Panthers claw past Tigers, 10-2

ur Red Oak pitchers in a 12-2 Panthers’ win in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball Thursday.
Playing its fifth game in four days, the contest was a reset for the Tiger pitching staff, said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson.
“We threw four pitchers, keeping them under 40 pitches to make them available Monday or Saturday if needed,” Johnson said. “We did well getting more in the zone and throwing strikes tonight still had a few too many walks and hit by pitches but was better tonight. We did a good job coming to play even without our one or two on the mound. I challenged the guys to be better in this aspect as sometimes we drop in play when its not our one or two going.”
Hudson Fisher, Masen Fisher, Carson Roeder, and Seth Lydon all threw for the Tigers.
 Cale Hall had two hits and Carson Roeder, Reese Montgomery and Masen Fisher one hit each for Red Oak.
“We are doing much better barreling up the baseball which is going to lead to some more hits down the road,” Johnson said. “We had several hard hit balls tonight but they were right at kids and Creston did a good job making the plays. We got down early 2-0 after top of the first, but did a good job battling back to tie at two after runs scored by Roeder and Hall.”
Tanner Ray tossed the complete-game win for the Panthers. He allowed four hits and struck out six.

Clarinda 10,
Red Oak 4
Clarinda used a seven run fourth inning to pull away from Red Oak for a 10-0 win in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball last Wednesday.
The Tigers got a home run from Carson Roeder and pair of doubles from Reese Montgomery as part of a 12-hit attack.
“We knew these two would get going and hit the ball hard and they are getting there,” said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson.
Hudson Fisher added three hits and Dalton Ferree two base knocks.
Osiel Pedersen started on the mound for Red Oak and went 5 and 2/3 innings giving up 12 hits, 10 earned runs and three walks to go with three strikeouts.
“It was nice to see our bats get going a little again today,” Johnson said. “Sometime they are really going to come at clutch times and are going to score a lot of runs. Osiel did a great time pitching, only walking three. Credit to Clarinda they were hitting the ball hard and in some gaps today.”
Warner Schmitt earned the win for Clarinda on the mound. The starting pitcher surrendered 11 hits and four runs over six innings, striking out four and walking none.
Clarinda collected 12 hits of their own in the game with Nolan Wagoner going 3-for-4 and Ryan Wagoner hitting a triple and a home run while driving in five.

Shenandoah 15,
Red Oak 0
Shenandoah pitcher Teagan Brunk and Joe O’Rourke combined to no-hit Red Oak while the Mustangs pounded 12 hits in a 15-0 victory in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball last Monday.
“Tonight we struggled to get the bats going,” said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson. “I thought we did a good job putting the ball in to play but just hit right at the defenders tonight. Shen had the fortune of hitting the ball hard and being in gaps tonight. Unfortunately, that is baseball at times. We did better throwing strikes tonight but it was still lower than what we expected.”
Pace Chaillie started on the mound and went two innings, giving up seven hits and 12 earned runs while walking six.
“I thought he settled in after a slow start and a few of the runs credited as earned should have been avoided if we make a few plays,” Johnson said.
Kaleb Sebeniecher came on in relief of Chaillie, going two innings and giving up four hits and three runs.
“We had zero hits on the night, but it was nice to see us putting it in play, some time we’re going to get them to fall,” Johnson said.
Reese Montgomery had two hit-by-pitches while Sebeniecher and Hudson Fisher both drew walks.
Tyler Babe and Zane McManis had two hits and drove in three runs each for Shenandoah.

Tigers drop
double-header
The Red Oak baseball team dropped a Hawkeye 10 Conference double-header 6-2 and 16-12 on the road to Kuemper Catholic at Merchants Park in Carroll last Monday.
In game one, the Knights built a 5-0 lead after two innings and cruised to the win. Pitcher Benjamin Cook no hit the Tigers through four innings to earn the win while allowing three hits and one earned run.
“Tough loss,” said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson. “It took us a bit to get the bats going. Hudson Fisher broke open the hits for us. He hit the ball hard in game one. He was 1-for-3 with a single but hit the ball hard right at players who made the play in the other two.”
Masen Fisher singled and drove in a run while Cale Hall had a hit and scored a run.
Reese Montgomery went six innings, allowing six earned runs on seven hits while striking out five to take the loss.
“Reese threw well and gave us a shot, you have to credit Kuemper,” Johnson said. “They had some timely hits and hit it hard.”
The Tigers got off to a hot start with four runs in the top of the first in game two, but they couldn’t hold off the Knights in the 16-12 loss.
Red Oak tallied 12 hits in game two with Carson Roeder leading the way with a 3-for-4 night. He also drove in a run. Cale Hall and Dalton Ferree each had two hits and drove in runs and Masen Fisher doubled to drive in two.
On the mound, the Tigers’ struggled to keep the Knights off the basepaths. A quartet of pitchers combined to allow five hits but gave 16 free passes with eight walks and eight hit-by-pitches. Seth Lydon took the loss after allowing one hit and five earned runs over 2/3 of an inning.
Brenden Vonnahme picked up the win for Kuemper after tossing five innings and allowing two hits while striking out eight.

