By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
KEOKUK — It’s been a tough week for the Durant baseball team. The Wildcats entered their doubleheader at Keokuk last Tuesday on a six-game losing streak. There, the Wildcats saw that streak go to seven with a 5-0 game one loss to the Chiefs. Durant however, would stop the streak in game two, with a 3-2 victory in nine innings.
In game two, Durant had 12 hits in the game and scored three runs. Durant led 1-0 after four innings after scoring the game's first run. Keokuk tied the game at one, with a single run in the fifth. The Chiefs took a 2-1 lead with a single run in the bottom of the sixth. The Wildcats fought back, pushing the tying run across the plate in the top of the seventh to send the game into extra innings. There, the game went to nine innings. In the top of the ninth, Durant scored the go-ahead and what would turn out to be the winning run to secure the 3-2 win.
Three Durant players had multi-hit games. Mason Compton was 3-for-5 with a RBI and stolen base. Nate Dierickx and Brendan Paper each had two hits. Ty Chenault had a RBI single while Curtis Lilienthal, Ben Orr, Nathan Hultquist, and Drew DeLong each had hits.
Three Wildcat pitchers worked the game. Ben Orr started and pitched five innings. He struck out five and walked 1 Keokuk batter. He gave up eight hits and two runs. Nate Dierickx pitched three innings of relief and got the win. He struck out four and did not allow a hit or run. Curtis Lilienthal pitched the final inning in relief and struck out all three batters he faced to earn the save.
In game one, Durant had six hits against Keokuk starter Josh Willis and reliever Matt Wyatt, but could not get any runs. Willis got the win after working four innings and allowing three hits. He struck out one and walked two. Wyatt worked three innings and gave up two hits and struck out two. Willis got his first win in four starts. Cole Miedema pitched all six innings for Durant and took the loss. Miedema struck out eight and walked four batters. He gave up four hits and five runs, two of which were earned.
Keokuk scored two runs in the first and third inning to take a 4-0 lead. The Chiefs added a single run in the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0.
Tristan Hughes had a double while Mason Compton, Ben Orr, Logan Callison, Jake Willkomm and Marcus Engstler all had hits for the Wildcats.
Keokuk had only three players get hits in the game, but they each had two hits. Wyatt, Bryce Miller and Dalton Boecker each had two hits. Boecker and Miller each had two RBI’s.
The Wildcats were to play at Monticello on Thursday, June 21, but the game was rained out. Rain and poor field conditions wrecked many teams schedules last week.
Camanche Scores Early, Late, In 8-2 Win
CAMANCHE — The Camanche Indians scored early and late to take an 8-2 River Valley Conference cross-division win over Durant last Monday, June 18. The Wildcats fell to 1-3 against teams from the River Valley Conference North.
Camanche led 2-0 after the first inning before Durant cut the lead to 2-1 after scoring a single run in the third. Durant tied the game at 2-2 with another run in the top of the fifth. Camanche however, took control of the game in the bottom of the fifth when they scored two runs to take a 4-2 lead. The Indians took command of the game in the bottom of the sixth to push their lead to 8-2.
Durant could only muster two hits in the game, a Cole Miedema double and a Curtis Lilienthal single. Lilienthal drove in the only Wildcat runs. Durant did draw seven walks in the game. Miedema and Mason Compton each had two walks, while Tristan Hughes, Lilienthal and Marcus Engstler each had walks.
Brendan Paper took the loss after working five innings. Paper struck out four and walked six batters. He gave up six runs on three hits. Ty Chenault worked the sixth inning and allowed two runs on two hits.
Jake Drury was the winning pitcher after five innings of work. He struck out ten, but walked seven. Brayden Lodge worked the sixth and seventh allowing no runs or hits and he struck out two. Five different Indians had hits with Mason Byrns hitting a home run and driving in three.
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