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Chase Stewart (Miami, NKU) makes his Meridians debut earning his first Win with us while helping himself with a 2-run tater as we cruise to an 8-4 win in Game 1 vs. the A's.
Wilder makes his '11 debut wrapping up the final 2 innings although we lose him and his famous hamstring late in Game 2. That game also brings Herbsteit's successful first catching stint with us, receiving Reese's 9 innings in the finale (5-12).
Game 2 drama as we fire back in the 7th inning to take it into extras; see the difference expand even greater, but still have a shot at it with still more fight in us at the very end.
Multi-hit afternoons for Arnold, Kraus, Stewart, Herby and Reese who catches the first 7 innings and then pitches the last 9.
NKABL Opener
After two weeks of rain-outs, we finally get our Thursday NKABL schedule started with a 6-3 Win down in Ludlow, KY. Getting our full 9 guys there by the 2nd inning, we actually start the scoring right away with a 2-run round-tripper by Kraus in the 1st. Lahmers follows suit with an opposite field solo shot later in the evening. Herbstreit makes his mound debut tossing the first two innings leaving the remaining five for Fugate. Reese shows us how NOT to hit left-handed, but collects 2 hits on the night including a booming double to left. Multi-hit nights for Parkhurst, Lahmers and Soto as well. Herby and Gater each pick-off a baserunner.
Meridians swelter into 2 CRC matches on Memorial Day weekend and, as per usual with the holiday weekend, a mix-matched squad. We do get Gater and Reese back on the bump, but we drop two heartbreakers to the Royals (Finals: 3-4, 6-7).
Highlights include a diving snag by J-Love in Left, Gater striking out the side in the 6th ~ taking a pitch in the teeth and then finishing the game back on the hill; multi-hit afternoons for Reese, Herbstreit and Ehrhardt.
Reese tosses another complete game as well after catching all of Game 1. We see our potential tying run thrown out at the plate to end Game 1 and after taking the lead in the 6th on an Ehrhardt-called squeeze (executed perfectly by Couture), unfortunate errors cost us the finale.
Meridians Opening Day sweep
We ride the arms of Tyler Fugate (who returns after a summer off) and Derek Reese through two close contests Sunday afternoon (Ohio War Dawgs). And while the veterans shoulder the hill, the Meridians' newcomers make themselves known as well with their bats.
Game 1 is all 'Gater', imposing his will on a young, talented lineup through 7 innings (coming off his Senior season at Wooster where he usually never threw more than 2 innings at a time). We start the scoring off right away in the 1st with Soto dropping one into center with 2 outs to score Couture. D-Will adds another in the 3rd, lacing a ball into right and that's all Tyler needed to wrap it up (Final: 2-0).
Game 2 brings more scoring, but not until the 3rd when we plate 3 (2 on Merdians rookie Bowman's double to right). The War Dawgs answer with 1 in the 5th and 2 in the 6th to knot it up until the bottom of the 9th. Meridians newcomer Lahmers hustles a strikeout into a 3-base error leaving him at 3rd with no outs. Cornett then adds his cheapest hit of the day with a check-swing pop into right to walk us off (Final: 4-3).
Reese guts out all 9 innings after a Spring of primarily catching with the UC club team.
Multi-hit days for Cornett, Reese, D-Will and Soto with Couture walking all day along with Herbstreit. Gater picks off the first baserunner he gets, Arnold with a diving catch in left, Herby handled SS all afternoon including a quick double play (Bowman) with the runner in motion.
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