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Around the Majors Monday: Huge inning pushes Padres past Rockies

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The last time the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres met, tempers flared and punches were thrown. This time, the Padres let their bats do all the damage.

Carlos Asuaje homered and had a career-high four RBIs, Franchy Cordero went deep during a nine-run seventh inning and San Diego romped past the Rockies 13-5 on Monday night.

Asuaje hit a three-run shot in a four-run first and Cordero added a two-run drive during a 45-minute seventh for San Diego. Wil Myers had four hits and two RBIs, and Eric Hosmer drew a career-high four walks to go with his two hits.

The Padres won for just the second time in seven games.

“It was a fun night for the guys,” manager Andy Green said. “This is one of those days you get to smile and laugh and take aggressive at-bats. You want to see that kind of carry over to the next day.”

It was the eighth meeting of the year between the teams and their first since a bench-clearing brawl on April 11. The scuffle ensued after Padres starter Luis Perdomo threw a 96 mph fastball behind Rockies star Nolan Arenado, who charged the mound and threw punches at Perdomo.

Suspensions were handed out to Arenado, Perdomo and Colorado outfielder Gerardo Parra for their roles in the fight.

There were no further altercations Monday.

“It’s over,” Colorado manager Bud Black said before the game.

Arenado and Trevor Story homered for the Rockies, who dropped to 3-7 at home. Colorado starter Chad Bettis, who had allowed two runs or fewer in his first four starts of the year, dug himself a 4-0 hole in the first but left after five innings with a 5-4 lead.

In the seventh, Jake McGee (0-1) got just one out and gave up four runs. Scott Oberg came in and yielded another five runs while getting only one out. Antonio Senzatela finally closed the door in the inning after allowing three hits and no runs.

“It’s definitely something for the moment to wash (away),” Oberg said. “But moving forward, learn from the mistakes and try to do our best not to repeat them.”

In all, San Diego sent 15 batters to the plate in the inning. The Padres had eight hits and four walks. Pinch-hitter Matt Szczur, Cordero and Myers each got two hits.

The nine runs were the most for the Padres in an inning since they also scored nine against the Chicago Cubs on July 24, 2014.

“I was definitely enjoying that inning,” Cordero said through a translator. “That’s what we’re playing for.”

Robbie Erlin (1-2) won in relief of starter Bryan Mitchell.

 

UP NEXT

LHP Eric Lauer, the 25th overall pick in the 2016 draft, is expected to make his big league debut for San Diego on Tuesday. The Rockies will counter with LHP Kyle Freeland (0-3, 5.85 ERA), in search of his first win since July 30.

 

AROUND THE MAJORS MONDAY

— Giancarlo Stanton gave Yankees fans reason to cheer in the Bronx after receiving some rough treatment in his first 12 games there this season. Stanton was hitting just .100 in 56 plate appearances at home before going 4-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBIs and three runs scored in a 14-1 pounding of the Twins. The four-hit game allowed him to raise his season batting average from .185 to .224.

Rookie Miguel Andujar homered and doubled, while Didi Gregorius  and Tyler Austin each had four RBIs. Andujar is 15 for 29 with eight doubles, three homers and a triple during a seven-game, extra-base hit streak.

Masahiro Tanaka gave up a run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 5-0 in five starts lifetime against the Twins.

 

— The Angels were 2-0 winners over the Astros behind Tyler Skaggs, who limited the defending champs to four hits over seven innings. Kole Calhoun had an RBI single in the fifth and Justin Upton added run-scoring double in the sixth as Los Angeles halted Houston’s six-game winning streak.

— Carlos Carrasco has won 10 straight decisions since Aug. 27 after allowing a run and six hits over 7 1/3 innings of Cleveland’s 2-1 win over the Birds. He improved to 4-0 this season and received support from Yonder Alonso’s two-run homer in the second inning.

— The White Sox’s seven-game losing streak is over after Jose Abreu went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers and three RBIs in a 10-4 rout of the Mariners. Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle, starting with a leadoff triple while Chicago was becoming the first team since September 2014 to open a game with seven straight hits.

— Marcus Semien led off the ninth with a tiebreaking homer to spark the Athletics’ six-run rally in a 9-4 victory at Texas. Jake Smolinski supplied a two-run triple and Khris Davis had a two-run double in Oakland’s seventh win in eight games.

— Mac Williamson smacked a two-run homer and Chris Stratton worked into the seventh inning as the Giants topped the Nationals, 4-2. Stratton fanned five while holding Washington to two runs and four hits over 6 2/3s.

— Walker Buehler tossed five shutout innings in his first big league start and Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly in the eighth pushed the Dodgers past the Marlins, 2-1. Buehler yielded four hits and three walks while striking out five after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

— The Reds won for just the fourth time in 22 games as Scott Schebler went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, three RBIs and three runs scored in a 10-4 rout of the Braves. Scooter Gennett and Adam Duvall drove in two runs apiece to back Sal Romano, who yielding one earned run and four hits in six innings.

Eagle players talk about finishing up spring ball in the snow Saturday, expecting a strong season in 2018

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It’s off to the off-season for Chadron State football now that Saturday’s wet and snowy spring game is behind.  Several fans at the game said it’s the first time in a long time, if ever, that they remember the Eagles playing under thick falling snow flakes and rain.  The game was played on the practice field south of the Chicoine Center while Elliott Field is being reconstructed, and the practice surface held up rather well considering the soaking and pounding it took Saturday.

 

The Eagle offense on the sideline during Saturdays snowy spring game.

 

Stevann Brown fields a kick in the snowflakes Saturday.

