UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High continued its winning ways on the baseball diamond Monday, even after an extended layoff. THE HIT parade continued in the second game, with every player in the lineup collecting either a hit, run or RBI.
Playing for the first time in 12 days, the Wildcats remained undefeated, defeating Uniontown 9-0 and 14-10.
The Wildcats are scheduled to return to action Thursday at St. Paul.
Jimmy Frye was the catalyst in the opener, shutting out Uniontown on one hit with 10 strikeouts.
“Jimmy pitched a great game, and we made some plays in the field for him,” Wildcat coach Derek Scharff said. “He walked a few people, and hit a couple of batters, but worked through it.”
The Wildcats had several stars at the plate as well, most notably Frye, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, two runs and an RBI.
Rhyan Smith went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs. Jake Kress also pounded out two singles.
Others contributing were Sage Hall with a single and run; Cole Becker, with a single and run; Chris Bowman, a single, two walks, two runs and an RBI; Austin Deer, with a triple, run and two RBIs; and Gage Adams, with a single, walk and RBI.
“Both teams struggled throwing strikes,” Scharff said, adding both pitchers likely got away with mistakes due to the cold weather.
“We hit the ball well at the top of the lineup, but struggled at the bottom,” Scharff said. “We left a lot of people on base when we could have blown the game wide open. We hit the ball well overall, but didn’t get some timely hits with runners in scoring position.”
Hall led the Wildcats with two singles and a double, a run and two RBIs. Kress went 2-for-2 with a double and three walks, three runs and two RBIs. Frye went 2-for-4 with a double, walk, run and two RBIs. Chris Bowman had two singles, a walk, two runs and an RBI.
“We did much better hitting the ball and finding a way to get on base,” Scharff said. “We walked several times and got some timely hits to clear the bases.”
The offensive attack backed up Becker, who threw a complete game while allowing six hits. He walked six and hit three batters with five strikeouts.
“Cole made it through the whole game, but really struggled finding the strike zone,” Scharff said. “It seemed like he had to work hard every inning. We made some good plays in the field to help him get out of some jams when they were threatening to go up on us. We also didn’t make some routine plays that led to four of their runs.”
Becker aided his own cause at the plate with a triple and run. Smith added two walks and a run, Adams had a hit in his only official at bat, reaching base four times on walks. He also scored twice and had an RBI. Levi Ramsey had a single and RBI as well.
Wildcats sweep Uniontown
