Pirate baseball win vs. Tigers
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School baseball team handily defeated visiting non-conference foe North Baltimore 12-2 on Friday, May 2.
The Pirates scored in every inning, capped by a four-run bottom of the sixth, to enact the 10-run mercy rule.
The Pirates improved to 8-10 overall after the lopsided win. The Tigers fell to 7-5 after the decisive defeat.
Bluffton out-hit NB, 9-2. The Pirates drilled three doubles and hit one triple. The hosts led 5-0 after three innings, then stretched the lead to 8-1 after five frames.
Pirate hurler Quinn Eachus pitched two scoreless innings to get the win. He walked one and struck out two without allowing a hit. Eachus also smacked a double, hit two singles and collected four runs batted in.
Senior Keaton Howbert also pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Senior Landen Worcester hurled two innings of one-hit, one-run baseball. He walked three. At the plate he doubled, singled, scored two runs and drove in two. He also stole two bases.
Robby Taylor scored three runs and had one hit with three walks and a steal. Luke Jebsen legged out an RBI triple and scored a run. Jake Weaver slugged an RBI double.
Nathan Speicher singled home a run and scored twice. Evan Speicher tallied a run. Blayne Hill scored a run and had one RBI.
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NB 000 011 x 2 2 3
Bluf 212 124 x 12 9 0
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2B-Worcester (B), Eachus (B), Weaver (B)
3B-Jebsen (B)
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