Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The Logan baseball team handed host Grady its first losses of the season with consecutive no-hitters during a district-opening doubleheader on Thursday.
The Longhorns blanked the Bronchos by scores of 10-0 and 12-0 — with both games shortened by the mercy rule — to improve to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in District 3.
Grady fell to 7-2-1, 0-2.
“Our pitchers threw a lot of strikes,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “The defense backed them up when they needed to. Grady has a good team, and so I was pleased how our team performed offensively and defensively.”
In the 12-0 decision, Logan pitcher Kaeden Stoner struck out 13, walked five and allowed no hits in five innings. Stoner helped his cause with three hits and two RBI. Izaiah Kneitz hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Logan led 4-0 after four innings, then blew open the game with eight runs in the fifth.
In the other game, both teams were scoreless through three innings until Logan tallied three in the fourth, two in the fifth and five in the sixth.
Starter Brock Burns went 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10, walking two and allowing no hits. Park Strong finished the final one-third of an inning, fanning one.
Mason Wallin went 2-for-4 with five RBI for the Longhorns.
Logan 17, Clayton 7
Logan 11, Clayton 1
The Longhorns swept a home doubleheader April 11 against Clayton by scores of 17-7 and 11-1.
In the first game, Logan jumped to a 17-4 lead after just two innings.
Stoner went 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBI for Logan. Kneitz and Skyler DeLuca each drove in two runs. Logan batters drew 11 walks during the game.
The Longhorns used a committee of Mitchell Wall, Strong and Burns to strike out seven and allow two hits and eight walks.
In the other game, Logan scored five runs in the second inning and added three in each of the third and fourth innings to take control.
Kneitz and Stoner combined for nine strikeouts on the mound, allowing only three hits and three walks in five innings.
Diego Sanchez went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Clayton fell to 1-9 on the season.