Tigers knock off Treynor, 4-2

Osiel Pedersen allowed two first inning runs before settling down to shut out Treynor over the final six innings in Red Oak’s 4-2 victory in nonconference baseball Friday at Red Oak’s Legion Field.
Pederson was masterful at times on the mound, scattering just four hits, no earned runs and striking out six. He also walked just one batter.
“This was a good win for us as we gave up two runs in the first and then shut them down the rest of the way,” said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson. “It was good to see us battle back and score two in the first after giving up two in the top half. Osiel did a great job on the mound throwing lots of strikes. It was nice to come back and get a win after a tough loss on Tuesday.
Cale Hall had two hits and drove in a run to lead the Tigers at the plate. Kaleb Sebeniecher, Carson Roeder and Pace Chaillie each added hits.
Riley Lauver took the loss for Treynor. The pitcher tossed two innings, surrendering four runs on two hits.

Shenandoah 6,
Red Oak 2
Shenandoah pushed four runs across in the fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie on its way to a 6-2 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball Tuesday.
Both of the Red Oak’s runs came in the top of the first inning before Mustang pitcher Logan Twyman settled down to shut the Tigers’ bats down the next six innings.
“We played well tonight other than a few mistakes,” said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson. “Credit Shenandoah, they gottimely hits in the game that led to some runs late in the game.”
Reese Montgomery had a good night on the mound for Red Oak. The junior threw five innings, allowing seven hits, four earned runs and one walk while striking out two.
Cale Hall was 2-for-2 at the plate and Dalton Ferree had a double that drove in two runs.
“We struggled at the plate tonight with 12 strikeouts,” Johnson said. “We will look to improve on hitting a bit and clean up our mistakes.”
Levi Green and Tyler Babe each drove in two runs for Shenandoah.

Red Oak 9,
Nodaway Valley 5
Red Oak rallied from a 5-0 hole to down Nodaway Valley 9-5 in nonconference baseball last Monday in Red Oak.
“We started out a little shaky, but we battled through it and got the win,” said Red Oak coach Tristin Johnson.
The Tigers trailed 5-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth where they answered with five runs of their own. They added two more in the fifth and two in the sixth to seal the win.  
Seth Lydon started on the hill and pitched 3 and 1/3 innings allowing three earned runs on two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Masen Fisher came on in the fourth inning to earn the win. The senior tossed 3 and 2/3 innings allowing one run on one hit while striking out five.
“It was good to see Seth throw a little deeper in the game tonight,” Johnson said. “Both Masen and Seth came back after a tough first outing at the start of the year. It was a good night getting hits from the top of the batting order tonight. Having hits from the top six in our batting order. The last few games we have had more hits with the lower half and so to get production from the top tonight was good to see.”
Cale Hall collected three hits in three at bats to lead the Tigers. Osiel Pedersen added two hits, and Kaleb Sebeniecher added a hit and drove in two runs.
Red Oak girls smack 24 hits in win
Red Oak plated 12 runs in a big fifth inning rally to defeat Sidney 20-14 Friday in nonconference softball.
The Tigers dug themselves an 11-3 hole after four innings before their bats came alive with 12 runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to pull out the win.
“The girls showed to themselves and everyone else in attendance what they are capable of and the grit that they have,” said Red Oak coach Alec Ruskell. “With the chips stacked against us and a lot of people probably calling it wraps on the game, down 10 the girls strung together 12 runs in the fifth inning to take the lead. This was after two clutch runs in the fourth inning to keep the game going. Once we got the lead, we continued the positive plays onto the defensive end and only allowed one run in the next two innings to close out the game.”
Lilly Cooper started the night in the circle and came out firing with her best outing of the season. The eighth grader threw a season low in pitches per inning and pitches per batter while throwing highs in percentage of strikes, three pitch at bats, and strikeouts, according to Ruskell.
“With that stellar night, Sidney was still able to put the ball into gaps with hits that all you can do is tip the cap to them,” Ruskell said.
Emma Wingert came on to pitch the final two and 2/3 innings allowing just two hits and one run.
Offensively, Red Oak smacked a season-high 24 hits in the win.
“From top to bottom throughout the lineup the girls did their job at the plate and especially on the basepaths,” Ruskell said. “We had 24 hits as a team and added 19 stolen bases. We took our aggressive approach to the next level. It started off rocky with getting hard hits just missing the gaps and Sidney making tough plays, but when we got the ball rolling it was hard for it to stop.”
Kaylee Aughe was 4-for-5 with five RBIs and two stolen bases. Lucy Demasi and Josie Sampson also added four hits and three stolen bases apiece. Rayne Chandler also reached base on all five of her plate appearances.

Shenandoah 21,
Red Oak 0
Shenandoah collected 12 hits and Allysun Hansen tossed a two-hit shutout in a 21-1 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball last Tuesday.
Red Oak coach Alex Ruskell called the loss “a tale of two stories” for his team.
“If one were to look at box score and the stat lines then they would assume it was a rough outing for the Tigers,” Ruskell said. “Far from it, we played very well and the improvement we have made throughout the season continues to be shown.”
Lilly Cooper took the mound to start the game for the Tigers and had another strong outing trying to focus on what she can control and not letting extrinsic factors affect her, Ruskell said. Emma Wingert came on in relief of Cooper and had a strong performance, throwing strikes and making the opponent make plays.
Cooper took the loss after allowing four hits and 10 earned runs while walking six.
“Another defensive performance with minimal errors continuing to show that when the opposing team isn’t on their game putting the ball into gaps positive things come our way,” Ruskell said. “Future remains to look bright as we keep working towards finding our groove one game at a time.”
Ruskell called Josie Sampson his “offensive standout for the night.” Sampson had both of the Tigers’ hits.
Lyndie Green and Chloe Nelson each drove in three runs for Shenandoah.

East Union 10,
Red Oak 0
East Union scored first inning runs on its way to a 10-0, four-inning victory over Red Oak in nonconference softball last Monday in Afton.
“They got out to a fast start in the first inning hitting the gaps hard and chaining things together well to score five (runs),” said Red Oak coach Alec Ruskell.
Lilly Cooper started in the circle and took the loss after allowing 10 hits and 10 earned runs.
“Lilly did a great job on the mound again, battling through a few different situations and throwing hard,” Ruskell said. “East Union was just able to have a great day at the plate.”
The Eagles’ Presley Weeks tossed a two-hitter with six strikeouts in the win.
Rayne Chandler and Lucy DeMasi each singled for Red Oak.
“We are still working to be more consistent getting on the basepaths and finding our stride,” Ruskell said. “East Union played well in all facets and were able to best us. A great performance defensively across the board for us, and when they didn’t hit the gaps, we made the plays necessary to get the outs which can be difficult for a young team, but we have continued to have relatively error free fielding.”