The East Atchison Wolves Varsity Baseball Team lost to Albany, Missouri, in a 6-10 home game Friday, May 5, 2023, in Tarkio.
EA lost despite out-hitting Albany nine to eight. Owen DeRosier hit a home run in the sixth inning. River Dow and DeRosier each had two hits.
Alex Erickson led things off on the hill for EA, pitching four innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out two. Dow and Gabe Harms entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two innings and one inning respectively.
Individual EA stats follow:
Alex Erickson – 1 hit (double), 1 run, 1 strikeout; 4 innings pitched allowing 2 hits, 2 walks, and 2 runs, striking out 2 and picking off 1 runner; 3 outs
Blake Simmons – 1 hit (single), 1 walk; 2 outs
River Dow – 2 hits (1 single, 1 double), 2 RBIs, 1 run; 2 innings pitched allowing 2 hits, 1 run, and 1 earned run
Owen DeRosier – 2 hits (1 single, 1 home run), 1 RBI, 1 run, 2 strikeouts; 2 outs
Cameron Oswald – 1 hit (1 single), 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk; 7 outs, 1 double play
Gabe Harms – 1 strikeout; 1 inning pitched allowing 4 hits, 4 walks, 7 runs, and 2 earned runs; 1 error
Luke Morey – 1 hit (single), 1 RBI; 3 outs, 2 errors
Clayton Vernon – 1 run, 1 walk; 1 out, 1 error
Charlie Litherbury – 1 strikeout
Tate Johnson – 1 hit (single), 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base; 2 outs
Zack Stevens – 1 out
The jr. varsity Wolves fell to Albany 2-4. Tate Johnson started the game for East Atchison, pitching three innings. Zack Stevens led the Wolves in stolen bases with two. EA had a total of five.
Individual EA JV stats follow:
Zack Stevens – 1 run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 2 stolen bases; 5 outs
William Kimpston – 2 strikeouts
Connor Morton – 1 strikeout
Carter Wennihan – 1 strikeout; 1 out
Gabe Harms – 1 walk
Luke Morey – 1 out, 1 error
Brayden Smith – 1 strikeout; 1 out
Clayton Vernon – 1 run, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases, picked off once
Charlie Litherbury – 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
Tate Johnson – 3 innings pitched allowing 3 hits, 4 walks, 4 runs, and 2 earned runs, striking out 4, picked off 1 runner; 1 out
The varsity Wolves will play their first game of Districts this Thursday, May 11, against King City at Maysville, Missouri. The game will begin at 5:00 p.m.