Tigers drop two to Creston
Creston notched a pair of 21-2 and 16-3 victories over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball Thursday.
The Panthers notched 14 hits in the game one win and 15 hits in game two.
“If you were going to just look at the box score and stat sheet it would seem like there wasn’t competitive softball but that wasn’t the case,” said Red Oak coach Alex Ruskell. “Despite the stat lines we were competitive in both games, putting the ball in play right at defenders where Creston was able to piece together a few gap shots and  then follow it up with a deep hard hit.
“We had a few more errors than usual that we need to clean up but otherwise it was a sound day with people getting to positions they need to be but just unable to wrangle in the amazing gappers hit our way.”
Lilly Cooper started the opener, giving up seven hits and nine earned runs.
“She gave up some gap shots in the first inning but outside of three batters in the third that she struggled with, she pitched well finding the zone,” Ruskell said. “She’s working on finishing batters when we get out ahead and continuing to grow consistently.”
Emma Wingert pitched her usual consistent ways in the second game, according to Ruskell, finding the zone and getting to 100 pitches for the first time in her career, showing her growth in endurance on the mound.
Offensive shoutouts for the Tigers were Kaylee Aughe with two hits and two runs driven in and Cooper with a hit, a walk, a run scored, and three stolen bases.

Shenandoah 15,
Red Oak 2
Shenandoah plated nine runs and took advantage of 11 walks in a 26-minute first inning on its way to a 15-2 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball last Monday.
“The first inning was a rough go around for our pitchers as we went through three pitchers in the first inning trying to find the zone,” said Red Oak coach Alex Ruskell. “A couple good gap shots from Shenandoah, but a lot of walked batters gave them an early lead in the game. If you take out the first inning, it was a 6-2 ball game and looked even closer than that.”
The Tigers finished with four hits. Lucy DeMasi, Rayne Chandler, Emma Wingert and Alyssa Young each notched hits. Chandler recorded an RBI.
“We did a great job hitting the ball hard, but it was either in the direction of a defender, or they were able to make a great play on the ball,” Ruskell said. “We hit the ball like we did tonight and a lot of good things are going to happen.”
Lilly Cooper starter the game and after her rough start, came back into the game after the second inning and pitched very well.
“She showed a lot of determination and heart that a lot of young athletes don’t have to be able to bounce back in the same game of being pulled,” Ruskell said. “Rayne Chandler had a good night behind the plate also bouncing back after that tough first inning.”
Cooper was credited with the loss in the circle.
Bella Trowbridge had two hits and drove in four runs to lead Shenandoah.

Kuemper blanks Tigers
The Red Oak softball team had a rough night in Carroll last Monday.
The Tigers could never get on track in 16-0 and 29-0 loss in the Hawkeye 10 Conference double-header.
“Tough night on the diamond for us,” said Red Oak coach Alec Ruskell. “We did a lot of things right on offense and defense but there were just little things here and there that we allowed to get us to let the games get out of hand.”
In the opener, the Knights notched eight hits and drew nine walks. Aubree Cardiel picked up the win in the circle after scattering five hits and striking out 10 in the shutout.
Lucy DeMasi and Josie Sampson led the way with two hits each in game one.
Lilly Cooper was credited with the loss. She allowed seven hits and 10 earned runs over two innings of work.
In game two, the Knights plated 15 first inning runs. For the game they collected 15 hits and 14 walks.
Charlotte Schwabe picked up the win after pitching two scoreless innings.
DeMasi had the Tigers’ lone hit in game two.
Despite the lopsided score, Ruskell was pleased with his team’s defense.
“Defensively, across the board, the outfield made a lot of great plays and were excellent getting to the ball and getting the ball in quick to prevent extra bases,” he said. “A couple hard hit balls to the infield we were able to snag.  Josie Sampson was a rock at third base, and she is finding her comfort again.”