OSWEGO — Marmaton Valley High’s baseball team showed improvement on the field and at the plate Thursday, but still came up short on the scoreboard.
The Wildcats rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh against host Oswego, but could draw no closer than the 11-7 final score.
The host Indians then rallied for five in th e bottom of the sixth inning to break a 7-7 deadlock in a 12-7 victory.
The losses drop Marmaton Valley to 2-14 overall and 2-8 in Three Rivers League play.
“We fielded the ball better than we have been, but we still had some costly errors,” Wildcat head coach Derek Scharff said. “We did a great job hitting the ball at the top of the lineup, but the bottom couldn’t get anything going to contribute. We need to be more consistent throughout the game.”
Sage Kress and Chris Bowman both had three singles and two runs in the opener. Bowman also had an RBI. Meanwhile, Sage Hall had two singles, two runs and an RBI. Keagan Boyd added a single, double, two RBIs and a run. Gage Adams had two singles with a run and RBI. Colton Alexander had a walk and RBI. Jake Kale chipped in with a single.
Sage Hall took the loss, allowing four hits and six walks in six innings of work. He struck out 10. Wildcat errors contributed to four unearned runs.
“Sage pitched a good game,” Scharff said. “He had some walks that turned into runs, but kept the game close and gave us a chance.”
Oswego led 4-0 after two innings in the nightcap before Marmaton Valley rallied for two in the third, three in the fourth and two in the fifth to tie the score at 7-7.
But that led up to the fateful sixth inning, “one of our worst innings of the year,” Scharff said.
All five runs stemmed from Wildcat errors.
Hall had three singles, a walk, two runs and RBI. Kress singled twice with a run and RBI. Boyd had a double, walk, two RBIs and a run. Adams had a single and RBI. Mike Beggs singled and scored.
Marmaton Valley comes up short at Oswego
