East Atchison defeats Rock Port in first ever high school baseball face-off

East Atchison’s Cameron Oswald makes it safely back to first base before Rock Port’s Corbyn Jakub can get the tag.

A Rock Port runner beats the tag at home with the slide.

Despite the horrible weather conditions, the first ever high school baseball game between East Atchison Wolves and Rock Port Blue Jays was one to remember! The game ended in a 10-7 East Atchison victory Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Tarkio.

Rock Port captured the lead in the second inning when Zane Cook singled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs. The Wolves took the lead for good with three runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth, Cameron Oswald doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run and an error scored another.

Aaron Schlueter was on the mound for the Wolves and allowed six hits and seven runs over four innings, striking out nine. Josh Smith thre three innings as well. Jarrett Hunter was on the mound for Rock Port. He surrendered nine runs on five hits over four innings, striking out four. Corbyn Jakub threw two innings in relief.

The Wolves racked up five hits in the game with Jarrett Spinnato hitting two triples. Aaron Schlueter hit a home run and Cameron Oswald added two hits with a single and a double.

Rock Port totaled eight hits in the loss. Hunter and Cook each hit three. Hunter also had three RBIs. The Blue Jays stole four bases during the game with Jakub and Phillip Herron each stealing two.

Individual EA stats follow:

Alex Erickson – 1 walk; 1 out

Jarrett Spinnato – 2 hits (2 triples), 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk; 1 out, 1 error

Bo Graves – 2 runs, 1 strikeout; 1 error

Carter Holecek – 1 RBI; 2 outs, 1 error

Owen DeRosier – 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout

Cameron Oswald – 2 hits (1 single, 1 double), 2 RBIs, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 stolen base; 1 error

Braden Graves – 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base; 14 outs

Cory Stevens – 2 strikeouts

Aaron Schlueter – 1 hit (home run), 2 RBIs, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 stolen base; 4.0 innings pitched allowing 6 hits, 4 walks, and 7 runs (4 earned runs) and striking out 9

Josh Smith – 1 walk, 2 strikeouts; 3.0 innings pitched allowing 2 hits and 1 walk and striking out 5; 3 outs

Individual Rock Port stats follow:

Ozey Hurst – 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts

Colten Stevens – 1 run, 2 walks, 1 strikeout

Tyler Cook – 1 hit (single), 1 RBI, 1 run, 2 strikeouts

Zane Cook – 3 hits (3 singles), 2 RBIs, 1 strikeout

Brogan Krutz – 3 strikeouts

Jarrett Hunter – 3 hits (2 singles, 1 double), 3 RBIs, 1 run

Corbyn Jakub – 1 hit (single), 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 2 stolen bases

Phillip Herron – 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 2 stolen bases

Aricin Weber – 2 strikeouts

In junior varsity action, the Wolves defeated the Blue Jays 6-5.

East Atchison’s Blake Simmons hit a triple and Trent Kingery led the Wolves in hits with two. Rock Port’s Aricin Weber had the only hit and also had 2 RBIs.

Individual EA statistics follow:

Zack Stevens – 1 hit (double), 2 runs, 2 stolen bases; 2.1 innings pitched allowing 1 hit, 6 walks, and 5 runs and striking out 5; 1 error

Connor Morton – 1 strikeout

Blake Simmons – 3 hits (triple), 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 strikeout; 2 outs, 1 error

River Dow – 1 strikeout; 5 outs

Trent Kingery – 2 hits (singles), 1 RBI

Gabe Harms – 1 hit (single), 1 run

Luke Morey – 1 walk, 1 run

Clayton Vernon – 1 hit (single), 1 RBI; 1 error

Jesse Navin – 1 run

Individual RP statistics follow:

Carter Gebhards – 2 walks, 1 run; 1 out, 1 error