HART – It was a fruitful day for both Hart baseball and softball, as both teams took care of business in doubleheader action with White Cloud Thursday, April 10.
For the baseball team, a pair of hard fought games saw the Pirates collect wins of 5-4 and 5-3.
In the first game, Aiden Coker saw the mound for the first four innings. Coker allowed four runs in his time, with some coming due to fielding errors rather than errant pitches. Brandon Moul entered in the fifth inning to relieve Coker. Moul didn’t allow a single run, allowing Hart to close out that game on top.
On offense Coker led the way with two hits, while Halen Boos, Hollis Rockwell IV, Avery Guikema and Joseph Osoria all had one hit.
In game two, it was Rockwell who pitched a complete game. Rockwell was efficient, staying in control for the game’s entirety. White Cloud pushed three runs across the plate in the third inning to claim a lead, but Hart closed things out with a string of runs in the final two innings.
Rockwell helped his own cause in that second game, caused by smashing two hits for two runs batted in. Guikema came up with a hit that drove in two runs, while Hiddema launched a home run late in the game.
The Pirates moved to 4-1 (0-1 WMC Rivers) overall on the season with the pair of victories.
Over on the softball field, Hart dominated the Indians, claiming wins by scores of 10-2 and 16-6.
Caydence Bateson was a major factor on the sticks in game one, collecting three hits on four at bats. Bateson knocked in two of the Pirates’ runs on three singles. Nora Chickering and Maryn Klotz also had multi-hit performances, with each getting two runs batted in (RBI). Mackenna Carrier, Reese Smith, Cali Eisenlohr and Emma Thomas all had one hit.
Smith was in the pitcher’s circle for the first game, tossing a complete game with seven strikeouts. Only four hits and two runs were allowed under Smith’s watch.
Game two got out of hand immediately, after Hart drove in six runs in the opening inning. Chickering had another multi-hit game, leading the way with two for the Pirates. Eisenlohr also added two hits, while Leah Walker had one. Eisenlohr also added a team-leading three RBIs.
Kelsey Copenhaver was the pitcher in that game, going five innings with six strikeouts and four hits allowed.
Hart’s softball team moved to 4-0 (2-0 WMC Rivers) with the wins.
