COLONY — It was a scoring explosion from the first pitch when the Crest High baseball team dominated Oswego at home Monday.
The Lancers (18-0) scored eight runs in the first inning, a visible sign of how the rest of the afternoon would unfold. Crest went on to earn a pair of run-rule victories by scores of 15-0 in both games. Ryan Golden and Holden Barker each slapped home runs.
“We have some leadership in the dugout and I think the younger players follow their leadership and that’s how we really get rolling,” said Barker.
Game one
Trevor Church was nearly untouchable on the mound again as he only had to record six outs before Rogan Weir pitched the third and final inning. Golden went deep and Avery Blaufuss scored three runs in a 15-0 game one stomping.
The Lancers struck in the bottom of the first inning when Stetson Setter singled home Church and Jack White. Setter, Barker and Weir each got on base in the first inning and all scored on errors. Blaufuss doubled home Jensen Barker for a 6-0 advantage before Blaufuss and Logan Kistner each scored on a Setter two-run double for the 8-0 lead.
Crest added on to its cushion in the second inning when Golden sent a three-run home run to left field. Church and Setter also scored later in the inning on errors and passed balls for a 13-0 lead.
“I was hoping to drive it up the middle but I got out in front of it and hit it to left,” Golden said. “I’ve been working on adding some power from my back foot and it’s really what I’ve been looking for, to add more power to my swing.”
Blaufuss scored on a wild pitch and Golden scored on a Church RBI single in the bottom of the third.
Church and Setter each had two hits. Golden drove home three. Church ended his start allowing only two base runners via single and walk and had six strikeouts.
Game two
The Lancers didn’t slow down their offensive attack as they brought nine more runs across home plate in the bottom of the first.
Blaufuss started on the mound and worked only one inning before Golden relieved.
Holden Barker singled home Jerry Rodriguez to spark the Crest scoring before Setter rocketed an RBI single to left which plated Barker for the 2-0 lead.
Brayden Goodell doubled home Setter and White singled home Weir and Goodell for the 5-0 lead. Rodriguez then singled home White. Barker belted his two-run home run to left field for the 9-0 lead.
