Whitko Sweeps GiantsMARION – Whitko improved to 3-0 on the season with a doubleheader sweep at Marion, winning the first game 6-2 and the second 6-3 in non-conference baseball action Saturday. In the opener, Whitko took the lead in the fourth inning when Alex Bechtold and Drew Bradford drove in runs. Zach Morris pitched the first four innings to pick up the win, and Bradford worked the last three frames for the save. Landen Goff had a double in the game, and Bechtold had two hits. Game two saw junior hurler River West throw a complete game, scattering nine hits while striking out six for the win. Robbins had a double in the contest, and Zach Hewitt had a two-run double in the seventh to provide insurance runs. The Wildcats will open its home season at 11 a.m. Saturday with a doubleheader against Bluffton.
Game 1 WHITKO 6, MARION 0 W 100 212 0 – 6 7 2 M 100 100 0 – 2 5 1 Whitko – Zach Morris (W, 4IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 5K); Drew Bradford (SV, 3IP, 0R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 4K) Marion – Kyras Brown (2.2IP, 1R, 1ER, 0H, 5BB, 3K); Justin Clariett (L, 4.1 IP, 5R, 3ER, 7H, 2BB, 3K) 2B – Landen Goff (W), Tyras Brown (M)
Game 2 WHITKO 6, MARION 3 W 003 010 2 – 6 7 1 M 010 100 1 – 3 9 1 Whitko – River West (W, 7IP, 3R, 3ER, 9H, 2BB, 6K) Marion – Kyrie Simmons (L, 6IP, 4R, 4ER, 6H, 5BB, 2K), Tra Cox (1 IP, 2R, 2ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K) 2B – Alex Robbins (W), Zach Hewitt (W) Records – Whitko 3-0, Marion 0-3
