Jackets grab pair of wins at 89er
COOPER HENLEY was among those delivering clutch plays as KHS went 2-1 in the Guthrie 89er Tournament last weekend. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
Kingfisher doubled its win total over the weekend by going 2-1 at the Guthrie 89er Tournament.
The Jackets won the first game of a double-header on Thursday by downing Perry 10-8.
After suffering a 12-7 setback later that day to the OKC Broncos, they came back Friday for a 9-4 win over Chickasha.
Three pitchers combined to surrender three hits against the Chicks.
Trypp Lack handled the first three frames and gave up three runs, though only one was earned.
Sloan Merrill followed with 1 1/3 innings of work and also gave up an earned run.
Jagger Braun then disposed of the Chicks over the next 2 2/3 innings as he didn’t hand over any runs.
Each pitcher surrendered one hit.
The Chicks struck first with three runs in the bottom of the second as they took advantage of two walks, a KHS error and one hit.
They carried that 3-0 lead into the top of the fourth before Carter Stephenson struck.
The sophomore belted a two-run home run to pull the Jackets within 3-2.
Chickasha got a run back in the bottom half of the frame, but the Jackets came alive in the sixth.
Two walks and a double loaded the bases for Cooper Henley, who cleared them with a double of his own for a 5-4 lead.
Henley made it 6-4 by scoring on Merrill’s single and the Jackets kept adding to it with two outs.
Brett Calamateo and Lack had RBI hits to push the advantage to nine runs.
KHS overcame four errors with nine hits.
Henley and Lack had two apiece.
Henley drove in three runs while Lack provided 2 RBIs.
Christian Farrell got the bulk of the work against Perry.
He pitched five innings, gave up 10 hits and even earned runs in picking up the win.
Calamateo pitched a hitless sixth inning for the save.
The Maroons plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth to claim an 8-5 lead.
Kaden Cline got the Jackets within a run with a two-run single.
Henley and Stephenson followed up with run-scoring hits for the 10-8 lead.
Calamateo overcame an error and a hit batter to close out the game in the bottom half of the inning.
Henley finished 3 for 3 and drove in a pair of runs while scoring twice.
Cline was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and two runs scored.
Braun also was 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs.
Chace Cooper drove in two runs as well.