Raiders sit atop POI after win Friday
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Mt. Ayr 13, NV 3
The Raider baseball team had a short break after a postponement of the Wayne vs Mount Ayr contest Tuesday, June 7, which seemed beneficial for the arms and bats of the Mount Ayr team as they hosted Nodaway Valley last Friday night.
Both teams headed into the Pride of Iowa matchup undefeated in the conference.
The Raiders were fueled by four home runs from Adler Shay, Jaixen Frost, Jaydon Knight and Cody Larson.
Going eight-for-24 at the plate, the Raiders bosted a .333 average and saw 12 RBI.
Jaixen Frost was walked twice, once intentionally, recorded one hit, three runs and struck out once.
“Caelen [DeVault] was throwing good, he struck me out and I was a little disappointed in myself, but he’s a good pitcher. Striking out to that caliber of pitcher you can’t really be that disappointed,” said Frost. “The next time I was up I was going to make it count.”
The Raider base running was more aggressive than usual with seven stolen bases, including home plate by Jaixen Frost.
The Raiders only committed one error behind pitchers Jaixen Frost and Jace Grose who combined for four strikeouts, three runs allowed and two hits.
The win put the Raiders as the final undefeated team in the conference race at this point.
“We just got to keep doing what we’re doing and focus on one game at a time and focus on each opponent and wherever we end up at the end of the year is where we will end up,” said coach Anthony Maldonado.
Coach Bill Hutnington touched on the game and what he took away from the win.
“Nodaway Valley is a good team. I think they put one of the better pitchers in the state in play a lot,” said coach Huntington. “We don’t throw Jaixen a lot but they put him into play. What I’m ecstatic about is how many ground balls were in play. Riley Stark made some nice plays, Raines [Sackett] had a nice play, Jace Grose had a good one, so I was really pleased with the effort of the infield.”
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
NV 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
MA 4 1 1 1 6 0 0 13
Hitting
AB H R BI
Frost 2 1 3 1
Reynolds 4 2 1 1
Shay 2 2 3 1
Knight 4 1 2 4
Stark 2 0 1 0
Grose 2 0 0 1
Drake 2 0 0 1
Larson 4 2 1 2
Ehlen 2 0 1 1
Sackett 0 0 0 0
Trujillo 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 24 8 13 12
Pitching
IP H ER R K
Frost 4 2 0 0 4
Grose 1 2 3 3 0
TOTALS 5 4 3 3 4
Mt. Ayr 12, MStM 2
The Raiders traveled to Martensdale on Saturday for a triangular with the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils and Interstate-35 Roadrunners.
The Raiders downed the Blue Devils, 12-2, after a slow start, put a big fifth inning pushed the Raiders into a comfortable spot.
The Raider bats put runs on the board in the second and third to go up 4-0 on the Blue Devils before giving up a run in the bottom of the fifth, up 9-1.
The sixth saw three more runs for the Raiders, with one to the Blue Devils to give us the 12-2 final.
The Raider bats were led by Jace Grose who recorded two runs on three hits and four RBI.
Jaydon Knight scored three runs to lead the team while Ryce Reynolds recorded two hits, one run and three RBI.
On the mound, Raines Sackett received the win, pitching five innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out one, before Grose came in for four pitches and Knight came in, striking out two and allowing one run on one hit.
The Raider fielders committed only one error on the day.
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 0 1 3 0 5 3 0 12
MSM 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Hitting
AB H R BI
Frost 4 2 1 1
Reynolds 5 2 1 3
Shay 4 1 1 1
Knight 2 2 3 1
Stark 3 1 1 0
Grose 4 3 2 4
Larson 2 1 0 0
Sackett 3 0 0 0
Ehlen 4 2 1 1
Trujillo 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 31 13 12 11
Pitching
IP H ER R K
Sackett 5 3 1 1 1
Grose .1 0 0 0 0
Knight .2 1 1 1 2
TOTALS 6 4 2 2 3
I-35 11, Mt. Ayr 4
The Raiders turned around and faced the Interstate-35 Roadrunners on Saturday, dropping their second game of the season.
The Raiders mustered six hits in the loss and striking out eight times against pitchers Christian Williamson and Kyler Kirkpatrick.
Both teams scored runs in the first before the Roadrunner bats got going, putting four runs on the board in the second, and adding three more in the fourth.
The Raiders added three runs in the fifth and sixth, equal to what the Roadrunners added, to keep Interstate-35 ahead.
Ryce Reynolds recorded two singles in the contest and one run with one RBI to lead the Raider sticks.
On the mound, Daron Drake received the loss, throwing 52 pitches in 1.1 innings, allowing five runs on one hit and striking out one.
Dylan Swank came in and pitched 5.2 innings, throwing 65 pitches and allowing six runs on five hits.
Stats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
MA 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
I-35 1 4 0 3 1 2 0 11
Hitting
AB H R BI
Frost 3 0 1 0
Reynolds 3 2 1 1
Shay 3 0 0 0
Knight 4 0 0 1
Stark 4 1 0 0
Grose 3 0 0 0
Larson 2 1 1 0
Drake 1 0 0 0
Ehlen 3 2 1 1
Trujillo 0 0 0 0
Swank 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 6 4 3
Pitching
IP H ER R K
Drake 1.1 1 4 5 1
Swank 5.2 5 3 6 0
TOTALS 7 6 7 11 1
