CHEROKEE — A pair of fielding errors put Crest High’s Lancers in a 4-0 hole after one inning Monday at Southeast High.
Undaunted, the Crest Nine dusted themselves off and took advantage of some Southeast miscues of their own, rolling from there in a 16-4 romp.
The fun continued in Game 2 of the doubleheader, with the visiting Lancers dispatching the host Lancers 16-4 once again.
The wins keep Crest’s record spotless on the season at 6-0. Crest is back in action Thursday at Pleasanton.
Crest immediately got three runs back in the top of the second with a pair of walks, a hit batsman and an error paving the way.
A four-run third inning gave Crest the lead for good, with two walks and two errors another key contributor, along with singles by Rogan Weir and Jack White.
Tyson Hermreck doubled to lead off the fourth. He scored on Stetson Setter’s double to open the floodgates. By the time the dust settled in the inning, Crest led 12-4. Four more runs in the fifth ended the game, via the 15-run rule.
Weir rapped out three hits in the victory, with four RBIs. Avery Blaufuss and Stratton McGhee also singled twice. Hermreck and Church notched doubles. Trevor Church and White both had singles.
Church cruised on the mound. He gave up two hits in five innings with five strikeouts. None of the four runs were earned.
CREST spotted Southeast a quick 2-0 lead in the second game, before erupting for seven runs in the top of the third.
Familiar ingredients, errors, fueled the rally. Southeast fielders committed four errors in the frame, paving the way for a 7-2 lead.
Weir’s two-out single in the fourth scored Setter for an 8-2 margin.
Crest then ended all suspense with an eight-run sixth. Three hits, three walks, an error and a hit batsman did the trick.
Avery Blaufuss started on the mound. He gave up five hits with seven strikeouts over his five innings of work. Jack White struck out a batter while pitching a scoreless sixth to end the game.
Crest batters rapped out 11 singles along the way. Setter, Church and Weir all had two apiece. Hermreck, Barker, Blaufuss, Ethan Godderz and Miller all singled as well.