 

Veteran linebacker Tyler Lewis will be entering his junior year this fall and enjoyed the day.

 

Cornerback DeAndre Barthwell capped off a strong spring Saturday and talked about playing the the slippery conditions.

 

Junior cornerback DeAndre Barthwell (31) pinches in toward the line of scrimmage during a practice this spring.

 

Senior tackle Travis Romsa said it felt good to play in another spring game, noting it’s his last one and he picked out the biggest difference between playing in the spring game his freshman through senior seasons.

 

Romsa  is confident the Eagle offensive line that includes four veteran returners will be really good again next fall after playing well in the spring session.

 

Tackle Travis Romsa (64) goes through line drills next to Jake Geil (69) and Jake Norris (72) at spring practice.

 

The Eagles are needing to fill four major spots in the secondary due to graduation losses and Barthwell says the unit made strides forward in spring ball.

 

Defensive Coordinator Jeff Larson shared thoughts on the secondary and highlighted Barthwell among the guys who had a strong spring camp for the Eagle secondary.

 

Senior safety Zech James makes a tackle at spring practice.

 

Check back with Panhandle Post in the fall for another round of fall football camp coverage, thoughts, photos and more from the team, coaches and players as the Eagles prepare to open the fall season at home against Black Hills State on September 1.

 

 

 

 

Controversial ending costs Rockies in bizarre game; Belt sets record with 21-pitch at-bat in Giants win

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Nolan Arenado broke for home the moment Brandon Morrow’s bases-loaded pitch bounced to the backstop. Arenado wound up causing an unusual ending that left the Colorado Rockies with a painful loss.

Arenado was initially called safe and then was ruled out on a video review that ended a 9-7 win for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The game included diving catches in the outfield, sign stealing, a fan getting tackled on the infield and Cubs star Kris Bryant getting hit on the head by a pitch.

“It was a bizarre game,” Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. “I don’t think I’ve been out on the field that often without getting kicked off, ever. Fortunately nobody got hurt.”

Bryant left in the first inning after he was hit by a 96 mph pitch from German Marquez. The ball made a loud sound as it hit off the underside of the flap of Bryant’s helmet. Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said Bryant passed tests and had no sign of a concussion but had a cut over his left eye.

“I think KB’s fine,” Maddon said. “I have no idea until I’m spoken to by the doctors. I hope that’s the case.”

More than three hours later after Bryant was helped off the4 field, David Dahl’s two-out walk against Brandon Morrow loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, and Morrow bounced an 0-2 slider that ricocheted off the mitt of catcher Willson Contreras.

he ball bounced to the third-base side of the plate, Contreras grabbed it after a rebound off the low, brick wall and threw a perfect strike to Morrow, who tagged Arenado on the right ankle as Arenado’s foot crossed the plate.

Umpire Cory Blaser signaled safe, but the call was reversed about 90 seconds later.

“Obviously, you got to be a hundred percent (sure) there,” Arenado said. “I didn’t think it was going to bounce off the wall that hard, but it did. Just kind of a bad play.”

An announced crowd of 40,137 that included many Cubs fans waited patiently for the ruling, and half of Coors Field erupted in cheers when the play was upheld.

“I knew he was out. It was almost like in slow motion,” said Morrow, who got his fourth save. “I set my glove right in front of the bag and watched him slide right into it.”

Tommy La Stella, Kyle Schwarber and Victor Caratini hit RBI singles later in the first off Marquez (1-2). Javier Baez’s seventh homer made it 4-0 in the second and Jason Heyward had a two-run single in the third for a 6-0 lead. Baez had three RBIs.

Jose Quintana (2-1) allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven, raising his big league total to 1,004.

Trevor Story hit a two-run triple in the third on a fly ball Heyward loss in the sun, and home runs on consecutive pitches by Charlie Blackmon and Arenado cut the Rockies’ deficit to 6-4 in the fifth. Each team scored three runs in the seventh.

OLD SCHOOL THEFT

Baez took exception to Colorado’s DJ LeMahieu trying to steal signs from second base in the third inning, so he blocked his view of the catcher.

“We’re always talking about this technological method of stealing signs — that was old school,” Maddon said. “They’re trying to give location or signs and Javy was blocking. I loved it. I’ve never seen that before.”

 

 

UP NEXT

Cubs: LHP Tyler Chatwood (0-3, 4.60) is to open a three-game series in Cleveland on Tuesday night.

Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (3-0, 1.44) is on the mound when the Rockies start a three-game home series against San Diego on Monday night.

 

AROUND THE MAJORS

The Boston Red Sox have their first losing streak of the season following a 17-2 start. Khris Davis crushed a tiebreaking, three-run homer off David Price with two out in the eighth inning to send Oakland past the Bosox, 4-1. Davis had two hits and collected four RBIs for the Athletics, who are the only team to win a series from the Red Sox. Boston had won its first six series and took the opener at the Coliseum before Sean Manaea beat them with the first no-hitter of the season.

— Jose Ramirez homered twice and had three RBIs to counter Manny Machado’s two round-trippers as the Indians dumped the Orioles, 7-3. Corey Kluber allowed three runs and six hits in seven-plus innings to win his third consecutive start.

— The Yankees beat the Blue Jays for the third time in four games as rookie Miguel Andujar had a career-high four hits and Luis Severino pitched three-hit ball over seven innings of New York’s 5-1 victory. Didi Gregorius homered for the Yanks, but prized prospect Gleyber Torres went 0 for 4 in his big league debut.

— Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead single in a five-run seventh and Evan Gattis smacked his first homer of the year to support Lance McCullers Jr. in the Astros’ sixth consecutive win, 7-1 over the White Sox. McCullers gave up one run and eight hits over six innings in sending the White Sox to their seventh straight loss and 12th in 13 games.

