Saints woes continue with twinbill loss to Butler, 7-4 and 12-0
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Butler Community College | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
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Seward County Community College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Butler Community College | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
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Seward County Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
EL DORADO, Kan. – The Seward County Community College baseball team continued to struggle with a doubleheader loss at Butler Community College, 7-4 and 12-0, on Sunday.
The entire series was moved to El Dorado after rain prevented the teams from playing on Thursday and Friday. The teams would play on Sunday and Monday with the Saints designated as the home team Sunday and the road team on Monday.
The Saints fell to 2-12 in the Jayhawk West and 15-2 overall. The teams wrap up the final two games on Monday.
GAME ONE
A four-run, Butler seventh inning doomed Seward and led to 7-4 loss in the opener.
The Saints took the lead in the fourth inning at 4-3 when Blaine Chancy singled home Brooks Barber with none out. Seward had runners on first and second, but a line out and a double play prevented any more scoring.
Seward pitching held Butler scoreless until the seventh inning when the Grizzlies began their four-run rally.
Butler opened the game with a 1-0 lead, but Seward answered back with a run in the first inning and two in the second to grab a 3-1 advantage. The Grizzlies tied at 3-3 by scoring twice in the next inning.
Saints starter Braden Whipple was effective in the no-decision, allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits, striking out three and walking six over 5 1/3 innings. Koshiro Ohno suffered the loss with four runs, only one earned, on four hits over 1 2/3 innings.
Barber had two hits with an RBI and Ryan Todd and Kotaro Wakui each went 2-for-3.
GAME TWO
The Saints fell behind early and could not muster any offense in a 12-0 run-rule, shutout loss in seven innings in the nightcap.
Seward gave up a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never came close the rest of the way. The Grizzlies scored a run in the third inning, a run in the fourth and sealed the win with six in the seventh.
Seward managed only four hits, all singles. Kotaro Wakui had three of them and Ruben Ayala tallied the other one.
John Langehenning took the loss, giving up six runs, five earned, on six hits, walking seven and striking out none over 3 1/3 innings.