by Leni Ritzenhoff
Dryden Cardinals Varsity Baseball went on the road to Akron-Fairgrove for a doubleheader on Tuesday, May 31st (at Fairgrove), sweeping the doubleheader. In the first game, they won with 18-0, 3 inning mercy, and in the second game with a 16-1 mercy-rule win. The overall record was 17-5-1 and the NCTL League Record was 8-3-1.
Game 1 Stats (18-0 win):
In the first game, Joe Breeding had 2 hits including a Double and a Triple followed by Marty Barker, Sonny Coscione, Josh Harris, and Zack Lemke who each had 1 hit. Lemke’s hit was a Triple.
Charlie Fliedner and Michael Hickmott each had 3 walks added by Mason Stofcheck who had 2 walks. Barker, Dylan Ledford, and Owen Gall each added 1 walk.
Barker, Breeding, and Stofcheck scored 2 runs each for Dryden. Fliedner, Hickmott, Ledford, and Lemke each had 2 and Coscione 1.
Barker, Breeding, and Coscione earned 3 RBIs each, Harris achieved 2, and Hickmott and Ledford, 1.
Coscione, Fliedner, Ledford, and Lemke stole 1 base for the Cardinals each.
In pitching, Zack Lemke got the win by pitching 3 scoreless innings. He gave up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 6 Akron-Fairgrove batters.
Amazing Job, boys!
Game 2 Stats (16-1 win):
In the second game, Dylan Ledford had 3 hits including 1 Double followed by Marty Barker, Sonny Coscione, and Zack Lemke who each had 2 hits (Barker had a Double. Charlie Fliedner and Josh Harris each added 1 hit.
Charlie Fliedner added 2 strong walks, while Gall, Harris, Ledford, and Stofcheck each had 1 walk.
Ledford scored 3 runs for the team followed by Lemke, Stofcheck, Breeding, Coscione, and Harris who each scored 2 runs, and Fliedner who scored 1.
Barker, Ledford, Coscione, and Harris received 2 RBIs each. Breeding, Fliedner, Gall, Lemke, and Stofcheck each achieved 1.
Coscione, Ledford, and Lemke stole 3 bases each for the Cardinals followed by Breeding and Fliedner who each stole 1.
In pitching, Dryden combined 3 pitchers for the win (Dylan Ledford, Owen Gall, and Mason Stofcheck). Dylan Ledford got the win by pitching 2 scoreless innings and giving up 0 hits and striking out 6 batters.
Great Job!!
Dryden Cardinals Varsity Baseball against Marine City Cardinal Mooney in Districts at Capac
Dryden Cardinals Varsity Baseball played Marine City Cardinal Mooney in the first round of Districts in Capac on Saturday, June 4th, losing 14-5.
Their Overall Record is 17-6-1 and the NCTL League Record is 8-3-1.
Stats:
Zack Lemke, Charlie Fliedner, and Mason Stofcheck had 1 hit each, Lemke’s was a Double. Sonny Coscione added 3 walks for the team, followed by Marty Barker who added 2 walks, and Joe Breeding who had 1 walk.
Coscione scored 2 runs for Dryden followed by Barker, Breeding, and Gall who each had 1.
Lemke earned 3 RBIs and Coscione 1.
Barker stole 2 bases successfully for Dryden.
In pitching, Zack Lemke got the start. He pitched 4 â…“ innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 7 hits and 4 walks while striking out 9 Cardinal Mooney batters.
Dryden closes out the season this week on the road at Memphis on Monday and at home for an NCTL doubleheader vs Genesee on Wednesday.