— Nomar Mazara and Joey Gallo banged out fourth-inning homers and Martin Perez limited the Mariners to a pair of runs over six innings of the Rangers’ 7-4 victory against Seattle. Texas avoided a three-game sweep after the M’s got within 5-4 in the seventh on Mitch Haniger’s third homer in as many games, a two-run blast.

— Abraham Almonte launched a grand slam in the sixth inning and Mike Moustakas belted a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh to power the Royals past the Tigers, 8-5. Kansas City earned a four-game split in Detroit by winning two of the last three following a nine-game losing streak.

— The Rays finished up a three-game sweep of the Twins as Carlos Gomez hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning of an 8-6 victory. Gomez was mired in a 2-for-38 slump before going deep following a single by CJ Cron.

— Brandon Belt homered and Johnny Cueto allowed two hits over six shutout innings as the Giants doubled up the Angels, 4-2. Belt and Jaime Barria were involved in a 21-pitch at-bat in the first inning, the longest since Major League Baseball began keeping such records in 1988.

— Patrick Corbin is 4-0 in five starts after fanning 11 over six innings of the Diamondbacks’ 4-2 victory against the Padres. Nick Ahmed’s two-run homer helped Arizona become the first team in 15 years to open a season with seven straight series wins.

— The Dodgers erased a 3-0 deficit in the sixth inning before Corey Seager’s sacrifice fly in the seventh gave Los Angeles a 4-3 win in the rubber match of its three-game set with the Nationals. Yasmani Grandal cut into Washington’s lead with a two-run double and scored on Cody Bellinger’s double later in the sixth.

— The Phillies beat the Pirates, 3-2 on Aaron Altherr’s RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning. Andrew Knapp tripled and scored the winning run to help Philadelphia complete its first four-game sweep of Pittsburgh in 24 years and pull within a half-game of the NL East lead.

— The Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the Marlins 4-2 as Christian Yelich slammed a two-run homer and Junior Guerra allowed an unearned run over five innings. Milwaukee has won six in a row to pull into a first-place tie with the Cardinals in the NL Central.

— St. Louis kept pace by getting homers from Kolten Wong and Paul DeJong in beating the Reds for the 11th straight time, 9-2. Mike Mikolas was reached for just one earned run and five hits over seven innings to drop the Reds to a major league-worst 3-18.

— The Mets and Braves were rained out in Atlanta, creating a split-doubleheader on May 28. It’s the 26th postponement of the season, the most related to weather through April since the commissioner’s officer started keeping records in 1986.

Eagles finish up spring ball with a fun day in the slop

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(Courtesy: Con Marshall)

Chadron State’s spring football game Saturday was like none other.

First of all, it had to be played on the practice field, since the turf on Elliott Field has been removed, soon to be replaced by artificial surface. Although some portable bleachers were available, it also meant most of the couple hundred hardy fans in attendance watched while standing along the sidelines.

Then, characteristic of the weather all spring, it was chilly, it rained, then it snowed and sometimes did both. Parkas, hoodies and umbrellas were all in style, particularly in the first half.

But the game went on and it was entertaining and well-played. Coach Jay Long called it “a fun day with a great atmosphere, lots of enthusiasm and no injuries.  I’m a happy coach.”

Led by junior tailback Priest Jennings, some of the explosiveness that many believe will be a trademark of the Eagles this fall was displayed.

Jennings, who missed most of last season after being injured on his first carry in the opening game, scored all three of the game’s touchdowns on runs of about 15, 60 and 65 yards.  One came in each of the first three periods.

The first followed pair of 25-yard plays—a run by another speedy tailback, Stevann Brown, and a pass from junior quarterback TD Stein to tight end Colt Foster.  A couple of plays later, Jennings burst through the line and into the end zone.

It was a preview of coming attractions.  In both the second and third quarters, Jennings took handoffs, made defenders miss as he kept churning in heavy traffic and soon broke free, widening the margin between him and the defenders until he was gone.

It was his day, to be sure.

But, while employing a homegrown system that allows the defense to also “score” even if it never reaches the end zone, the defense won the game 40-36, Long and CSC Director of Sports Information Kaleb Center calculated afterwards.

The defense got most of its points by stopping the offense on “three-and-out” situations (six of them) and also faring well in a variety of individual matchups against offensive players between quarters.

The offense certainly didn’t give the game away.  Despite the slippery pigskin, there were no fumbles and only one interception, a pick by redshirt freshman Jaxon King just before the ball hit the ground. It also was remarkable that the officiating crew called only three penalties.

A majority of the Eagles’ probable starters this fall saw limited action. Starting quarterback Dalton Holst and Stein, who missed nearly all of last season because of an injury, played just one series apiece.  That meant redshirt freshmen Karson Avila and Tyler Hyland, called the signals at least 90 percent of the game.  They didn’t complete a high percentage of their passes, but neither did they make costly mistakes.

Senior offensive linemen Jake Geil and Travis Romsa and several of the receivers also played sparingly. The same was true of most of the first-team defenders.

“We generally use the spring game to give the guys who redshirted last fall and the ones who haven’t played much a chance to see what it’s like to be on the field for most of a game,” Long said. “We know what the veterans can do, but we need to find out as much as we can about the young players and give them the best experience possible.”

The Eagles will return nine starters on offense this fall, but are missing five of the six players who had most of the playing time in the defensive line and four of the six primary members of the secondary.

Following the game, the top three returning linebackers from a year ago—Merritt Crabtree, Keenan Johnsonand Tyler Lewis—said fans shouldn’t fret about the defense’s lack of experience.

