman Johnny Kallgren drove in classmate Tyler Vanduesen with a double to end the game.
"We did what we had to. We got the bat on the ball and scored when we needed to," Dahl said.
Schultz was 2-for-3 with a double and Ty Mauerman also was 2-for-3 for Albany. Tanner Klepper and Tannar Johnson were each 2-for-4 for the Vikings.
Johnson took the loss on the mound, pitching the entire game. He struck out eight, walked five and allowed nine hits.
Black Hawk 9, Darlington 7
SOUTH WAYNE - The Warriors (2-12) upset the Redbirds Monday (10-7) thanks to a six-run outburst in the fourth inning.
After a leadoff strikeout, Black Hawk, which trailed 6-3 at the time, had eight of the next nine hitters reach safely.
Freshman Merik Meythaler pitched all seven innings for the Warriors, striking out six and allowing nine hits and four walks.
Black Hawk started four freshmen and four sophomores, and don't even have a senior on the squad. Darlington, a veteran ball club, started the season with 20 players that were either juniors or seniors.
Junior Brandon Hudson took the loss on the hill for the Redbirds, allowing four walks and one hit in three innings. He also struck out six. Teammate Wade Black took over in relief, striking out five and allowing six runs to cross the plate.
Jeremy Calvert had four hits for Darlington.
Monticello 2, Argyle 0
ARGYLE - Michael Elzen and Tyler Ritschard combined for a three-hit shutout Monday.
The pair of Ponies struck out eight Orioles and walked seven as Monticello (8-7, 5-3) opened the gap even wider on Argyle (7-6, 4-5) in the Six Rivers East standings.
Nick Martin tossed seven innings for the Orioles, striking out seven, walking three and giving up six hits.
Monticello scored a run in each of the first two innings and both teams committed three errors in the field.
New Glarus 6, Belleville 3
NEW GLARUS - Eric Felt and Kirbe French each had a pair of hits and teammate Nick Stuessy kept the Wildcats' offense in check Monday.
Stuessy allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out three to pick up the win on the mound.
New Glarus had eight hits and just one error while taking advantage of three Belleville errors.
The Knights scored two runs in the bottom of the second and led 5-2 after five innings. Jared Rear took the loss for Belleville.
"It's a pretty good feeling," Albany head coach Brian Dahl said. "Coach (Jim) Strommen always does a nice job with his guys and has them ready every day. To get a win is encouraging for our guys."
Cody Schultz started on the hill for the Comets, allowing all five runs in 4 1/3 innings, walking three and giving up five hits. Boomer Detra came onto the mound in relief, striking out five, allowing two hits and a walk in the final 3 2/3 innings to get the win.
Pecatonica (12-8, 6-3 Six Rivers East) led 4-0 headed into the bottom of the fourth, but Albany (3-8, 2-5) crept back into the game in the middle innings. Detra drove in Schultz in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extras. In the eighth, freshman Johnny Kallgren drove in classmate Tyler Vanduesen with a double to end the game.
"We did what we had to. We got the bat on the ball and scored when we needed to," Dahl said.
Schultz was 2-for-3 with a double and Ty Mauerman also was 2-for-3 for Albany. Tanner Klepper and Tannar Johnson were each 2-for-4 for the Vikings.
Johnson took the loss on the mound, pitching the entire game. He struck out eight, walked five and allowed nine hits.
Black Hawk 9, Darlington 7
SOUTH WAYNE - The Warriors (2-12) upset the Redbirds Monday (10-7) thanks to a six-run outburst in the fourth inning.
After a leadoff strikeout, Black Hawk, which trailed 6-3 at the time, had eight of the next nine hitters reach safely.
Freshman Merik Meythaler pitched all seven innings for the Warriors, striking out six and allowing nine hits and four walks.
Black Hawk started four freshmen and four sophomores, and don't even have a senior on the squad. Darlington, a veteran ball club, started the season with 20 players that were either juniors or seniors.
Junior Brandon Hudson took the loss on the hill for the Redbirds, allowing four walks and one hit in three innings. He also struck out six. Teammate Wade Black took over in relief, striking out five and allowing six runs to cross the plate.
Jeremy Calvert had four hits for Darlington.
Monticello 2, Argyle 0
ARGYLE - Michael Elzen and Tyler Ritschard combined for a three-hit shutout Monday.
The pair of Ponies struck out eight Orioles and walked seven as Monticello (8-7, 5-3) opened the gap even wider on Argyle (7-6, 4-5) in the Six Rivers East standings.
Nick Martin tossed seven innings for the Orioles, striking out seven, walking three and giving up six hits.
Monticello scored a run in each of the first two innings and both teams committed three errors in the field.
New Glarus 6, Belleville 3
NEW GLARUS - Eric Felt and Kirbe French each had a pair of hits and teammate Nick Stuessy kept the Wildcats' offense in check Monday.
Stuessy allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out three to pick up the win on the mound.
New Glarus had eight hits and just one error while taking advantage of three Belleville errors.
The Knights scored two runs in the bottom of the second and led 5-2 after five innings. Jared Rear took the loss for Belleville.
