ATHENS DROPS 6-2 DECISION AT WYALUSING
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | April 24, 2021 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
WYALUSING — Wyalusing took the lead in the bottom of the first inning,
and never relinquished it en route to a 6-2 win over Athens here
Saturday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action.
With
seven of his teammates, including four starters and the team’s ace
pitcher, out due to Covid-19 quarantine, Wyalusing’s Nick Kelly stepped
up with a strong pitching performance, and several of the remaining Ram
hitter delivered key two-out hits.
Kelly earned the win, allowing
two runs — one earned — on five hits, while striking out five and
walking four in 6 2/3 innings of work. Trehnon Hugo worked around a walk
to record the final out.
Athens took the early lead on an RBI
single by Cam Sullivan in the top of the first inning, but the Rams
answered with two runs in the home half of the inning.
With two
outs, an Athens error extended the inning. After a single by Spencer
Krewson and a walk loaded the bases, C.J. Carr delivered a two-run
single to left field to put the Rams up 2-1.
Wyalusing added
three runs in the second inning to take a 5-1 lead. All three runs came
with two outs, and the rally included RBI singles by Chase Houser and
Krewson.
Wyalusing tacked on a run in the third inning on a two-out error by Wildcats to extend the lead to 6-1.
Athens
got a run back in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI double by
Lucas Kraft, but he was left stranded at third base, and the Wildcats
managed just a pair of singles over the final three innings.
Sullivan
had two hits and drove in one run, while Caleb Nichols singled twice,
and Kraft doubled and drove in one run to account for Athens’ five hits.
Kraft
was tagged with the tough-luck loss. He allowed six runs — all unearned
— on 10 hits, while striking out two and walking two in five innings of
work. Gage Warner allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless inning of
relief.
Houser stroked three singles and drove in one run, while
Carr had two hits and two RBI, Krewson had two hits, scored one run,
and drove in one run, and Kelly singled twice and scored one run in
Wyalusing’s 11-hit attack.
Athens, now 4-6, hosts Williamson Monday.
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