“A lot of young guys showed this spring that we’ll be OK,” Lewis said.  “We kept getting better all the time. Some of them really played well.”

Record crowd watches Frost tenure open with Spring Game, 49-9 Red team victory

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In front of a crowd of 86,818 Husker fans, the Nebraska football team hosted its annual Red White Spring Game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The official attendance of 86,818 set a Nebraska Spring Game record and marked the eighth-largest crowd for a spring game in NCAA history.

The White team notched the first touchdown of the game and held a 9-7 lead early in the second quarter before the Red team scored the final 42 points of the game on its way to a 49-9 victory.

Redshirt freshman Tristan Gebbia and freshman Adrian Martinez split time at quarterback for the Red team and combined to go 22-of-30 for 239 yards and three touchdowns. Martinez also led all rushers on the day with 60 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. The Reds featured a balanced rushing attack, along with Martinez, Mikale Wilbon (54), Greg Bell (54) and Wyatt Mazour (52) all top 50 yards on the day.

The White team was quarterbacked by sophomore Andrew Bunch and sophomore transfer Noah Vederal. The two went 14-of-26 for 142 yards, with Bunch going 8-of-14 for 89 yards and one touchdown.

Sophomore Todd Honas of the White team led all receivers in both receptions and yards, with six for 46 yards. Redshirt freshman tight end led the Red team with 43 yards on three receptions.

Defensively, junior inside linebacker Jacob Weinmaster of the White team led all players with 13 tackles, including a sack and two TFLs. His teammate Reid Karel also hit double-digit tackles with 11. The Red team was led in tackles by Mohamed Barry, who had eight, while Alex Davis had three sacks and an interception.

After the White defense held on the opening drive of the game, Bunch led the White offense on a 63-yard scoring drive. Bunch capped the drive with a 24-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Kurt Rafdal, who was able to get one foot down in the endzone for the game’s opening score. Bunch was a perfect 4-for-4 on the drive for 47 yards and Devine Ozigbo rushed five times for 17 yards.

The Red squad respond with a scoring drive of its own, including two big plays from sophomore wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey and Martinez. On the second play of the drive Martinez connected with Lindsey for a 28-yard reception and seven plays later Martinez rushed 15 yards for a game-tying touchdown.

Ozigbo and Jalen Bradley handled the workload on the next drive for the White, with rushes on seven of the team’s 12 plays. Ozibgo rushed for 10 yards and Bradley added 20 yards on five carries, and the drive ended with 30-yard field goal from Cole Frahm, giving the White a 9-7 lead.

The Reds quickly took the lead back with a touchdown drive, as Martinez connected with redshirt freshman receiver Jaevon McQuitty on a 25-yard touchdown pass. Wilbon rushed three times for 21 yards on the drive and Bell added a 17-yard carry.

The White team then committed two turnovers in the final five minutes of the first half, resulting in two more Red touchdowns.

Lamar Jackson recorded the first turnover of the game with an interception. Starting on the White 41-yard line, Gebbia needed five plays to get the Red in the endzone again and push the Red lead to 21-9. Bell rushed three times for 19 yards and Gebbia capped the drive with a three-yard touchdown pass to junior-college transfer Mike Williams.

Martinez and the Red team was able to put one more score on the board before halftime thanks to another turnover. Davis produced an interception in the flats and returned the pick 22 yards to the nine-yard line. Martinez hit Lindsey for three yards and then coasted into the endzone on a six-yard run, putting the Red on top 28-9.

With a running clock in the second half, the Red squad added three more touchdowns.

The Red team delivered both the longest rush and pass of the day in the second half. Mazour produced the longest rush of the game late in the third quarter when he broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run, and following the PAT the Reds extended their lead to 35-9. The Red team added another score early in the fourth quarter on a 23-yard run from Martinez and on the Reds’ following drive Gebbia connected with redshirt freshman receiver Kade Warner for a 57-yard touchdown pass, the longest play of the game.

The Huskers open the 2018 season on Saturday, Sept. 1, when they host Akron at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska’s will play its first three games of the season at home before opening Big Ten Conference play at Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 22.

Huskers drop finale at Rutgers, prep for battle with Creighton Tuesday

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The Nebraska baseball team (17-21, 4-9 Big Ten) led 4-2 after the top of the fifth, but Rutgers scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth and never looked back in an 8-4 triumph at Bainton Field on Sunday afternoon.

Senior Matt Warren, who made his ninth start of the season, recorded five strikeouts and allowed three runs in 4.2 innings of work. Jake McSteen threw 0.2 inning of relief before Paul Tillotson pitched 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

Nebraska’s first two hitters of the game, Mojo Hagge and Scott Schreiber, each singled before a double play. Luke Roskam and Angelo Altavilla drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. A diving play by the Rutgers shortstop ended the inning and left all three Huskers on base in a scoreless opening frame. The Scarlet Knights went down in order in the bottom of the first.

All three Husker batters in the top of the second were retired. Warren struck out two Scarlet Knights as part of a 1-2-3 bottom of the second inning.

After Hagge singled in the leadoff spot in the third, Schreiber smashed his team-high 13th home run of the season to give Nebraska a 2-0 lead. It marked his second home run of the weekend and 39th of his career. Rutgers tied the game at 2-2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third. A leadoff single followed by a walk got the first two batters on base. Nick Matera drove in two runs with his bases loaded single.

NU went down in order in the top of the fourth. The Scarlet Knights also went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the fourth.

