BLANCHARDVILLE - After a slow start Saturday, the Pecatonica baseball team's bats came alive and pounded out a comeback 21-6 five-inning win over Belleville.
Belleville jumped out to an early lead with a four-run first that included two of the Vikings' five errors.
"It wasn't a clean game on our part," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said.
The Vikings trailed 6-3 going into the third inning. Pecatonica (2-0) scored seven runs in the third and scored 11 runs after two outs in the fourth to cruise to the win.
Strommen liked the way the Vikings broke out with some two-out magic in the fourth to put the game away.
"Our bats were consistent," Strommen said. "Our offense carried us. We got contributions from everyone up and down the lineup. We came up with some timely hits."
The Vikings had five players with multi-hit games led by senior Brooks Chandler who went 5-for-5 with one RBI and junior Presly Hauser who went 3-for-3 with a double and one RBI.
Senior teammate Kyle Kleppe finished 4-for-5 with a double and five RBI and junior Cory Linder was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Junior A.J. Hendrickson went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Pecatonica senior Riley Gould pitched three innings and gave up six unearned runs on three hits to get the win. He struck out four, walked two and hit two.
Kleppe pitched two shutout innings in relief. He struck out four and walked three.
Darlington 19, Argyle 6
Argyle 10, Brodhead-Juda 3
DARLINGTON - Jesse Sturtz had two hits and drove in four runs to lead the Darlington baseball team to a 19-6 win over Argyle on Saturday.
The Redbirds had an 11-run first inning to set the tone against the Orioles. Darlington junior Will Schwartz also had two hits to lead the Redbirds.
Argyle's Mitch Flannery had two hits and senior Riley Ostby had three RBI.
Argyle junior Collin Argue pitched 2 1/3 innings and gave up 11 runs in the first. He struck out two. Junior teammate Cam Treuthardt pitched 1 2/3 innings and struck out two.
Argyle defeated Brodhead-Juda 10-3. Argue had two RBI to lead the Orioles over the Cardinals.
Treuthardt and Derek Flannery each drove in runs for the Orioles. Ostby pitched 5 2/3 innings and struck out nine to get the win.
Brodhead-Juda's Skyler Stuckey had two hits to lead the Cardinals.
Brodhead-Juda junior Tyler Hoesly pitched six innings and gave up 10 runs and struck out 14.
Belleville jumped out to an early lead with a four-run first that included two of the Vikings' five errors.
"It wasn't a clean game on our part," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said.
The Vikings trailed 6-3 going into the third inning. Pecatonica (2-0) scored seven runs in the third and scored 11 runs after two outs in the fourth to cruise to the win.
Strommen liked the way the Vikings broke out with some two-out magic in the fourth to put the game away.
"Our bats were consistent," Strommen said. "Our offense carried us. We got contributions from everyone up and down the lineup. We came up with some timely hits."
The Vikings had five players with multi-hit games led by senior Brooks Chandler who went 5-for-5 with one RBI and junior Presly Hauser who went 3-for-3 with a double and one RBI.
Senior teammate Kyle Kleppe finished 4-for-5 with a double and five RBI and junior Cory Linder was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Junior A.J. Hendrickson went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Pecatonica senior Riley Gould pitched three innings and gave up six unearned runs on three hits to get the win. He struck out four, walked two and hit two.
Kleppe pitched two shutout innings in relief. He struck out four and walked three.
Darlington 19, Argyle 6
Argyle 10, Brodhead-Juda 3
DARLINGTON - Jesse Sturtz had two hits and drove in four runs to lead the Darlington baseball team to a 19-6 win over Argyle on Saturday.
The Redbirds had an 11-run first inning to set the tone against the Orioles. Darlington junior Will Schwartz also had two hits to lead the Redbirds.
Argyle's Mitch Flannery had two hits and senior Riley Ostby had three RBI.
Argyle junior Collin Argue pitched 2 1/3 innings and gave up 11 runs in the first. He struck out two. Junior teammate Cam Treuthardt pitched 1 2/3 innings and struck out two.
Argyle defeated Brodhead-Juda 10-3. Argue had two RBI to lead the Orioles over the Cardinals.
Treuthardt and Derek Flannery each drove in runs for the Orioles. Ostby pitched 5 2/3 innings and struck out nine to get the win.
Brodhead-Juda's Skyler Stuckey had two hits to lead the Cardinals.
Brodhead-Juda junior Tyler Hoesly pitched six innings and gave up 10 runs and struck out 14.
