COLONY — With his players antsy to get out on the baseball diamond, Crest High head coach Roland Weir scheduled a series of scrimmages last week in preparation of their season-opener.
“It really paid off,” Weir said Monday after the real opener, a doubleheader sweep of visiting St. Paul.
The Lancers cruised to wins of 16-0 and 16-1 to open the 2021 season.
“We’ve been waiting for this for two years,” Weir said. “Everybody’s hungry. This group did well in football, and did pretty well in basketball. Plus, we’ve got a bunch of baseball players.
“We have a good chance to do really well.”
Monday featured a little bit of everything.
Stratton McGhee went deep twice in the opener as Crest scored eight times in the first inning, twice in the second and five in the third to end the game once the lead hit 15 runs.
Meanwhile, Trevor Church allowed nary a hit in his three innings of work, with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Other hitting stars included Jack White, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, Stetson Setter, who had a single and double, and Kobey Miller, who singled twice. Ryan Golden doubled; Holden Barker and B Hobbs added singles.
A SECOND-INNING error allowed St. Paul to score a run in the second game, the only blemish on the day for the Lancers afield.
“We threw strikes,” Weir said. “We played some defense in the second game, for the most part. We played very well.”
Tyson Hermreck picked up the win, striking out three and allowing two hits and no earned runs in his three innings of work.
He aided his cause with a 3-for-3 game at the plate, including a home run and five RBIs.
Meanwhile, Setter doubled twice, while McGhee, Church and Avery Blaufuss also doubled. Barker chipped in with a triple. Golden and Ethan Godderz both singled.
The Lancers are back in action on Thursday at home against Uniontown.