Hagge walked in the leadoff spot in the fifth. He advanced to second on a wild pitch before scoring on Jesse Wilkening’s RBI single. Roskam doubled to drive in Wilkening, but remained stranded after an inning-ending double play. Rutgers took the lead in the bottom of the fifth at 6-4 with four runs. The Scarlet Knights hit back-to-back home runs during the inning.

Ben Klenke singled in the top of the sixth, but he was NU’s lone baserunner in a scoreless frame for the Big Red. Rutgers scored two runs to extend its lead to 8-4. The first three Scarlet Knights in the sixth reached on singles.

The Huskers went down in order in the top of the seventh with two strikeouts. Rutgers managed two baserunners in the bottom of the seventh, but left both of them stranded in a scoreless frame.

Jaxon Hallmark hit a one-out single and advanced to second on an error in the top of the eighth, but remained stranded as the score remained 8-4. Rutgers had two baserunners in the bottom of the eighth, but couldn’t score either of them. The Huskers went down in order in the top of the ninth.

The Huskers return home to host Creighton on Tuesday.

Adams State sweeps CSC softball

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Sunday

Adams State 6, Chadron State 5 (9 Inn)
Adams State 3, Chadron State 1

Chadron State College softball suffered a sweep of its road series to homestanding Adams State University, taking two more losses on the road by narrow margins. The Eagles went nine innings with the Grizzlies in the 6-5 morning game, before dropping the second one 3-1

In the first game, Chadron State led off with back-to-back singles, by Allie Mason and Ellie Owens, in the second inning of a scoreless game. Angelica Maples later had a two-RBI double and scored on a double by Kendyl Moody to string together a 3-0 lead.

CSC added a fourth run in the third inning with Mason scoring on an error at third base.

ASU put two across in the fourth, one earned and one unearned. The Grizzlies got two hits, one of which was a triple, before scoring again on an error.

Two extra base hits and two errors in the sixth gave the Grizzlies another pair of runs, and the game was knotted 4-4.

The game went extra innings, and in the ninth Bailynn Meek put one over the wall in left field, giving CSC the 5-4 advantage. However the Grizzlies loaded the bases with two outs after two walks and a single. ASU’s power hitter Tyler Hays was hit by a pitch to force a tying run, before Shelby Haskins’ walkoff single ended the game.

The second game of the day was less dramatic. A CSC error on the leadoff play of the third, and a subsequent passed ball, contributed to what turned out as three unearned runs. Maples singled home Meek, who reached on fielder’s choice, in the sixth for what would be the Eagles’ only run of the game, also unearned.

For the series, Alyssa Geist led the Eagles in the batter’s box hitting 6-for 14 with one double, one RBI and one walk. Kayla Michel had two RBI, batting 4-for-15 with a home run. Maples had a team-high three RBI.

In order for Chadron State to qualify for the eighth seed in the RMAC Tournament, three things must happen. The Eagles must win at least three of four games in Chadron against Fort Lewis (15-35, 9-27 RMAC) next weekend. Next, CSU-Pueblo must not win more than one game against Colorado Mesa, currently ranked No. 1 in the nation. Finally, CSC must win one more game than does Black Hills State, who travels to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

UCCS started 4-16 in RMAC play, coincidentally facing the league’s top five teams out of the gate. However, the Mountain Lions have now won 14 of their last 16 games against the rest of the conference.

 

Saturday

Adams State 4, Chadron State 1
Adams State 6, Chadron State 3

Despite its starting pitchers throwing eight strikeouts apiece, the Chadron State College softball team struggled offensively through two tough losses to Adams State University on the road Saturday. The Eagles managed eight hits in two games, dropping the first contest by a 4-1 margin and the second, 6-3.

The opener saw ASU earn its winning runs in the bottom of the first inning, as the team strung together three hits – two singles and a double, to get on the board first at 2-0. The Grizzlies put two more scores across in a two-error third inning by Chadron State.

Leilani Niccum‘s RBI double in the sixth was the Eagles’ only tally on the scoreboard, as CSC went three-up, three-down in the first, second, and fourth innings, stranding one runner on base in the other four innings. Kendyl Moody contributed a two-out triple in the third, but could not get an assist in the batter’s box.

In the later game, Adams State again struck first, in its first time at bat, going up 2-0 once more. The Grizzlies never trailed thereafter, plating the game-winner in the third before running the score to 6-1 with four runs on four hits and a walk, all with two outs showing.

Chadron State put solo runs across in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. Alyssa Geist singled in the third and the fifth. The former scored Lauren Renck, who reached on a walk, and the latter became the Eagles’ final run after Kayla Michel singled her home. Michel also had an RBI in the fourth when she solo homered to lead off the inning.

Chadron State fell behind CSU-Pueblo to 10th in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at 12-29 (10-21 RMAC). The Eagles are two and one-half games in back of ASU for seventh, two games behind Black Hills State, in eighth, and need to gain only a single game against Pueblo, which finishes with four games against No. 1 Colorado Mesa.

The series at Adams State concludes with two games on Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m.

