WILTON — A night after suffering their biggest disappointing loss of the season, the Wilton
baseball team won their biggest game of the season to date. Last Friday, the Beavers upset top
ranked, class 3A Davenport Assumption at home. It was the first time since 2011, a 111 loss
on June 28, 2011, that the two teams have played. Assumption had their 16game win streak
snapped and fell to 303. The other losses for Assumption are Dowling Catholic and West Des
Moines Valley, both 4A schools. Dowling is ranked #2 in 4A and Valley is ranked 11th in 4A.
Wilton scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the second inning. Jared Townsend led off
the inning by lining out. Kaleb Timmsen walked as did Brady Barrett and Tyler Hartman to load
the bases. Nolan Leaton was hit by a pitch to plate a runner and credit Leaton with a RBI and
10 Wilton lead.
Jake Lenker struck out for the second out. Then Wilton leadoff batter Cory Anderson singled, scoring Barrett for a 20 Wilton lead. Collin McCrabb then took a bases loaded walk to plate a run and push Wilton’s lead to 30. Assumption would get out of the inning however, without more damage done, trailing 30 after two innings.
Wilton starter Matt Paustian got out of trouble in the first after Assumption had a runner get to second with oneout. Two ground outs ended the inning without an Assumption run scored. Assumption scored their only run in the top of the third inning. The Knights Nolan Melchert singled in Trent Wallace to set the score at 31. Wallace had reached base earlier in the inning. Assumption got a runner to second with two outs in the fourth and no outs in the fifth, but could not plate a run. In the sixth, Paustian struck out Peyton Berthel and Nick Gottilla to end an Assumption scoring threat.
Going to the seventh, Paustian struck out Ben Buetel. Luke Fennelly singled and Trent Wallace flied out for the second out. Melchert singled moving Fennelly to second. Daniel Powers singled past a diving Cory Anderson for a single, but the ball was hit so shallow that Assumption runners could not try for home, loading the bases. Paustian dodged a bases loaded jam with two outs, but getting Daniel Powers to hit s sharp ball to Anderson at third. Anderson stepped on third base for the force out to end the game.
Wilton left five runners on base in the game with three in the second and one each in the third and fourth innings. Wilton was retired in order in two innings, the bottom of the first and the bottom of the sixth. The Beavers got a runner to first in the third and fifth innings and a runner to second in the fourth inning.
Matt Paustian kept the Assumption hitters off balanced all night. Paustian scattered nine hits over seven innings of a complete game win. He struck out four batters, walked one and gave up one earned run.
Wilton had only one hit in the game, a single by Cory Anderson. Anderson drove in a run as did Nolan Leaton and Collin McCrabb. Five Wilton batters reached base via a walk led by Brady Barrett with two. Tyler Hartman, Kaleb Timmsen, Nolan Leaton and Jared Townsend reached base via a walk in the game.
Nick Gottilla took the loss after starting and working the first three innings. He struck out three, walked six and gave up three runs on onehit. Ryan Wohlers pitched three innings of scoreless relief of Gottilla and struck out four and walked no Wilton batters.
Jake Lenker struck out for the second out. Then Wilton leadoff batter Cory Anderson singled, scoring Barrett for a 20 Wilton lead. Collin McCrabb then took a bases loaded walk to plate a run and push Wilton’s lead to 30. Assumption would get out of the inning however, without more damage done, trailing 30 after two innings.
Wilton starter Matt Paustian got out of trouble in the first after Assumption had a runner get to second with oneout. Two ground outs ended the inning without an Assumption run scored. Assumption scored their only run in the top of the third inning. The Knights Nolan Melchert singled in Trent Wallace to set the score at 31. Wallace had reached base earlier in the inning. Assumption got a runner to second with two outs in the fourth and no outs in the fifth, but could not plate a run. In the sixth, Paustian struck out Peyton Berthel and Nick Gottilla to end an Assumption scoring threat.
Going to the seventh, Paustian struck out Ben Buetel. Luke Fennelly singled and Trent Wallace flied out for the second out. Melchert singled moving Fennelly to second. Daniel Powers singled past a diving Cory Anderson for a single, but the ball was hit so shallow that Assumption runners could not try for home, loading the bases. Paustian dodged a bases loaded jam with two outs, but getting Daniel Powers to hit s sharp ball to Anderson at third. Anderson stepped on third base for the force out to end the game.
Wilton left five runners on base in the game with three in the second and one each in the third and fourth innings. Wilton was retired in order in two innings, the bottom of the first and the bottom of the sixth. The Beavers got a runner to first in the third and fifth innings and a runner to second in the fourth inning.
Matt Paustian kept the Assumption hitters off balanced all night. Paustian scattered nine hits over seven innings of a complete game win. He struck out four batters, walked one and gave up one earned run.
Wilton had only one hit in the game, a single by Cory Anderson. Anderson drove in a run as did Nolan Leaton and Collin McCrabb. Five Wilton batters reached base via a walk led by Brady Barrett with two. Tyler Hartman, Kaleb Timmsen, Nolan Leaton and Jared Townsend reached base via a walk in the game.
Nick Gottilla took the loss after starting and working the first three innings. He struck out three, walked six and gave up three runs on onehit. Ryan Wohlers pitched three innings of scoreless relief of Gottilla and struck out four and walked no Wilton batters.
Assumption was led by Donovan Juarez, Nolan Melchert and Trent Wallace each with two hits.
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