No. 1 Wilton beats two RVC North foes

  CAMANCHE — The top-ranked team in Class 2A Wil- ton Beavers played two games last week, winning contests against RVC North foes Anamosa last Tuesday and at Camanche last Thursday. Those wins came after a doubleheader sweep over Iowa City Regina on Monday, June 3 in Iowa City. The victories set the Beavers record at 8-0 overall and 7-0 in the River Valley Conference. The Beavers recorded two shutouts in the week to put their total at ve shutouts this season. Wilton’s wins came on the back of outstanding pitching. The Beavers as a team lowered their team ERA to 0.46, opposing batters average to .142 in 45 1/3 innings. The Beavers bats came alive this week raising their team batting average to .367 and collecting 10 or more hits in three of the four games they played. The Beavers lead both the RVC North and the RVC South in team batting average to date.

Regals No Match For Beavers
 IOWA CITY — The Wilton baseball team picked up two key River Valley Conference wins last Monday, June 3 at Iowa City Regina. There, the Beavers beat the Regals by scores of 7-5 in game one and 16-1 in four innings in game two.
 Jared Townsend improved to 3-0 after starting and going 4 1/3 innings in the game. He struck out six, walked ve and gave up two hits and three unearned runs.
 Wilton scored rst with a run in the top of the rst, however, Regina took a 2-1 lead with a 2-run rst inning. Wilton took the lead for good in the top of the second inning, scoring three runs to set the score at 4-2. Wilton led 5-4 after ve innings and put the game away with a two-run sixth to get a 7-4 lead.
 Chantz Stevens and Collin McCrabb each had two hits in the game. McCrabb had 2 RBI’s and Stevens 1 RBI. Ash- ton Stoelk and Townsend each had RBI’s in the game.
 In game two, Wilton collected 13 hits in a 16-1 win in four innings. Cory Anderson pitched the Beavers to the win with four innings of work. He struck out eight and walked two and gave up two hits. Wilton broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning when they put up seven runs to take an 8-1 lead. Wilton put the game away with eight runs in the top of the fourth inning to set the score at 16-1. Collin McCrabb hit a home run and drove in three runs in the game while going 3-for-3 at the plate. Clay- ton Cooling, Ashton Stoelk and Jared Townsend each were 2-for-3 in the game. Townsend, Bray- ton Wade and Cooling each had 2 RBI’s. Garrett Bohnsack and Chantz Stevens each had a hit and RBI. Stoelk also had a RBI.

Stoelk Spins 1-hit Gem In Anamosa Win
 WILTON — Wilton senior Ashton Stoelk spun a 1-hitter as Wilton dominated Anamosa 16-0 in a game ended after four innings. Stoelk needed only 50 pitches to capture his rst pitching win of the season. Stoelk did not walk any batters and struck out 10 batters. The Beavers improved to 7-0 with the win.
 For the seventh time in seven games, Wilton scored rst in the game they were playing in. This time, Wilton scored twice in the bottom of the rst inning to take a 2-0 lead. Wilton doubled their lead to 4-0 after two innings. The Beavers put the game away in the bottom of the third inning, lighting up the scoreboard for 12 runs to extend their lead to 16-0. That score would be the largest margin of victory this season to date and second time in a week’s time that Wilton has scored 16 runs in a game.
 Eight different Beavers had hits led by seniors Cory Anderson and Brayton Wade who each had two hits. Clayton Cooling hit his rst home run of the season and drove in four runs, tying Wade who also had 4 RBI’s.
 Jared Townsend, Stoelk, Chantz Stevens, Collin McCrabb, Brock Hartley all had hits in the game. Hartley, Stoelk and Anderson each had 2 RBI’s.  

Bosten 2-hits Indians, Beavers Collect 11 hits win at Camanche
 CAMANCHE — Wilton senior A.J. Bosten picked up his rst win of the 2019 season with a 2-hit shutout at Camanche last Thursday. Bosten, who was making his rst start and fourth appearance this season shut down the Indian o ense that helped Camanche to a 5-2 record entering the game. Bosten needed only 90 pitches to get the complete game win. He struck out nine batters and did not walk a batter. He became the fourth di erent Wilton pitcher to toss a shutout this season. The win was the eighth straight to start the season for Wilton.
 Wilton scored all the runs they needed in the rst inning, getting to Camanche starter Logan Shaw to take a 2-0 lead. The Beavers added two runs in the second to take a 4-0 lead. The Beavers scored a single run in the top of the fth to take a 5-0 lead Wilton had 11 hits in the game with two players having multi-hit games. Jared Townsend was 3-for-4 and a triple away from hitting for the cycle. Townsend hit a single, double and triple and had 5 RBI’s. Cory Anderson was 2-for-4. Clayton Cooling, Brock Hartley, Collin McCrabb, Chantz Stevens, Ashton Stoelk and Brayton Wade each had hits. Patrick Barszczewski had two of the four Wilton stolen bases.
 Logan Shaw started and took the loss for Camanche. He gave up nine hits, walked three and struck out four. Mason McManus pitched three innings in relief and struck out six.