Gering girls outpace Sidney to take Western Nebraska Twilight Meet title

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2018 Western Nebraska Twilight Track-&-Field Meet
Scottsbluff, NE – April 19

GIRLS RESULTS

1. Gering 162.25
2. Sidney 154
3. Torrington 86.5
4. Alliance 79.25
5. Scottsbluff 64
6. Bayard 49

100m Dash

1. 12 Makayla Davidson 12.95a PR Alliance
2. 11 Jasmine Johnson 13.00a SR Gering
3. 10 Leah Albro 13.25a PR Bayard
4. 10 Onalise Albaugh 13.39a PR Torrington
5. 9 Spenser Lewis 13.46a Gering
6. 10 Kendra Nesbitt 13.52a PR Sidney

200m Dash

1. 11 Jasmine Johnson 28.18a Gering
2. 12 Natalie Radcliffe 28.71a SR Sidney
3. 10 Onalise Albaugh 28.80a PR Torrington
4. 12 Latosha Wiford 28.96a Torrington
5. 11 Hannah Weare 29.48a Alliance
6. 9 Spenser Lewis 30.17a Gering

400m Dash

1. 12 Makayla Davidson 1:04.87a SR Alliance
2. 9 Kiara Aguallo 1:05.79a PR Gering
3. 12 Latosha Wiford 1:06.63a Torrington
4. 11 Hannah Weare 1:08.51a Alliance
5. 9 Jamisyn Howard 1:09.65a Scottsbluff
6. 11 Bailee Lake 1:09.76a PR Bayard

800m Run

1. 9 Sera Glass 2:40.00a Torrington
2. 10 Kailey Pinney 2:40.57a SR Scottsbluff
3. 10 Jessica Whitebear 2:41.27a PR Bayard
4. 9 Jamisyn Howard 2:41.70a PR Scottsbluff
5. 12 Drew Gieschen 2:44.34a Gering
6. 11 Hannah Kennedy 2:45.45a SR Sidney

1600m Run

1. 12 Charlie Brockhaus 6:04.82a Sidney
2. 9 Morgan Jaggers 6:13.56a PR Sidney
3. 12 Nicole Patton 6:14.76a Gering
4. 9 Sera Glass 6:18.72a Torrington
5. 9 Taighlor Arnett 6:20.92a PR Sidney
6. 10 Makenna Culek 6:22.79a Gering

3200m Run

1. 9 Sera Glass 13:12.53a PR Torrington
2. 12 Nicole Patton 13:16.15a SR Gering
3. 9 Taighlor Arnett 13:17.66a PR Sidney
4. 11 Kelly Snelling 13:38.75a Gering
5. 9 Laisha Garza 14:09.36a PR Bayard
6. 9 Brittany Schalger 14:25.44a Torrington

100m Hurdles

1. 12 Kaetlyn Todd 16.75a Gering
2. 10 Maria Avila 17.68a SR Gering
3. 11 Ryley Rolls 17.71a PR Alliance
4. 11 Nakalyn Garner 18.29a PR Torrington
5. 10 Ashland Todd 18.38a PR Gering
6. 9 Keelyn Morris 18.78a Scottsbluff

300m Hurdles

1. 12 Natalie Radcliffe 50.24a Sidney
2. 12 Kaetlyn Todd 50.34a SR Gering
3. 11 Kylie Stuart 52.12a Bayard
4. 10 Laykin Sperl 52.29a Alliance
5. 10 Mattie Johnson 53.94a Sidney
6. 9 Josephine Amoo 54.12a PR Scottsbluff

4×100 Relay

1. Gering 52.93a
 Kiara Aguallo, Kaetlyn Todd, Jasmine Johnson, Spenser Lewis
2. Alliance 54.34a
 Kaitlyn Schulze, Makayla Davidson, Laykin Sperl, Madison Stark
3. Torrington 54.55a
 Onalise Albaugh, Hailey Boslau, Helena McGaugh, Latosha Wiford
4. Sidney 54.73a
 Kendra Nesbitt, Natalie Radcliffe, Faith Michelman, MJ Johnstone

4×400 Relay

1. Bayard 4:31.43a
 Kylie Stuart, Bailee Lake, Jessica Whitebear, Sierra Sauer
2. Scottsbluff 4:32.08a
 Jamisyn Howard, Sierra De Los Santos, Kailey Pinney, Tierney Schleve
3. Gering 4:33.64a
 Kaetlyn Todd, Berrina Sibal, Maria Avila, Kiara Aguallo
4. Torrington 4:42.40a
 Helena McGaugh, Latosha Wiford, Katie Wiford, Adia Sherbeyn
5. Alliance 4:42.94a
 Hannah Weare, Laykin Sperl, Madison Stark, KayLee McDonald
6. Sidney 5:01.31a
 Mattie Johnson, Payton Jung, Kristina Davis, Jaecee Drapal

4×800 Relay

1. Gering 11:07.53a
 Nicole Patton, Drew Gieschen, Makenna Culek, Kelly Snelling
2. Sidney 11:13.19a
 Morgan Jaggers, Charlie Brockhaus, Nicole Birner, Kimberly Gutierrez
3. Bayard 11:30.29a
 Tabbi Muhr, Ale’ Garza, Sierra Sauer, Jessica Whitebear

Shot Put

1. 10 Kendra Nesbitt 33-02.00 PR Sidney
2. 11 Liz Marker 31-09.50 Bayard
3. 9 Karly Sylvester 31-08.00 Sidney
4. 12 Jaicee White 31-04.50 Bayard
5. 9 Kymber Shallenberger 31-02.00 PR Scottsbluff
6. 11 Jenna Balthazor 30-05.50 Gering

Discus

1. 11 Katelyn Sylvester 114-01 PR Sidney
2. 9 Karly Sylvester 105-01 Sidney
3. 12 Kaitlyn Shallenberger 102-11 Scottsbluff
4. 11 Jenna Balthazor 100-09 Gering
5. 9 Kymber Shallenberger 100-08 PR Scottsbluff
6. 11 Allison Nesbitt 96-11 SR Sidney

High Jump

1. 12 Josie Otto 5-00.00 Alliance
2. 11 Brinley Pszanka 4-10.00 Gering
3. 11 Payton Jung 4-10.00 SR Sidney
4. 9 Sydnee Brester 4-08.00 Gering
5. 10 Jordan Hopp 4-08.00 SR Alliance
6. 10 Mattie Johnson 4-04.00 Sidney

