by Scott Sacry
Corvallis 16, MAC 0
The Corvallis Blue Devil baseball team hosted Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) on Tuesday, March 25 and defeated the Bulldogs 16-0 in 4 innings. Corvallis pitcher Adrian Cardullo struck out 9 of the 10 batters he faced in the win. At the plate, Reese Earp went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs, Maurice Craun went 2 for 3 with an RBI, Joe Hixon went 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs, and Adrian Sears went 2 for 3 with an RBI.
Florence 6, Butte 12
The defending state champion Florence Falcons hosted Butte on Monday, March 24 and fell to the Bulldogs 6-12. Florence gave up four runs in both the 1st and 5th inning and weren’t able to recover. For Florence, Wes Potter went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Levi Winters went 2 for 3, and Mason Arlington, Caleb Katen and Isaiah Testerman all had RBIs.
Florence 1, Frenchtown 4
Florence hosted Frenchtown on Friday, March 28 and lost 1-4 despite only allowing 2 total hits. Florence pitcher Mason Arlington struck out 5 batters and didn’t allow a hit over five innings. At the plate for Florence, Caleb Katen drove in a run on a double, and Drew Wagner, Isaiah Testerman, Calan Rocco all had hits.
Hamilton 15, Missoula Sentinel 0
Hamilton, last year’s state runnerup, hosted Missoula Sentinel on Tuesday, March 25 and blanked the Spartans 15-0 in three innings. Hamilton’s Jude Widmer took a sad song and made it better by going 2 for 2 with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs, Cooper Weston went 3 for 3, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs, and Landon Ekin went 2 for 2 with 3 RBIs. On the mound, Cash Lawrence struck out five and Jackson Lubke struck out three.
Hamilton 15, MAC 0
On Friday, March 28 Hamilton hosted Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) and won 15-0 in three innings. Hamilton pitcher Jude Widmer didn’t allow a hit and struck out 7 of the 11 batters he faced to get the win. At the plate for Hamilton, Landon Ekin went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Elijah McNair-Neal hit a 2-run home run, Brady DeMoss went 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs, and Hunter Harrness went 3 for 3 and scored 3 runs.