The Lions of St. Joseph Christian High School scored 2 first-inning runs, then added to the lead with five tallies in the 3rd inning, part of a 10-3 road win on Thursday afternoon at Burleigh Grimes Field against the Trenton Bulldogs.
Down 7-0 headed to the home 3rd, Trenton scored twice, only to allow Christian to score three more runs in the 4th. Â A single tally for THS in the 5th completed the scoring.
Drew Rorebeck, hitting out of the 2 spot in the lineup, had a good day for Trenton, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a base on balls. Â Colton Colston was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI’s, while Mason Owen added an RBI for Trenton.
Spencer Harris went the first 2 1/3 innings for the Bulldogs, giving up four hits and six runs (four earned), with three walks and four strikeouts. Â Sam Schilling pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up four runs, walking four batters. Â Drew Rorebeck was effective for the Bulldogs in the late stages of the game, firing four shutout innings at the Lions, giving up two hits, while striking out an eye-popping total of eight.
Jonathan Wing earned the win for St. Joseph Christian, pitching five innings for the Lions, allowing four hits and three runs (two earned). Â He struck out eight Bulldogs. Â Levi Glidwell pitched shutout baseball in the 6th and 7th innings, striking out four batters. Â Elias Manners was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI’s for SJCS. The setback for Trenton drops the Bulldogs season record to 5-6.
Other baseball finals from Thursday included Smithville defeating Lafayette 2-0, West Platte over East Buchanan 6-5, and in a KCI battle of unbeatens, Mid-Buchanan winning at Lawson 11-6.