Pole Vault

1. 10 MJ Johnstone 11-04.00 PR Sidney
2. 11 Nakalyn Garner 9-10.00 PR Torrington
3. 11 Beretta Coats 9-10.00 SR Scottsbluff
4. 12 Tessa Siler 8-04.00 SR Sidney
4. 10 Jaylee Shaw 8-04.00 PR Sidney
6. 10 Khloe Felker 7-10.00 SR Alliance

Long Jump

1. 12 Makayla Davidson 15-11.75 PR Alliance
2. 12 Natalie Radcliffe 15-07.00 Sidney
3. 10 Mercy McAndrew 15-03.00 SR Gering
4. 12 Madison Stark 15-01.00 PR Alliance
5. 11 Salome Becker 15-01.00 PR Scottsbluff
6. 10 Elli Winkler 14-10.25 PR Gering

Triple Jump

1. 11 Jade Garcia 33-03.75 PR Gering
2. 10 Elli Winkler 33-00.50 PR Gering
3. 10 Samantha Hill 32-05.00 SR Torrington
4. 11 Payton Jung 32-03.75 Sidney
5. 11 Shelby Fisher 31-02.75 Scottsbluff
6. 9 Cloey Fries 31-02.75 PR Gering

(Results Courtesy: Athletic.net)

Sidney boys lead the way at Western Nebraska Twilight Track Meet Thursday

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2018 Western Nebraska Twilight Track-&-Field Meet
Scottsbluff, NE – April 19

BOYS RESULTS

1. Sidney 153
2. Scottsbluff 137
3. Gering 99.5
4. Alliance 88.5
5. Torrington 72
6. Bayard 48

100m Dash

1. 11 Cade Lewis 11.14a PR Sidney
2. 11 Christian Balandran 11.31a Sidney
3. 12 Derek Robb 11.33a SR Sidney
4. 10 Kolton Ebbers 11.45a PR Gering
5. 9 Anselmo Camacho 11.60a PR Scottsbluff
6. 10 Brock Brass 11.60a PR Alliance

200m Dash

1. 12 Bryce Burry 23.13a Bayard
2. 12 Coby Haas 23.89a Sidney
3. 11 Cade Lewis 24.07a Sidney
4. 12 Mitch McKibbin 24.32a PR Bayard
5. 10 Riley Schanaman 24.76a PR Gering
6. 9 Anselmo Camacho 24.91a Scottsbluff

400m Dash

1. 12 Bryce Burry 51.20a PR Bayard
2. 12 Aaron Borger 53.48a PR Torrington
3. 11 Cody Ferguson 53.92a Gering
4. 10 Skylar Heineman 54.19a Sidney
5. 12 Owen Shelmadine 54.86a SR Alliance
6. 11 Kevin Parish 55.83a Torrington

800m Run

1. 10 Sam Roy 2:05.04a PR Scottsbluff
2. 12 Aaron Borger 2:06.81a Torrington
3. 12 Jesse Jaramillo 2:07.04a PR Scottsbluff
4. 10 Benjamin Bashtovoi 2:13.02a Sidney
5. 12 Kaden Vowers 2:14.09a SR Sidney
6. 11 Kevin Parish 2:14.35a PR Torrington

1600m Run

1. 11 Logan Moravec 4:42.95a SR Gering
2. 12 Jesse Jaramillo 4:48.79a Scottsbluff
3. 10 Jacob Peckham 5:10.42a PR Sidney
4. 10 Kennedy Ronne 5:10.60a SR Scottsbluff
5. 9 Peyton Seiler 5:11.41a Gering
6. 9 Trevor Reish 5:15.20a PR Bayard

3200m Run

1. 11 Logan Moravec 10:53.45a Gering
2. 9 Peyton Seiler 11:03.32a PR Gering
3. 11 Aaron Mendez 11:47.11a PR Gering
4. 10 Braedon Johnson 12:17.32a PR Bayard
5. 12 Paul Martini 12:47.13a PR Alliance

110m Hurdles

1. 11 Bryan Lemmon 15.21a PR Torrington
2. 12 Mitch McKibbin 16.69a Bayard
3. 10 Tony Calistro 18.31a PR Gering
4. 10 Erik Folchert 18.41a PR Alliance
5. 9 Parker Dahlberg 18.88a PR Alliance
6. 10 Eric Blue 18.92a Gering

300m Hurdles

1. 12 Jonathan Smith 41.87a Sidney
2. 10 Luke Rohrer 41.93a PR Scottsbluff
3. 10 Kysen Harris 43.03a PR Alliance
4. 11 Logan Murdock 43.13a PR Gering
5. 11 Cameron Geary 43.85a PR Scottsbluff
6. 10 Erik Folchert 45.95a PR Alliance

4×100 Relay

1. Sidney 44.24a
 Derek Robb, Coby Haas, Christian Balandran, Cade Lewis
2. Gering 45.30a
 Logan Murdock, Kolton Ebbers, Cody Ferguson, Riley Schanaman
3. Alliance 45.86a
 Brock Brass, Mason Hiemstra, Kysen Harris, Harley Hill
4. Scottsbluff 45.90a
 Anselmo Camacho, Evan Heggem, Josiah Lopez, Luke Rohrer
5. Torrington 47.11a
 Kevin Parish, Brett Posten, Nicholas Sherbeyn, Dylan Waller
6. Bayard 51.71a
 Bryce Burry, Daemon Avilez, Justin Whitebear, Mitch McKibbin

