by Scott Sacry
Florence 6, Stevensville 4
Florence defeated Stevensville 6-4 in Stevensville on Tuesday, March 19th. The Falcons led 4-0 after two innings, then the ‘Jackets scored 3 runs in the 4th to close the gap to 3-4. But Florence held on in the end to earn the victory.
Florence’s Mason Arlington had a busy day; he got the win as the pitcher and had five strikeouts. Arlington also went 1 for 3 from the plate with 3 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Florence’s Levi Winters went 1 for 3 with an RBI and scored 2 runs.
For Stevensville, pitcher Joey Wheeler took the loss, giving up 3 hits and striking out 4 batters. Stevi’s Evan Montague went 2 for 4 with an RBI and Braden Drye went 1 for 3 and scored a run.
Hamilton 1, Florence 0
On Friday, March 22nd, Florence hosted Hamilton, and the Broncs defeated the Falcons 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel. For Hamilton, Conner Ekin and Cash Lawrence combined for a one hit shutout. For Florence, Trapper Oster and Isaiah Testerman combined to allow one hit and one run. Hamilton’s Connor Ekin scored the game’s only run in the first inning.
Hamilton 15, Butte Central 0
On Saturday, Hamilton hosted Butte Central and trounced the Maroons 15-0 in three innings. For Hamilton, Andrew Ricklefs went 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs, Atticus Southwell went 2 for 2, had 2 RBIs and scored 2 runs. And Elijah McNair-Neal scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.
Corvallis 10, Dillon 6
On Friday, March 22nd, Corvallis hosted Dillon and won 10-6. Offensively for Corvallis, Bennet Boelman went 3 for 4, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Branden Wiren went 1 for 1 with 3 RBIs. Reese Earp went 2 for 4 and scored a run.