COLONY — Crest High was firing on all cylinders at St. Paul Monday, erupting for six runs in the first inning of the opener and 14 runs in the second inning of Game 2.
The Lancers improved to 13-5 with wins of 14-0 and 16-1, but they didn’t have long to celebrate. Crest was right back in action Tuesday at Southeast-Cherokee. (Results were unavailable by press time.)
Crest pitcher Ryan Golden set the tone in the top of the first of Game 1, striking out the side. The Lancers didn’t take long to pull ahead. Kade Nilges was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the first. Drake Weir followed with an RBI single, and Brayden Goodell smacked a bases-clearing double, making it 5-0. He later scored on a passed ball for the sixth run.
Goodell wobbled a bit in the second inning, loading the bases on three walks, but he also struck out the side without allowing a run.
Three St. Paul errors led to two more Lancer runs before Logan Kistner drove in two more with a single. Yet another error brought Kistner home, making it 11-0.
The Indians again loaded the bases in the top of the fourth without a hit, taking advantage of a pair of Crest errors and a walk, but Golden again emerged unscathed with three more strikeouts. Jerry Rodriguez hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth. Rogan Weir got into the act with an RBI double to complete the scoring.
Golden and Kistner combined on a no-hitter. Golden threw the first four innings, striking out 11. Kistner pitched the fifth inning, again without allowing a hit.
Kistner and Rogan Weir each had a single and double to pace the Lancer offense. Goodell and Rodriguez also hit doubles, while Drake Weir chipped in with a single.
CREST scored twice to open Game 2, thanks to Rogan Weir’s sac fly and Golden’s RBI single, but a double play with the bases loaded ended the rally.
It served as a primer for an explosive second inning. Rodriguez singled in a run before Kistner drove in two more with a double. Nilges walked with the bases loaded, another error came in on an error. Roy Gordon followed with an RBI grounder before Goodell singled in a run, making it 10-0. Henry White got into the act with a two-run triple. He then scored on Kistner’s RBI ground ball to third. A fielding error and passed ball plated two more runs before Drake Weir capped the scoring with an RBI double.
Kistner pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout. Drake Weir allowed two hits over two innings with two strikeouts.
White wound up with a single and a triple. Kistner singled and doubled. Goodell singled twice and Drake Weir had a double. Golden, Nilges, and Rodriguez all had singles.
