July 03, 2008 12:09 am
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CENTERVILLE Big plays on defense saved the Centerville baseball team in South Central Conference action Wednesday against Eddyville-Blakesburg.
The Big Reds held off a late E-B charge to take a 4-3 win, and according to Centerville coach Bill Huisman, his team was holding off the Rockets all evening.
The difference in the game was defense, Huisman said. Every inning someone made a big play.
An nice catch by A.J. Hoffman saved the Big Reds in one inning, a relay throw from Jordan McCoy to shortstop Tyler Gray to third baseman Tyler Burge to gun down a runner ended another inning, and in the fifth, pitcher Michael Kauzlarich picked off two E-B baserunners.
Kauzlarich took the win on the mound, allowing three earned runs on 12 E-B hits while fanning five batters over seven innings. Gray had a pair of RBI for the Big Reds.
Centerville (22-7, 12-3) holds a two-game lead over Albia in the SCC race with five games left to play. The Big Reds are scheduled to travel to Davis County for a doubleheader tonight, and have three games scheduled against Chariton next week.
Centerville 4, Eddyville-Blakesburg 3
E-B 000 000 3 3 12 3
Cent 110 020 0 4 9 1
Centerville battery Michael Kauzlarich (W, 2-2) (7IP, 12H, 3R, 3ER, 5K, 2BB), Trent McFarland catching.
2B Jordan McCoy.
Hits Patrick Harshman 1-for-3, Kauzlarich 1-for-4, Tyler Gray 2-for-4, Wallace Carter 2-for-3, McCoy 2-for-3, Jay Schmidt 1-for-3.
RBI Harshman, Gray 2, Carter. Runs Harshman, Kauzlarich, Gray, Thayler Carter.
Twin Cedars beats Moravia
MORAVIA Twin Cedars scored six runs in the sixth inning to break open a close game and beat Moravia 8-1 in baseball action Tuesday.
Keith Rowley took the loss on the mound for the Mohawks. Rowley pitched five innings and gave up five earned runs.
Brandon Weilbrenner pitched two innings of scoreless relief for Moravia. He also notched three hits, including a double in the loss.
Matt Pfannebecker went 2-for-3. Ryan Pinegar, Blake Weilbrenner and Cody Wilson each had a hit.
Zach Hutt knocked in the only Moravia run.
The Mohawks are back in action Thursday at Mormon Trail.
Twin Cedars 8, Moravia 1
TC 002 006 0 8 10 1
Mor. 000 100 0 1 8 4
Moravia battery Keith Rowley (L, 1-5) (5IP, 9H, 8R, 5ER, 2K, 1BB), Brandon Weilbrenner (ND) (2IP, 1H, 0ER, 0ER, 1K), Brandon Weilbrenner and Blake Weilbrenner catching.
2B Brandon Weilbrenner.
Hits Cody Wilson 1-for-4, Brandon Weilbrenner 3-for-4, Alex Kahler 1-for-3, Ryan Pinegar 1-for-2, Blake Weilbrenner 1-for-3, Matt Pfannebecker 2-for-3.
RBI Zach Hutt. Runs Kahler.
Belle Plaine blanks T-C
BELLE PLAINE Tri-County fell to Belle Plaine 11-1 on Wednesday in South Iowa Cedar League baseball play.
Jacob Edmundson took the loss in three innings of work.
Belle Plaine limited the Trojans to just three hits.
Ryan Schmidt was 2-3 with a run scored and Michael Armstrong went 1-2. Edmundson knocked in the run for Tri-County, which came in the first inning.
Tri-County finishes the regular season at home versus Montezuma on Thursday. The Trojans turn right back and play Montezuma this coming Tuesday in Class 1A, District 9 play.
Belle Plaine 11, Tri-County 1
TC 100 000 1
BP 200 261 11
Tri-County battery Edmundson (L) (3IP, 6H, 1ER, 1K), Andy Thomas (3IP, 5H, 4ER), Seth Maxwell catching.
Hits Ryan Schmidt 2-3, Michael Armstrong 1-2.
RBI Edmundson. Runs Schmidt.
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