BLANCHARDVILLE - Senior Kyle Kleppe continued his hot start at the plate by going 3-for-4 with two RBI to power the Pecatonica High School baseball team to a 16-6 five-inning win over Argyle on Monday.
Pecatonica (3-0, 1-0 Six Rivers East) erupted for a 12-run first inning. Argyle senior pitcher Riley Ostby lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up 12 runs on eight hits.
"We got off to a good start," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said. "We hit the ball hard. We put the ball in play and hit a lot of ground balls that found holes. We did a good job of going to the opposite field. Everything went our way in the first inning."
Pecatonica junior A.J. Hendrickson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, and junior Cory Linder was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Pecatonica senior Gavin Burdick went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Hendrickson pitched four innings to get the win. He gave up three runs on one hit. He struck out eight and walked three.
The Orioles scored three runs on three hits off Pecatonica senior Brooks Chandler, who came in to pitch in relief. Chandler struck out three and walked one.
Pecatonica will play Darlington at Warner Park in Madison on Thursday.
Albany 9, Monticello 2
MONTICELLO - Tyler Dahl drove in two of Albany's three runs in the second inning, and the Comets rode the early advantage to a victory over Monticello.
Dahl was 2-for-5 and Brock Gilkes was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Comets (1-1), who had eight hits and no errors in the game.
Gilkes pitched all seven innings to earn the win, allowing three hits and two earned runs. He struck out 12 batters and walked four.
Casey Schwartzlow drove in two runs in the fourth to draw Monticello within 3-2, but Albany added another run in the sixth and five in the seventh when the Ponies committed three of their four errors.
Pecatonica (3-0, 1-0 Six Rivers East) erupted for a 12-run first inning. Argyle senior pitcher Riley Ostby lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up 12 runs on eight hits.
"We got off to a good start," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said. "We hit the ball hard. We put the ball in play and hit a lot of ground balls that found holes. We did a good job of going to the opposite field. Everything went our way in the first inning."
Pecatonica junior A.J. Hendrickson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, and junior Cory Linder was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Pecatonica senior Gavin Burdick went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Hendrickson pitched four innings to get the win. He gave up three runs on one hit. He struck out eight and walked three.
The Orioles scored three runs on three hits off Pecatonica senior Brooks Chandler, who came in to pitch in relief. Chandler struck out three and walked one.
Pecatonica will play Darlington at Warner Park in Madison on Thursday.
Albany 9, Monticello 2
MONTICELLO - Tyler Dahl drove in two of Albany's three runs in the second inning, and the Comets rode the early advantage to a victory over Monticello.
Dahl was 2-for-5 and Brock Gilkes was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Comets (1-1), who had eight hits and no errors in the game.
Gilkes pitched all seven innings to earn the win, allowing three hits and two earned runs. He struck out 12 batters and walked four.
Casey Schwartzlow drove in two runs in the fourth to draw Monticello within 3-2, but Albany added another run in the sixth and five in the seventh when the Ponies committed three of their four errors.
