CHETOPA — Crest High’s baseball program remains spotless on the season, improving to 14-0 with a pair of wins over Chetopa.
It took the Lancers a few innings to get their bats going in the opener, but once they did, the floodgates opened.
Crest rolled to a 19-8 romp in Game 1, and continued the torrid offense in a 22-2 victory in the nightcap.
“We didn’t get our bats going the first three innings, but we finally broke through with some hits and took advantage of their walks and mistakes,” head coach Roland Weir said. “Defensively, we struggled the first couple of innings, which allowed them to stay in the game early. Chetopa also swung the bats pretty well the first three innings.”
Crest racked up 11 hits, with nine other Lancer batters reaching via walks, and three others reaching via error. Seven Crest batters also were hit by pitches.
Leading the way was Stetson Setter, who singled twice and doubled, while driving in three. Tyson Hermreck had a double and triple and three RBIs, while Trevor Church singled twice with an RBI. Jack White had three singles and Holden Barker singled once.
A triumvirate of Crest pitchers, Church, Hermreck and Kobey Miller, saw action, combining to allow five hits and strike out seven.
It became evident early on that Chetopa had run out of pitching in the finale. Hornet pitchers administered 14 walks and hit five others. Chetopa also committed four errors.
Ryan Golden had a single and double to lead the Lancers, while driving in five runs. Avery Blaufuss and Bryson Goodell also had doubles. Miller, Hermreck and Tucker Yocham added singles.
White went the distance on the mound, scattering three hits over three innings with six strikeouts and a walk.
The Lancers travel to Mound City Thursday to take on Jayhawk-Linn.
Crest also added a pair of home games May 6 against Humboldt, the schools announced Monday.
