[March 3, 2013] TRINIDAD,
Colo. – The Western Nebraska Community College picked up a conference
doubleheader sweep over Trinidad State Junior College on Sunday.
Ryan
Bender had a home run and three RBIs to lead the Cougars to an impressive 9-2
win. The second game saw the Cougars score two runs in the eighth inning to
capture a 7-5 win to even the weekend series at 2-2.
The
second game was exciting as WNCC had a 5-1 lead only to watch Trinidad score
twice in the sixth and seventh inning to force extra innings.
The
Cougars, who pounded out 13 hits in the contest, got three of those hits in the
eighth inning. Keeton Krause led off with a double and scored on a first-pitch,
2-run home run over the 360-foot fence for the 7-5 lead.
WNCC’s
Grant Piccoli then picked up the save, by shutting down the Trinidad batters,
striking out one and inducing two fly balls for the win. Ernesto Punales picked
up the win on the mound by pitching 1 1/3 innings.
The
Cougars scored one run in the second on three straight hits. Bender started things
with a single followed by singles by Krause and Martinez. WNCC added two more
runs in the fourth inning as Alex Michaud and Bender singles and scored on a
Anthony Delgado.
WNCC’s
fifth run came in the sixth as Martinez singled and later scored.
WNCC
had three players finish with multiple hits. Bender and Martinez each went
3-for-4, while Krause went 2-for-4. Bender had two runs scored, while Martinez
had a home run, two runs scored, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Krause had a
double and a stolen base.
WNCC
used four pitchers in the second-game win. Nick Vanthillo started and went five
innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out two. Kyle Shoutta
followed by throwing two-thirds of an inning in allowing five hits and two runs
before Punales took over allowing two runs on two hits. Piccoli finished off
the game by striking out one and walking one.
The
opening day on Sunday saw the Cougars battle back from a 1-0 deficit to put up
nine runs on eight hits.
The
Cougars scored twice in the second and third inning to take a 4-1 lead on two
home runs. The second inning was highlighted by a 2-run home run by Bender for
a 2-1 lead. The third inning saw Snyder
get plunked by a pitch and then score on a 2-run home run by Michaud.
WNCC
added a single run in the fifth, before blowing the game open with a 3-run
sixth inning. Martinez started the inning with a single. Delgado then reached
base and both scored on a Zach Ostergard double. Ostergard scored two batters
later as Snyder doubled to leftfield.
Bender
paced the Cougars from the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBIS, two runs
scored and a home run. Martinez also collected two hits in the contest with
three stolen bases, a run scored and a RBI.
Ostergard,
who was moved to the lead-off batting position, finished with a double and two
stolen bases. Michaud finished the game with two RBIs, three runs scored, a
home run, and a stolen base.
Gering’s
Grant Rimington picked up the win with a stellar showing on the mound.
Rimington went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs while scattering five hits. The
right-hander struck out five and had 15 first-pitch strikes in the 24 batters
he faced.
Krause
finished off the game, tossing the final 1 1/3 innings allowing just one hit.
The
Cougars are scheduled to host Lamar Community College on Saturday and Otero
Junior College on Sunday in conference doubleheaders.
First Game
WNCC 022 013 1 – 9 8 1
Trinidad 101
000 0 – 2 6 4
WP – Grant Rimington; 2B – Zach Ostergard, Cameron
Snyder; HR – Alex Michaud, Ryan Bender.
Second Game
WNCC 010
211 02 – 7 13 1
Trinidad 010
002 20 – 5 11 0
WP – Ernesto Punales, S – Grant Piccoli; 2B – Alex
Michaud, Keeton Krause, Pablo Garcia; HR – David Martinez.
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