Saints Sweep Otero

The Seward County Saints swept the Otero Rattlers 14-4 and 11-7 Friday afternoon at Brent Gould Field.  The games were played with temperatures in the mid 70’s.

In game one, Blaine Chancy slammed two home runs and Ryan Todd added a round tripper.  Todd was 3-3 with five RBI’s with a homer and a triple.  Isai Santaella, Grant Cox, Blaine Chancy, and Juan Alvarez added two  hits a piece.  Otero put up four in the first.  The Saints scored two in the second before plating four in the third, fourth, and fifth in the run rule.  Brooks Kappelmann pitched 3 and 2/3 with four strikeouts and one walk.  Braedon Whipple went 1 and 1/3 scoreless.  The Saints out-hit the Rattlers 14-4.

In game two, Otero led 1-0 after five innings.  The Rattlers scored four in the sixth to lead 5-0.  The Saints countered with four in the bottom of the sixth to make it 5-4.  The Rattlers scored a run in the seventh to lead 6-4.  SCCC plated six in the bottom of the seventh for the 10-6 lead.  Both teams scored one in the eight.  David Brabb was 4-5 with three doubles and three RBI’s.  Juan Alvarez and Grant Cox had two hits a piece.  Michael Lujan went five strong innings with seven strikeouts and three walks.  Cooper Turner pitched 2 and 1/3 in relief for the win allowing one run and five strikeouts with three walks.

The Saints are 5-11 and Otero is 0-10.  The same two teams play Saturday at 1pm at Brent Gould Field.