Blanchester’s Austin Dick slides safely into second as East Clinton’s Lukas Runk takes a throw Monday during SBAAC National Division baseball at Bott Field.
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Blanchester’s Brayden Wiley connects during Monday’s game against East Clinton at Bott Field.
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Blanchester’s Sammy Roush awaits a pitch during Monday’s game against East Clinton at Bott Field.
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East Clinton’s Carson Henry awaits a pitch during Monday’s game against Blanchester at Bott Field on the BHS campus.
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East Clinton’s Christopher Rider awaits a pitch during Monday’s game against Blanchester at Bott Field on the BHS campus.
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East Clinton’s Peyton Spurlock delivers a pitch during Monday’s game against Blanchester at Bott Field on the BHS campus.
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BLANCHESTER — Austin Dick had four hits and four RBI and Dreyden Dees added five RBI as Blanchester run-ruled East Clinton 18-8 Monday in SBAAC National Division baseball.
The Wildcats stay unbeaten in league play at 5-0. They are 6-1 overall.
The Astros move to 1-4 on the year, 1-3 in the National.
Dees, Dick and Cooper Reynolds combined to go 9-for-12 with 12 runs batted in. BHS had 14 hits, walked 10 times and had a hit batter.
“We did not play a clean game,” Blanchester manager Aaron Lawson said. “We gave them 11 free bases. We cannot give teams more than three outs an inning.
“I like how we responded when we were tested late in the game. Good teams find a way to win. Our bats and base running carried us.”
Blanchester led 7-3 going to the fifth when East Clinton scored three runs to make it 7-6. The Wildcats plated six runs in the bottom of the fifth and ended the game with five in the sixth.
SUMMARY
April 8, 2024
@Bott Field, BHS
Blanchester 18, East Clinton 8
EC^1^2^0^0^3^2^^8^5^2
B^3^2^1^1^6^5^^18^14^3
(8) EAST CLINTON (ab-r-h-rbi) Kimmey 4-1-1-0 Huff 3-0-0-0 Lilly 3-2-0-0 Warner 2-1-0-0 Day 4-0-2-2 Henry 3-1-0-0 Dunn 3-1-1-2 Rider 1-1-1-1 Runk 0-1-0-0 Singer 2-0-0-0 TOTALS 25-8-5-5
(18) BLANCHESTER (ab-r-h-rbi) Roush 2-2-1-0 Dees 2-3-2-5 Sipple 1-4-0-0 Dick 5-1-4-4 Elston 3-0-0-2 Skates 0-0-0-0 Reynolds 5-1-3-3 Mueller 2-2-1-0 Wiley 3-2-1-2 Behymer 0-0-0-0 Sears 2-2-2-1 Burress 0-0-0-0 TOTALS 25-18-14-17
2B: B-Dick 2; EC-Day, Dunn, Rider
3B: B-Roush
SB: B-Dees 3, Dick 2, Mueller 2, Behymer, Sipple, Sears Roush; EC-Kimmey
HBP: B-Sipple; EC-Warner 2, Huff
SAC: B-Dees 2, Elston
PITCHING^ip^h^r^er^bb^so
East Clinton
Lake^2^2^5^4^5^1
Spurlock^3^9^8^6^0^1
Singer^0.1^3^5^5^5^0
Blanchester
Dick (W)^4.2^4^6^3^5^10
Mueller^1.1^1^2^2^0^2
