MONROE - Chase Hellenbrand and the Monroe Senior Legion baseball team smashed their way to a 15-3 win over Whitewater Tuesday.
Hellenbrand went 3-for-3 with two RBI to lead Monroe to the win. Whitewater was haunted by six passed balls and one wild pitch in the first three innings. The Cheesemakers scored three runs on passed balls and one on a wild pitch.
"After the first inning their catcher was pretty lazy," Monroe Senior Legion coach Eric Losenegger said. "We were able to take advantage of that."
Tayler Rupnow finished 2-for-3 with three RBI and Brent Edmunds went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Monroe (9-5, 5-3 Stateline League) scored four runs in the bottom of the first to come back from a 2-0 deficit. Whitewater was plagued by two early walks. Monroe's Jaron Kuester reached on an error to score Tyler Dahl to cut Whitewater's lead to 2-1. Hellenbrand scored the game-tying run on a passed ball and Rupnow then knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly to give Monroe a 3-2 lead. Edmunds bounced an RBI single to left to extend the lead to 4-2.
Monroe broke the game open with a five-run third. Kuester led off with a bunt single. Rupnow then delivered an RBI single to right to give Monroe a 5-2 lead. Rupnow scored on a wild pitch and Monroe added two more runs on passed balls to build an 8-2 lead. Hellenbrand lined an RBI single to right to give Monroe a 9-2 lead.
"We swung the bat well with runners in scoring position," Losenegger said. "They have swung the bat well all summer."
Monroe capped the game with a six-run fourth. Rupnow came through with an RBI double and Edmunds had an RBI single. Brian Wang delivered an RBI single to extend Monroe's lead to 12-3. Hellenbrand had a key RBI single to right and Garrett Gogin laced a two-run double to 10-run Whitewater in five innings.
Monroe's Logan Weckerly pitched a complete game to get the win. He gave up two earned runs on seven hits. He struck out nine and walked three.
The only jam Weckerly faced after the first was a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the second. Weckerly struck out three straight batters including two on curveballs.
"He (Weckerly) kept us in the game," Losenegger said. "We feel like he will give us a shot to win every time he is on the hill."
Monroe will host Lena at 6 p.m. today and will then play a rescheduled game at Lena on Thursday.
Hellenbrand went 3-for-3 with two RBI to lead Monroe to the win. Whitewater was haunted by six passed balls and one wild pitch in the first three innings. The Cheesemakers scored three runs on passed balls and one on a wild pitch.
"After the first inning their catcher was pretty lazy," Monroe Senior Legion coach Eric Losenegger said. "We were able to take advantage of that."
Tayler Rupnow finished 2-for-3 with three RBI and Brent Edmunds went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Monroe (9-5, 5-3 Stateline League) scored four runs in the bottom of the first to come back from a 2-0 deficit. Whitewater was plagued by two early walks. Monroe's Jaron Kuester reached on an error to score Tyler Dahl to cut Whitewater's lead to 2-1. Hellenbrand scored the game-tying run on a passed ball and Rupnow then knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly to give Monroe a 3-2 lead. Edmunds bounced an RBI single to left to extend the lead to 4-2.
Monroe broke the game open with a five-run third. Kuester led off with a bunt single. Rupnow then delivered an RBI single to right to give Monroe a 5-2 lead. Rupnow scored on a wild pitch and Monroe added two more runs on passed balls to build an 8-2 lead. Hellenbrand lined an RBI single to right to give Monroe a 9-2 lead.
"We swung the bat well with runners in scoring position," Losenegger said. "They have swung the bat well all summer."
Monroe capped the game with a six-run fourth. Rupnow came through with an RBI double and Edmunds had an RBI single. Brian Wang delivered an RBI single to extend Monroe's lead to 12-3. Hellenbrand had a key RBI single to right and Garrett Gogin laced a two-run double to 10-run Whitewater in five innings.
Monroe's Logan Weckerly pitched a complete game to get the win. He gave up two earned runs on seven hits. He struck out nine and walked three.
The only jam Weckerly faced after the first was a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the second. Weckerly struck out three straight batters including two on curveballs.
"He (Weckerly) kept us in the game," Losenegger said. "We feel like he will give us a shot to win every time he is on the hill."
Monroe will host Lena at 6 p.m. today and will then play a rescheduled game at Lena on Thursday.
