BLANCHARDVILLE - The Pecatonica baseball team got some clutch-hitting to split a doubleheader from Belmont Thursday.
Belmont defeated Pecatonica 6-1 in the first game and shut out the Braves in the second game 10-0. Pecatonica sophomore Cory Linder went 2-for-3 in the first game to lead the Vikings.
Sophomore pitcher A.J. Hendrickson pitched six innings. He gave up three earned runs on six hits. He struck out three and walked eight.
"He had trouble with control in the first inning," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said.
The Vikings were limited to three hits in the first game. With the split, Pecatonica (19-4, 17-4 Six Rivers East) has the same amount of losses in the conference as Barneveld. However, the Eagles still have to play three more games to play before a showdown with Pecatonica May 28 in Blanchardville where a conference title could be on the line.
"He's a good pitcher," Strommen said. "We had some missed opportunities and we had some base-running mistakes. He got better as the game went on."
In the second game, Pecatonica sophomore Dakota Conwell went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Junior Brooks Chandler pitched three innings of one-hit baseball. Chandler struck out four and didn't issue a walk. Pecatonica senior Drew Schliem closed the game with three shutout innings and struck out two.
"We rebounded in the second game and put the ball in play better," Strommen said.
Clinton 7, Brodhead-Juda 4
CLINTON - Brodhead-Juda sophomore Matt Schmidt went 2-for-3 and Brennan Bescup was 2-for-4, but the Cardinals couldn't hang on to a two-run lead and lost to Clinton 7-4 Thursday.
Brodhead-Juda had a three-run fifth inning and carried a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth. The Cougars scored three runs in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth to pull out the comeback win.
Schmidt pitched 52⁄3 innings and gave up five earned runs on three hits. He struck out six and walked three.
River Ridge 10, Monticello 4
RIVER RIDGE - Monticello couldn't hang on to a lead and River Ridge stormed back to beat the Ponies 10-4.
Monticello led 3-2 going into the fourth inning where River Ridge exploded for seven runs. The Ponies committed three errors.
Monticello sophomore Trent Siegenthaler went 3-for-4 and junior Logan Marty hit a double and finished 1-for-3.
Waterloo 10, New Glarus 5
WATERLOO - New Glarus junior Gavin Binger had two hits and two RBI to help the Glarner Knights jump out to an early lead before Waterloo rallied to beat New Glarus 10-5.
New Glarus led 5-0 through the first four innings. Waterloo had a seven-run fifth inning to cap the comeback. With the loss, New Glarus drops to 1-17, 1-11 Capitol South. Noah Zimmerman went 2-for-3 for the Knights.
New Glarus sophomore John Chenoweth pitched 41⁄3 innings and gave up six earned runs on nine hits. He struck out two and walked two. Teammate Andrew Nimtz pitched 12⁄3 innings and gave up three earned runs on four hits.
Belmont defeated Pecatonica 6-1 in the first game and shut out the Braves in the second game 10-0. Pecatonica sophomore Cory Linder went 2-for-3 in the first game to lead the Vikings.
Sophomore pitcher A.J. Hendrickson pitched six innings. He gave up three earned runs on six hits. He struck out three and walked eight.
"He had trouble with control in the first inning," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said.
The Vikings were limited to three hits in the first game. With the split, Pecatonica (19-4, 17-4 Six Rivers East) has the same amount of losses in the conference as Barneveld. However, the Eagles still have to play three more games to play before a showdown with Pecatonica May 28 in Blanchardville where a conference title could be on the line.
"He's a good pitcher," Strommen said. "We had some missed opportunities and we had some base-running mistakes. He got better as the game went on."
In the second game, Pecatonica sophomore Dakota Conwell went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Junior Brooks Chandler pitched three innings of one-hit baseball. Chandler struck out four and didn't issue a walk. Pecatonica senior Drew Schliem closed the game with three shutout innings and struck out two.
"We rebounded in the second game and put the ball in play better," Strommen said.
Clinton 7, Brodhead-Juda 4
CLINTON - Brodhead-Juda sophomore Matt Schmidt went 2-for-3 and Brennan Bescup was 2-for-4, but the Cardinals couldn't hang on to a two-run lead and lost to Clinton 7-4 Thursday.
Brodhead-Juda had a three-run fifth inning and carried a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth. The Cougars scored three runs in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth to pull out the comeback win.
Schmidt pitched 52⁄3 innings and gave up five earned runs on three hits. He struck out six and walked three.
River Ridge 10, Monticello 4
RIVER RIDGE - Monticello couldn't hang on to a lead and River Ridge stormed back to beat the Ponies 10-4.
Monticello led 3-2 going into the fourth inning where River Ridge exploded for seven runs. The Ponies committed three errors.
Monticello sophomore Trent Siegenthaler went 3-for-4 and junior Logan Marty hit a double and finished 1-for-3.
Waterloo 10, New Glarus 5
WATERLOO - New Glarus junior Gavin Binger had two hits and two RBI to help the Glarner Knights jump out to an early lead before Waterloo rallied to beat New Glarus 10-5.
New Glarus led 5-0 through the first four innings. Waterloo had a seven-run fifth inning to cap the comeback. With the loss, New Glarus drops to 1-17, 1-11 Capitol South. Noah Zimmerman went 2-for-3 for the Knights.
New Glarus sophomore John Chenoweth pitched 41⁄3 innings and gave up six earned runs on nine hits. He struck out two and walked two. Teammate Andrew Nimtz pitched 12⁄3 innings and gave up three earned runs on four hits.