4×400 Relay

1. Sidney 3:33.76a
 Mitchell Porter, Derek Robb, Christian Balandran, Skylar Heineman
2. Alliance 3:38.42a
 Kysen Harris, McClain Adamson, Owen Shelmadine, Mason Hiemstra
3. Bayard 3:39.27a
 Payton Oliverius, Justin Whitebear, Bryce Burry, Mitch McKibbin
4. Gering 3:45.66a
 Kolton Ebbers, Brady Radzymski, Riley Schanaman, Cody Ferguson
5. Scottsbluff 3:48.58a
 Cameron Geary, Anselmo Camacho, Evan Heggem, Troy Stambaugh
6. Torrington 3:49.22a
 Aaron Borger, Bryan Lemmon, Josh Posten, Cody Pierce

4×800 Relay

1. Scottsbluff 8:55.19a
 Kennedy Ronne, Tucker Straub, Nicholas Perrin, Jesse Jaramillo
2. Sidney 9:02.29a
 Benjamin Bashtovoi, Kaden Vowers, Colton Peckham, Bret Jaggers
3. Bayard 9:16.68a
 Ryan Liakos, Daemon Avilez, Trevor Reish, Justin Whitebear
4. Alliance 9:23.56a
 Kaden Kindred, Bailey Shimp, Mason Hiemstra, McClain Adamson

Shot Put

1. 11 Nathaniel Woodruff 45-11.00 Torrington
2. 12 Jacob Wambolt 45-10.50 PR Torrington
3. 12 Adam Von Lintel 45-08.50 Scottsbluff
4. 10 Garrett M Conn 45-00.00 PR Gering
5. 12 Luke Ferguson 44-11.50 PR Scottsbluff
6. 10 Corbin Harris 44-08.50 Torrington

Discus

1. 11 Arik Doty 141-02 Sidney
2. 11 Christian Lecher 132-10 Sidney
3. 11 Nathaniel Woodruff 132-07 Torrington
4. 12 Luke Ferguson 126-00 Scottsbluff
5. 12 Cade Pfeiffer 123-02 Alliance

High Jump

1. 12 Mitchell Porter 6-02.00 Sidney
2. 11 Bryan Lemmon 6-02.00 Torrington
3. 10 Kolton Ebbers 6-00.00 Gering
4. 9 Keegan Grant 5-10.00 PR Alliance
5. 11 Riley Schilz 5-10.00 Gering
6. 9 James Bruner 5-08.00 Scottsbluff

Pole Vault

1. 11 Kevin Price 12-08.00 PR Scottsbluff
2. 12 Jonathan Smith 12-02.00 Sidney
3. 12 Ross Dunn 10-08.00 PR Alliance
4. 9 Keegan Grant 10-08.00 Alliance
5. 9 Parker Dahlberg 10-02.00 PR Alliance
6. 11 Alex Jallen 10-02.00 PR Sidney

Long Jump

1. 11 Mason Hiemstra 20-08.00 PR Alliance
2. 11 Josiah Lopez 20-06.50 PR Scottsbluff
3. 10 Kysen Harris 20-05.50 Alliance
4. 12 Nick Foote 20-02.00 SR Scottsbluff
5. 12 Jakob Austad 19-03.75 Sidney
6. 9 James Bruner 19-00.50 PR Scottsbluff

Triple Jump

1. 12 Nick Foote 41-06.50 PR Scottsbluff
2. 11 Cameron Geary 40-10.50 PR Scottsbluff
3. 12 Jakob Austad 40-05.00 Sidney
4. 11 Caleb Andrews 39-08.50 PR Gering
5. 11 Josiah Lopez 39-02.50 Scottsbluff
6. 12 Kenneth Witcofski 38-06.00 Gering

Postseason future on the line for Chadron State softball at Adams State

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Chadron State College softball will try to get back into contention for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference postseason this weekend when it heads to Alamosa, Colorado, for a weekend series with Adams State University. Eight games remain in the conference schedule, with Chadron State

If the Eagles, currently ninth in the conference standings, win the series, then not only would they jump past the eighth-place Grizzlies, but it is possible they would also pass up seventh-place Black Hills State, who travels to South Central Region No. 7 Regis University this weekend.

CSC’s opponent for this weekend is on a streak of seven losses, with the most recent four occurring at second-place Colorado Christian in Lakewood. The Grizzlies may have had one of the toughest schedules in the league, with eight games against nationally-ranked opponents and 14 against the top 10 teams in the region. They are one-half game ahead of the Eagles at 13-29 (10-18 RMAC).

Chadron State comes in at 12-27 (10-19 RMAC) after dropping a series 3-1 to Colorado Mines at home.

Without the services of sophomore pitcher Megan Horn, the Eagles moved down to third in team earned runs average last weekend, jumping to 3.26 for the season. Fortunately for the Eagles, the Grizzlies only bat .268 for the season, barely above the .239 CSC is allowing this season.

ASU’s opponents are hitting .352 and scoring an average of seven runs, although those numbers include the 13 runs per game it allowed to ranked opponents. Against No. 1 Colorado Mesa alone, the Grizzlies gave up 57 runs on 62 hits over four games.

Adams State does, however, have some pop in the bat of junior outfielder Tyler Hays, who has 32 RBI and 13 home runs in 2018, batting .382. She ranks second in the RMAC for both triples and homers. Five other Grizzlies are just above .300 for the season.

If she is available, Chadron State would no doubt welcome the return of Horn to the pitching staff, who missed games with illness.

The Eagles play at noon on Saturday, April 21, and 11 a.m. on Sunday. Doubleheaders are scheduled both days.