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DURANT — The Durant Wildcat baseball team played five games last week, all at home. Durant would come away with one win in those games.
The Wildcats hosted Davenport North last Tuesday for a doubleheader. There, Davenport North won game one 20-9 and game two 8-1.
In game one, Durant used five pitchers in the loss. Ty Chenault took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits. Durant was led at the plate by Cole Miedema and Jake Willkomm with three hits while Mason Compton, Curtis Lilienthal, Ben Orr, and Brendan Paper each had two hits.
Durant led 6-3 after two innings, but two back-to-back four-run innings by Davenport North gave North an 11-6 lead. A nine-run sixth put the game out of reach for Durant.
In game two, Ben Orr took the loss after starting and giving up five runs on ten hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. Durant had seven hits, led by Mason Compton and Brendan Paper who each had two hits.
North led 5-0 after two innings before Durant got on the scoreboard with a single run in the third. North added three late runs to put the score at 8-1.
Wildcats Play State Ranked Cascade Well In 4-0 Loss
DURANT — Though the Wildcats offense struggled against Class 2A No. 7 Cascade last Thursday in a 4-0 loss. Cascade got a complete game, three-hit shutout from senior Gannon O’Brien. O’Brien went seven innings and struck out ten Durant batters. He walked one and gave up three hits. Logan Otting was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and RBI. Curtis Lilienthal also pitched a complete game, going seven innings and striking out 12 Cougar batters. Jake Willkomm led Durant at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and stolen base. Ben Orr also had a hit in the game.
Cascade improved to 7-0 and 4-0 in the RVC. Durant fell to 1-4 and 1-2 in the RVC.
Wildcats Split Home Tournament Games
DURANT — The Durant baseball team picked up their second win of the season last week when they beat Easton Valley Saturday at their home tournament. The Wildcats took a 3-0 win to improve to 2-5 in their first seven games. Durant lost a tough 5-4 game to Alburnett in their first tournament game.
Cole Miedema was the winning pitcher after starting against the Riverhawks. Miedema struck out four and walked no Easton Valley batters. Brendan Paper and Drew DeLong pitched in relief. DeLong picked up the save after working the final inning and striking out two batters.
Durant had eight hits in the game, two each from Curtis Lilienthal, Mason Compton, and Jake Willkomm. Lilienthal, Willkomm and Tristan Hughes all had RBI’s.
Durant broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third. The Wildcats added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Easton Valley was 4-5 in their first nine games prior to the tournament. Easton Valley also lost to Alburnett in the tournament.
In the first game, Durant had a rally come up short in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates of Alburnett. Alburnett led 1-0 after one-inning and held that lead until scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth for a 3-0 lead. Alburnett added two, top of the seventh inning runs to take a 5-0 lead.
Durant rallied, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh, but could not get the tying run in.
Nate Dierickx and Ben Orr pitched for Durant. Durant had four hits in the game, one each from Miedema, Marcus Engstler and Tristan Hughes. Curtis Lilienthal doubled and drove in two runs.
DURANT — The Durant Wildcat baseball team played five games last week, all at home. Durant would come away with one win in those games.
The Wildcats hosted Davenport North last Tuesday for a doubleheader. There, Davenport North won game one 20-9 and game two 8-1.
In game one, Durant used five pitchers in the loss. Ty Chenault took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits. Durant was led at the plate by Cole Miedema and Jake Willkomm with three hits while Mason Compton, Curtis Lilienthal, Ben Orr, and Brendan Paper each had two hits.
Durant led 6-3 after two innings, but two back-to-back four-run innings by Davenport North gave North an 11-6 lead. A nine-run sixth put the game out of reach for Durant.
In game two, Ben Orr took the loss after starting and giving up five runs on ten hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. Durant had seven hits, led by Mason Compton and Brendan Paper who each had two hits.
North led 5-0 after two innings before Durant got on the scoreboard with a single run in the third. North added three late runs to put the score at 8-1.
Wildcats Play State Ranked Cascade Well In 4-0 Loss
DURANT — Though the Wildcats offense struggled against Class 2A No. 7 Cascade last Thursday in a 4-0 loss. Cascade got a complete game, three-hit shutout from senior Gannon O’Brien. O’Brien went seven innings and struck out ten Durant batters. He walked one and gave up three hits. Logan Otting was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and RBI. Curtis Lilienthal also pitched a complete game, going seven innings and striking out 12 Cougar batters. Jake Willkomm led Durant at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and stolen base. Ben Orr also had a hit in the game.
Cascade improved to 7-0 and 4-0 in the RVC. Durant fell to 1-4 and 1-2 in the RVC.
Wildcats Split Home Tournament Games
DURANT — The Durant baseball team picked up their second win of the season last week when they beat Easton Valley Saturday at their home tournament. The Wildcats took a 3-0 win to improve to 2-5 in their first seven games. Durant lost a tough 5-4 game to Alburnett in their first tournament game.
Cole Miedema was the winning pitcher after starting against the Riverhawks. Miedema struck out four and walked no Easton Valley batters. Brendan Paper and Drew DeLong pitched in relief. DeLong picked up the save after working the final inning and striking out two batters.
Durant had eight hits in the game, two each from Curtis Lilienthal, Mason Compton, and Jake Willkomm. Lilienthal, Willkomm and Tristan Hughes all had RBI’s.
Durant broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third. The Wildcats added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Easton Valley was 4-5 in their first nine games prior to the tournament. Easton Valley also lost to Alburnett in the tournament.
In the first game, Durant had a rally come up short in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates of Alburnett. Alburnett led 1-0 after one-inning and held that lead until scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth for a 3-0 lead. Alburnett added two, top of the seventh inning runs to take a 5-0 lead.
Durant rallied, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh, but could not get the tying run in.
Nate Dierickx and Ben Orr pitched for Durant. Durant had four hits in the game, one each from Miedema, Marcus Engstler and Tristan Hughes. Curtis Lilienthal doubled and drove in two runs.
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