by Leni Ritzenhoff
The boys played Caseville in an NCTL doubleheader on Monday, May 9th in Caseville, sweeping the doubleheader with two no-hitters! They won Game 1 with 14-0 and Game 2 with 15-0. Good Job! The Overall Record is 9-4 and the NCTL League Record is 5-2.
Game 1 Stats (14-0 win):
The team did an amazing job with hits in this game. Charlie Fliedner went 3 for 4 hits and Zack Lemke, Dylan Ledford, Mason Stofcheck, Owen Gall, Tommy Giles, and Joe Breeding each added 1 hit. Ledford’s hit was a triple.
Mason Stofcheck had 2 walks and Marty Barker, Zack Lemke, Dylan Ledford, Owen Gall, and Tommy Giles each had 1 walk.
Tommy Giles scored 3 runs; Barker, Giles, Ledford, and Lemke scored 2 each; and Breeding, Fliedner, and Stofcheck each crossed the plate once.
Fliedner achieved 4 RBIs this game, followed by Lemke with 2 and Ledford, Stofcheck, Gall, and Breeding with 1 each.
Barker and Gall each stole 3 bases, followed by Giles, Ledford, and Lemke with 2 each and Breeding and Stofcheck with 1 each.
In this game, Dylan Ledford pitched a near-perfect game!!! He allowed zero hits, zero earned runs, 2 walks, and 12 strikeouts while pitching a 5 inning complete game.
Great job, boys !!!!
Game 2 Stats (15-0 win):
In this game, Owen Gall, Tommy Giles, and Michael Hickmott each had 2 hits followed by Charlie Fliedner and Josh Harris who each had 1 hit.
Zack Lemke, Sonny Coscione, and Charlie Fliedner each had 2 walks, and Tommy Giles and Mason Stofcheck added 1 walk each.
Coscione scored 3 runs in this game followed by Giles, Flieder, Gall, and Hickmott who each had 2, and Lemke, Stofcheck, Barker, and Harris who had 1 each.
Fliedner and Hickmott achieved 2 RBIs in this game, and Stofcheck had 1.
Barker, Gall, Coscione, and Fliedner stole successfully 2 bases each, and Breeding and Lemke each 1. In this game, Zack Lemke pitched 4 perfect innings. He allowed 0 runs, 0 hits, and 0 walks while striking out 9 Caseville batters.
Amazing game, boys!
Dryden Cardinals Varsity Baseball against Mayville
The team traveled to Mayville for an NCTL Stars division showdown on Thursday, May 12th in Mayville, sweeping the doubleheader in two tightly contested games. Game 1 with a 3-2 win and Game 2 with a 9-8 come from behind walk-off win. Their Overall Record is 11-4 and the NCTL League Record is 7-2.
The boys started strong with 2 hits each from Charlie Fliedner, Mason Stofcheck, and Joe Breeding. Zack Lemke and Tommy Giles both had 1 hit. Mason Stofcheck and Marty Barker each had 1 walk. Dryden played some small ball and Tommy Giles, Sonny Coscione, and Owen Gall each had 1 sacrifice bunt.
Fliedner, Lemke, and Stofcheck each had one run scored. Fliedner, Stofcheck, and Breeding achieved 1 RBI each. Breeding successfully stole 2 bases, followed by Barker and Fliedner, who each stole 1.
In pitching, Zack Lemke picked up the win. He pitched 6 strong innings for a complete game, giving up 2 hits, 2 walks, and 0 earned runs and striking out 9 Mayville batters.
Great job, boys !!!
Game 2 Stats (9-8 win):
In the second game, they started with Owen Gall, Tommy Giles, Charlie Fliedner, Josh Harris, and Sonny Coscione, who each had 1 hit. Charlie Fliedner celebrated his 18th birthday by hitting a walk-off single to win the game in the bottom of the 5th inning, and scoring Josh Harris from 2nd base! Congratulations on that! Charlie Fliedner had 3 walks, followed by Tommy Giles and Marty Barker with 2 walks each, and Zack Lemke and Mason Stofcheck added 1 walk apiece.
Fliedner and Lemke each scored 2 runs, followed by Stofcheck, Barker, Harris, Giles, and Breeding who each had 1.
Coscione achieved 2 RBIs each, and Fliedner, Gall, and Giles each added 1.
Barker successfully stole 2 bases and Breeding, Lemke, Coscione, and Fliedner each stole 1.
In pitching, Owen Gall got the start on the mound and combined with Sonny Coscione and Zack Lemke to help Dryden to victory. Zack Lemke got the win in relief, giving him 2 wins on the day!
Amazing Job this week, boys!!!
Dryden plays at home vs Peck on Monday, May 16th.
