Ocelots Split DH With Cougars

OVERVIEW – KALAMAZOO VALLEY

SCORES: Schoolcraft 5, Kalamazoo Valley 8 / Schoolcraft 10, Kalamazoo Valley 6

RECORDS: Schoolcraft 9-13 (0-3), Kalamazoo Valley 5-11 (1-2)

LOCATION: The Corner Ballpark

RECAP: Ocelots Split DH With Cougars

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Each team would plate a run in the 1^st inning as the Cougars would score on wild pitch and Noah McCann would hit a 2-out double in the bottom half to plate Reed Beatty.
• Following a KVCC home run in the top of the 5^th, that would put the Cougars up 6-1, the Ocelots would score 4 times in the bottom half as Devin Elder, McCann and Juan Suarez would all register RBIs on hits.
• KVCC would bounce back with 2 runs in the top of the 6^th to make that game 8-5 which would mark the end of the scoring for game 1.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft 5/5/2, KVCC 8/4/4
• Runners Left on Base: Schoolcraft: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Drew Baker (1-0): 4 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Owen Shimel (1-1): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 2 K

TOP SC PERFORMERS

• Devin Elder: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Noah McCann: 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Juan Suarez: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• After holding KVCC scoreless in the top of the 1^st, the Ocelots would plate 2 runs as Jace Walerski would single home Luke Nelson and Shane Carnes would double home Walerski.
• Schoolcraft would see their lead grow to 4-0 after 3 innings as Braylon Schroeder would notch and RBI single in the bottom of the 2^nd and Shane Carnes would hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 3^rd.
• KVCC's offense would show up in the top of the 4^th, scoring 5 runs on 2 hits but working 4 walks.
• Another KVCC run in the 5^th would make it 6-4 before Schoolcraft would explode for 6 runs in the bottom of the 6^th.
• The Ocelots would plate runs on a Jace Walerski double, a Tony Mendez single, an RBI ground out from Shane Carnes, a single from Nate Morse and a double from Tashawn Eatmon.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft: 10/10/2, KVCC 6/4/1
• Runners Left on Base: Schoolcraft: 9
• Winning Pitcher – Avery Hayes (1-1): 2.1 IP, 1 BB, 4 K

GAME TWO TOP SC PERFORMERS

• Jace Walerski: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 2B
• Shane Carnes: 2-4: 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 1 2B
• Tony Mendez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Luke Nelson: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SB

UP NEXT

Schoolcraft returns to conference play on Thursday as they travel to Flint to take on the Bears of Mott Community College with a 12:00PM start at Kearsley Park.