Warriors Open Conference Play Against Dakota State

CLARION, Iowa – The Waldorf baseball team opened NSAA conference play with a four game series against Dakota State at Clarion High School due to home field conditions. Two of the four games went to 10 innings.

For the first game, the Trojans took an early lead 0-2 to start the game.

The Warriors tied the game in the 2^nd inning with Robert Gurney (FR/Campbell River, BC) getting an RBI single allowing Ryan Webster (SO/Las Vegas, NV) scoring the first run. Anthony Hibl (JR/Sharon, WI) singled to center field and Nathan Westfield (SO/Indian Harbor Beach, FL) scored an unearned run on an error.

In the 3^rd inning, Damien Sanchez (JR/Riverside, CA) score the go-ahead run, unearned and Zach Meyer (JR/Gilbert, AZ) got an RBI single bringing Thomas Capllonch (SR/Kailua, HI) to home plate to take the lead, 2-4.

The Trojans scored four runs in the top of the 4^th inning, going up 4-6. Davis Churchman (SR/Ankeny, IA) scored off of a sacrifice fly out from Capllonch in the 5^th inning.

Dakota State extended their lead in the 6^th inning with three runs.

Capllonch opened the 8^th inning with a homerun and Gurney got an RBI single to get Meyer to score.

The Trojans went up by four in the top of the 9^th inning.

The Warriors tied the game 11-11 in the bottom of the 9^th. Churchman scored on a passed ball, Capllonch scored on a sacrifice fly out from Atticus Smith (SO/Kent, WA) and Webster came up big with a two-run homer.

Dakota State won the game in the top of the 10^th inning.

Ryan Meyer (JR/Gilbert, AZ) pitched four innings and had five strikeouts.

In the second game, the Trojans limited the Warriors to five hits compared to Dakota State's 16.

Through 2.5 innings, the Trojans had a 0-3 lead. In the bottom of the 3^rd, Sanchez got a two-run homer to give the Warriors some momentum. Webster reached first on an error which got Z. Meyer and Capllonch to take the lead 4-3.

The Trojans took control over the remainder of the game by scoring 15 runs and winning 4-18. Marc Luna (SR/Alvin, TX) pitched four innings with a team high of six strikeouts and two walks.

The third game went to 10 innings, with the Trojans winning 4-5.

Dakota State took a 0-2 lead in the 1^st and 3^rd inning. Hibl scored in the bottom of the 3^rd from a sacrifice fly out from Capllonch. Juan Jorge (JR/Bronx, NY) tied the game at 2-2 from Luis Rivera's (JR/Panama City, Panama) RBI single.

The Trojans got the go-ahead run in the 5^th inning. The Warriors tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the 6^th inning with Ryan Miller (JR/Reno, NV) scoring on a Trojan error.

In the 7^th inning, Sanchez scored to take the lead from a sacrifice fly out from Webster.

The Trojans tied the game in the 8^th inning and then won in the 10^th, 4-5.

Sanchez saw three at bats with two hits and Gurney had four with two hits.

In the final game, the Trojans scored two runs to start the game. Sanchez scored the first run in the bottom of the 1^st inning on a wild pitch.

Hibl got an RBI single in the 3^rd inning allowing Sanchez to tie the game 2-2.

The Trojans won the game in the 6^th inning on an unearned run.

Skyler Yarborough (JR/The Colony, TX) pitched five innings and finished with seven strikeouts and three walks.

Next up for the Warriors is another conference weekend series against Presentation. The games will be held in Forest City, but the Saints will be treated as the home team. First doubleheader is on Saturday, March 24^th starting at 1 p.m. The second doubleheader is on Sunday, March 25^th at 12 p.m.