The Saints went into March like a lion. The Seward County Saints baseball team put it all together Wednesday afternoon and evening at Lawson-Biggs Field in Great Bend. The Saints won 5-3 in game one and 9-3 in game two for the sweep in their season opening Jayhawk West double header.
The Saints won game one 5-3. SCCC out-hit the Cougars 8-6. Both teams had two errors. David Brabb lined a double to right center to score Grant Cox in the first. Barton tied it with a home run in the bottom of the second. Hayden Ramage doubled to lead off the fourth. Jhett Huffman homered off the scoreboard in left center for the 3-1 lead. A pair of Cougar errors paved the way for a two run fifth. One run scored on an error. The other run scored on a Hayden Ramage single to left. Barton chased home a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 5-2.
Michael Lujan was Black Hills Energy Player of the Game going 5 innings with nine strikeouts and three walks. Braden Whipple pitched two innings for the save. Grant Cox and Hayden Ramage had two hits a piece.
In game two, the Saints won 9-3 for the sweep. SCCC out-hit the Cougars 15-10. BCC had three errors. the Cougars scored one in the second. Jorge Beitia-Tunon blasted a three run home run to left with two outs in the fourth for the 3-1 lead. The Saints plated three in the fifth. Grant Cox and Hayden Ramage singled. David Brabb singled home a run. Jhett Huffman and Jorge Beitia Tunon both grounded a two out RBI singles to left for the 6-1 lead. David Brabb doubled down the third baseline with one out in the seventh. Ryan Todd singled and Jhett Huffman lined a single to left to score a run and make it 7-1. In the eighth, Grant Cox legged out a double off of the diving second baseman. Hayden Ramage lifted a towering home run to left for the 9-1 lead.
Brooks Kappelmann pitched 5 and 2/3 strong innings with seven strikeouts and three walks for the win. He allowed one run. Ashton Creighton went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing two runs. Jhett Huffman was Black Hills Energy Player of the Game going 5-5 in the win. Hayden Ramage went 3-5 with a two run home run. Jorge Beitia Tunon was 2-5 with four RBI’s and a home run.
Barton falls to 14-4 overall and 0-2 in the KJCCC. Seward wins both games at Barton for the second time in three years. Seward is 8-13 overall but 2-0 in the Jayhawk West. The same two teams play Saturday at 1pm at Brent Gould Field with the Dugout Show at 12:45 on 1270 and 92.3 FM. Only game one will be broadcast due to Saints basketball coverage.
