Raiders battle through tough week
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The Raiders have had a tough time getting the bat to find the ball recently and currently sit at 2-3 on the season.
NV 4, Mount Ayr 3
The Raiders first contest came against Nodaway Valley last Tuesday, in which they fell 4-3.
Kolben Klommhaus, Connor Eaton and Erik Trujillo each scored for the Raiders but it wasn’t quite enough.
The Raiders scored their three runs in the sixth to tie the game, but a sacrifice fly saw the Wolverines score the winning run.
Isaac Grose pitched six innings, allowing four runs, six hits and striking out seven batters.
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
NV 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Hitting
AB H R BI
KoKlomm 3 1 1 0
Eaton 3 1 1 0
KeKlomm 4 0 0 0
Grose 3 0 0 0
Trujillo 0 0 1 0
Swank 4 0 0 0
Lambert 3 2 0 0
Knapp 1 0 0 1
Elwood 3 0 0 0
Doster 3 1 0 0
TOTALS 27 5 3 1
Pitching
IP H ER R K
Grose 6 6 3 4 7
TOTALS 6 6 3 4 7
Mount Ayr 13, EU 0
The Raiders found their first win in Afton last Thursday, winning 13-0 after seven innings.
The Raiders were led at the plate by Dawson Swank who recorded two hits, three runs and one RBI.
Connor Eaton also recorded three runs to help the Raiders get their first win.
Mount Ayr held a two run lead over the Eagles until the fourth inning, where they recorded two more runs. In the top of the sixth, the Raiders were up 6-0 and held the Eagles scoreless. In the bottom of the sixth, the Raiders put up seven runs to round out the 13-0 final.
Keelan Klommhaus started on the mound for the Raiders, receiving the win and allowed one hit and struck out six batters.
Dawson Swank closed the game, pitching three innings, allowing four hits and struck out four batters.
The Raiders went on to record nine hits against the Eagles, but struggled early on to make contact at the plate.
“We struggled the first game against Nodaway Valley, we still struggled tonight. We still need to get more work in,” said coach Chris Elwood. “We’ve been putting in a lot of work and hopefully it’s going to click here eventually, but right now it has been a struggle. The final score was 13 – nothing, but it was a lot closer than that.”
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 2 0 0 2 2 7 013
EU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hitting
AB H R BI
KoKlomm 3 0 1 0
Eaton 3 2 3 0
KeKlomm 2 0 2 0
Grose 3 0 1 0
Swank 3 2 3 1
Lambert 4 3 1 3
Knapp 4 1 1 1
Doster 2 1 1 0
Trujillo 1 0 0 0
J.Grose 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 9 13 5
Pitching
IP H ER R K
KeKlom 3 1 0 0 6
Swank 3 4 0 0 4
TOTALS 6 5 0 0 10
Wayne 7, Mount Ayr 1
The Raiders would play Wayne Friday night in what would turn out to be an interesting game.
The Raiders fell 7-1 in the matchup, with pitcher Briar Knapp taking the loss and the Raiders only recording five hits on the night.
The interesting part of the game though, came when Wayne pitched an ineligble pitcher.
He was ineligible because he was over the pitch count and required another day of rest.
With the infraction, Wayne will be subject to automatic forfeit and Mount Ayr will receive a win.
Coach Elwood has been in contact with the Athletic Association, but as of Monday night, had not heard back on the ruling.
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
WN 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 7
Hitting
AB H R BI
KoKlomm 4 1 0 0
Lambert 4 2 0 0
Grose 2 0 0 0
Eaton 4 1 0 0
Swank 4 0 1 0
KeKlomm 2 0 0 0
Knapp 2 1 0 0
Trujillo 0 0 0 0
Doster 2 0 0 0
Elwood 2 0 0 0
J.Grose 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 5 1 0
Pitching
IP H ER R K
Knapp 5.1 7 6 7 2
Shay .2 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 6 8 6 7 3
MStM 14, MA 4
The Raiders traveled to Martensdale for a triangular against the Martensdale-St. Mary’s Blue Devils and the Interstate-35 Roadrunners.
The Raiders first game came against the host team, in which they fell 14-4.
The Blue Devils went up 8-0 heading into the third inning before the Raiders scored all four runs in the top of the third.
The Raiders allowed six more runs before the game ended and Adler Shay took the loss on the mound.
Shaw threw 64 pitches in two innings, allowing eight runs off eight hits and struck out two batters.
Erik Trujillo pitched four innings and threw 63 pitches allowing six runs on three hits and struck out one batter.
The Raiders scored four runs on nine hits and recorded four RBI.
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
MSt 1 7 0 2 1 3 014
Hitting
AB H R BI
KoKlomm 4 4 1 0
KeKlomm 3 1 1 0
Eaton 3 1 0 0
Grose 2 0 1 1
Swank 3 0 0 0
Knapp 3 1 0 1
Doster 3 1 0 2
J.Grose 2 0 0 0
Shay 1 1 1 0
Trujillo 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 9 4 4
Pitching
IP H ER R K
Shay 2 8 5 8 2
Trujillo 4 3 2 6 1
TOTALS 6 11 7 14 3
I-35 18, MA 16
The Raiders second game of the triangular was a high scoring affair against the Roadrunners.
Mount Ayr ultimately lost 18-16, but the lead went back-and-forth, with the Raiders taking an early first inning lead with three runs.
The turning point for the Roadrunners was in the bottom of the fifth where they scored eight runs after trailing the Raiders 9-8.
Keelan Klommhaus led the Raider offense with five runs on three hits, while Connor Eaton saw homeplate four times on one hit along with an RBI and a stolen base.
Jace Grose received the loss, pitching three innings and allowing seven runs off six hits and striking out three batters.
Connor Eaton saw some mound time, pitching 1.2 innings, allowing three runs off five hits and Zach Doster pitched 1.1 innings, allowing eight runs off six hits and struck out two batters.
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 3 0 5 1 0 3 416
I-35 0 4 3 1 8 2 018
Hitting
AB H R BI
KoKlomm 5 1 1 0
KeKlomm 3 3 5 0
Eaton 2 1 4 1
Grose 1 0 3 2
Knapp 2 1 1 2
Doster 4 1 1 4
Swank 4 1 0 1
Trujillo 5 0 0 1
Larson 4 1 1 0
J.Grose 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 9 16 11
Pitching
IP H ER R K
J.Grose 3 6 2 7 3
Eaton 1.2 5 3 3 0
Doster 1.1 6 7 8 2
TOTALS 6 11 7 14 3
Mount Ayr 2, MT 1
Monday night, the Raiders traveled to Mormon Trail to play in what would be a low scoring contest.
The Raiders scored early, putting a run on the board in the bottom of the first.
Pop flys and ground outs plagued both teams throughout the night as they struggled to find homeplate.
A couple of nice catches by both teams showcased the defensive battle that ensued in Humeston.
In the top of the fifth, Mormon Trail capitalized on a couple Raider mistakes to score the tying run.
The game went into one extra inning and Mount Ayr was able to take the lead after Isaac Grose slammed one out right, knocking in Keelan Klommhaus for the the winning run.
“We are very happy with that win. They are a very quality team,” said coach Elwood. “They had won eight in a row. Keelan threw very well, he’s limited right now due to his arm and Dawson came in and threw five great innings. If we throw strikes and play solid defense we can play some great ball.”
