ARGYLE - After Black Hawk junior shortstop Michael Walker broke his glove trying to catch a pop up in the second game of a doubleheader against Argyle, Black Hawk coach Justin Doyle may have considered it a bad omen.
However, the Warriors rallied from a 5-1 deficit with an eight-run third inning to knock off Argyle 12-10 to split a doubleheader Thursday. The Orioles beat Black Hawk 12-1 in five innings in the first game of the twin bill. Doyle was just excited the Warriors could come away with a split after committing seven errors in the opener.
"We are so young," Doyle said. "They just have never played baseball. They don't have the experience and it showed."
The defensive breakdowns came back to bite the Orioles (4-9, 3-5 Six Rivers East) in the second game as they committed seven errors.
"It was a reverse of the first game," Argyle coach Travis Erickson said of the fielding woes that plagued Black Hawk. "They just scored some of the strangest runs. It's sad when you don't make them earn it. I'm sure their coach is saying the same thing. Defensively, it's like we are not committing to playing defense."
Argyle freshman Alec Treuthardt went a combined 5 for 7 with three runs scored and three RBIs in the doubleheader. Walker went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Warriors.
Black Hawk's Cory Rupnow singled leading off the third inning of the second game as the Warriors' bats came alive. Aaron Monson, who went 2 for 4 with four runs scored in the second game, singled off Argyle starting pitcher Nate Thomas. Walker then delivered a two-run double to center. Connor Moore came through with a two-run game-tying single to tie the game at 5. Chris Priebe later scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball.
Argyle junior Jared Johnson struggled with his control in relief. After Monson singled in the fourth, Johnson walked four straight batters including walking in two runs that helped the Warriors take a commanding 11-5 lead. That lead wasn't safe.
The Orioles battled back with a four-run fifth off Walker. Argyle's Kevin Flannery, who was 2 for 4, came through with a two-run double and Johnson added an RBI single. Johnson came around to score on a passed ball to slice the Warriors' lead to 11-9. The Warriors scored an insurance run on a botched pickoff throw to take a 12-9 lead. Treuthardt delivered an RBI single in the seventh. With the game-tying run on second base, Walker struck out Argyle's Cole Jordan.
Black Hawk's Kyle Walters pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up seven earned runs on eight hits. Walker pitched three innings in relief to preserve the win. He gave up one earned run and struck out six.
The first game of the doubleheader was dominated by the Orioles. Argyle scored seven runs in the first inning and capitalized on five Warriors' errors in the first two innings. Treuthardt led off the game by crushing a triple to right center off Walker. Argyle senior Matt Rosebrook then followed with an RBI single. Jordan delivered an RBI triple to center and Thomas hit an RBI triple to left center that give the Orioles a 3-0 lead.
"I think the key was Alec setting the table," Erickson said of his lead off hitter. "He hit one in the gap for a triple. It's nice to see a freshman stepping up."
Thomas pitched two innings and he combined with Treuthardt on a one-hitter. The only mistake that Thomas made was giving up a home run to Walker to left in the second. Treuthardt threw three shutout innings in relief.
Doyle understands the Warriors dug themselves a hole early in the game with some fielding woes.
"It set them (Argyle) up," Doyle said. "It set us up for comeback mode. It's something we have been doing all year. These young players get down and that is where they stay."
However, the Warriors rallied from a 5-1 deficit with an eight-run third inning to knock off Argyle 12-10 to split a doubleheader Thursday. The Orioles beat Black Hawk 12-1 in five innings in the first game of the twin bill. Doyle was just excited the Warriors could come away with a split after committing seven errors in the opener.
"We are so young," Doyle said. "They just have never played baseball. They don't have the experience and it showed."
The defensive breakdowns came back to bite the Orioles (4-9, 3-5 Six Rivers East) in the second game as they committed seven errors.
"It was a reverse of the first game," Argyle coach Travis Erickson said of the fielding woes that plagued Black Hawk. "They just scored some of the strangest runs. It's sad when you don't make them earn it. I'm sure their coach is saying the same thing. Defensively, it's like we are not committing to playing defense."
Argyle freshman Alec Treuthardt went a combined 5 for 7 with three runs scored and three RBIs in the doubleheader. Walker went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Warriors.
Black Hawk's Cory Rupnow singled leading off the third inning of the second game as the Warriors' bats came alive. Aaron Monson, who went 2 for 4 with four runs scored in the second game, singled off Argyle starting pitcher Nate Thomas. Walker then delivered a two-run double to center. Connor Moore came through with a two-run game-tying single to tie the game at 5. Chris Priebe later scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball.
Argyle junior Jared Johnson struggled with his control in relief. After Monson singled in the fourth, Johnson walked four straight batters including walking in two runs that helped the Warriors take a commanding 11-5 lead. That lead wasn't safe.
The Orioles battled back with a four-run fifth off Walker. Argyle's Kevin Flannery, who was 2 for 4, came through with a two-run double and Johnson added an RBI single. Johnson came around to score on a passed ball to slice the Warriors' lead to 11-9. The Warriors scored an insurance run on a botched pickoff throw to take a 12-9 lead. Treuthardt delivered an RBI single in the seventh. With the game-tying run on second base, Walker struck out Argyle's Cole Jordan.
Black Hawk's Kyle Walters pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up seven earned runs on eight hits. Walker pitched three innings in relief to preserve the win. He gave up one earned run and struck out six.
The first game of the doubleheader was dominated by the Orioles. Argyle scored seven runs in the first inning and capitalized on five Warriors' errors in the first two innings. Treuthardt led off the game by crushing a triple to right center off Walker. Argyle senior Matt Rosebrook then followed with an RBI single. Jordan delivered an RBI triple to center and Thomas hit an RBI triple to left center that give the Orioles a 3-0 lead.
"I think the key was Alec setting the table," Erickson said of his lead off hitter. "He hit one in the gap for a triple. It's nice to see a freshman stepping up."
Thomas pitched two innings and he combined with Treuthardt on a one-hitter. The only mistake that Thomas made was giving up a home run to Walker to left in the second. Treuthardt threw three shutout innings in relief.
Doyle understands the Warriors dug themselves a hole early in the game with some fielding woes.
"It set them (Argyle) up," Doyle said. "It set us up for comeback mode. It's something we have been doing all year. These young players get down and that is where they stay."
