The Cougars, who won 10-4 against Barton County on Saturday, dropped the first game 3-0 before coming back to win the second game 10-1 behind a 14-hit attack.
WNCC quickly took control in the first game, plating two runs in the first inning and scoring four more in the third for a 6-2 lead. The Cougars scored the first-inning runs on three hits, including an RBI single by Alex Arias, and base hits by Jason Sloan and Ron Miller.
The Cougars scored their four runs in the third inning on four hits. Josh Parker led off the inning with a single. Miller and Arias followed with singles and then Shane Wade had an RBI double to put the Cougars up 6-1.
WNCC put the game away in the seventh inning with other four-run inning on four hits. Parker led off the inning by drawing a walk, followed by a single by Sloan and Miller. With one out, Arias tripled to score two runs and then Anthony Paniagua blasted an RBI double for the final runs of the game.
Arias led the Cougars from the plate, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a triple. Miller finished the game going 3-for-4, including three runs scored and two RBIs. Also collecting multiple hits were Scottsbluff’s Trace Marsden with a 2-for-4 day, Sloan going 2-for-2 with two runs scored.
Ben Doran picked up the win, going six innings, while scattering five hits, allowing one run and striking out two.
In the opener, the Cougar bats were quite there, only managing four hits. Barton scored its three runs with single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. WNCC, however, had a chance in the first inning to score first. Parker opened the game with a single and then stole second and advanced to third where he was stranded.
Paniagua led the Cougars with a 2-for-3 performance. The only other two hits came from the bats of Parker and Aurelio Monteagudo.
Enrique Gonzalez suffered the loss on the mound, going six innings, while scattering five hits. Gonzalez struck out four and walked three in a fine performance in the outing. Gonzalez was just the victim of three Cougar fielding errors.
WNCC, 3-4, will be back in action Monday with another doubleheader against Barton County. The Cougars will then return home for a doubleheader against Colorado State at Cleveland Field on Wednesday.
Game 1
WNCC 000 000 0 – 0 4 3
Barton 000 111 x – 3 5 1
WP – Matt Robertson, LP – Gonzalez (0-2).
WNCC (3-4) 204 000 4 – 10 14 0
Barton 100 000 0 – 1 5 0
WP – Doran (1-0), LP – Michael Cotter; 2B – Paniagua, Wade; 3B – Arias.
1 comment:
Way to go guys...keep it going. Looks like everyone did their jobs in the second game for the win. Keep working hard and Region 9 can be yours. The play by play on Barton's site showed that it was a good game. WNCC pitchers are doing outstanding, and if they can keep their bats going and keep the defense working behind them WNCC will be a force to reckon with.
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