Cadet boys fall to Comets, NH; rout Osage; lose two at home

CRESCO - A rough start against Charles City hurt the Crestwood baseball team on May 29 as the Comets defeated the Cadets, 10-2.

Competing at Osage on May 31, the Cadets broke open a close game with six runs in the fifth en route to a 10-0 win over the Green Devils in six innings for their first win of the season.

Playing two games against New Hampton at home on June 1, the Cadets lost game one, 2-6; and dropped game two, 0-10, in five innings.

Taking on Turkey Valley and South Winn at home on June 2, the Cadets lost to TV, 0-9; and fell to SW, 2-10.

 

C. City 10, Cadets 2

Playing at Charles City on May 29, the Cadets fell behind, 0-10, after two innings before losing, 2-10.

Charles City scored six runs in the first inning and four runs in the second. Crestwood scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

“Our starting pitcher, Reid Wiley, struggled to find the strike zone early,” Cadet Coach Gary Steffen said. “We also struggled on defense. Kade Munkel came on in relief, and after the second inning, we settled down (as a team). One good thing I saw was that our kids didn’t quit after falling behind early.”

Matthew Slifka had one hit and one run batted in for the Cadets. Colter Bye and Frank Hrdlicka each scored one run. Carter Henry and Kade Munkel each tallied one hit. Reece Meinecke had one run batted in.

Reid Wiley was the losing pitcher. He faced six batters, allowed two hits, four walks and six earned runs. Munkel tossed four innings, allowed five hits, two earned runs, three walks and struck out one. Slifka tossed two innings, allowed two hits and struck out three.

Score by innings

CW  0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2

CC   6 4 0 0 0 0 x - 10

 

Cadets 10, Osage 0

Crestwood held a 3-0 lead after four innings before erupting for six runs in the fifth during a 10-0 win over Osage on May 31.

“Before the game, we emphasized to the team that we needed to play seven good innings, and we did,” Steffen said. “Gabe Grabau threw strikes on the mound, and we made the plays on defense. All-around, our defense was sound, which made Gabe’s job easier on the mound.

“Offensively, we hit the ball well. Colter Bye led us at the plate with a triple, two singles, two RBI and three stolen bases. Grabau executed a good squeeze bunt. We had nine stolen bases as a team. It was fun to see our young guys develop,” Steffen said.

Grabau nailed down the win as he went six strong innings, allowed only two hits, one walk and struck out four.

Colter Bye tallied three hits, including one triple, three runs, two RBI and three stolen bases. Jon Henry had two hits. Carter Henry tallied one double, two runs and two stolen bases.

Frank Hrdlicka had one hit, one run and one stolen base. Gabe Grabau had one hit and one RBI. Shane Vokaty tallied one hit and one RBI. Hunter Bye scored two runs. Kade Munkel and Cade Wenthold each scored one run.

Score by innings

CW  0 1 1 1 6 1 - 10

Osg  0 0 0 0 0 0 -  0

 

NH 6, Cadets 2 (G1)

In game one, New Hampton took a 4-0 lead after three innings and held off a late rally to beat Crestwood, 6-2.

“New Hampton is a very solid team, and we knew we would need to play almost perfectly to beat them,” Steffen said. “In game one, we played competitively, but we needed to make more plays on defense. Overall, I was happy with our effort, and we showed we could compete against the best in our conference.”

Carter Henry and Colter Bye each had one single. Reid Wiley had one hit and one run. Kade Munkel had one double. Gabe Grabau scored one run.

Frank Hrdlicka was the losing pitcher. He went six innings, allowed 10 hits, six earned runs, two walks and struck out three. Matthew Slifka tossed one inning and allowed one walk.

Score by innings

NH   2 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 6

CW   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2

 

NH 10, CW 0 (G2)

In game two, the Chickasaws scored five runs in the fourth during a 10-0 win over the Cadets in five innings.

“We got in the hole early, and we didn’t make the plays we needed to on defense,” Steffen said. “Our starting pitcher, Carter Henry, had his ups and downs, but he threw better later on. Matthew Slifka and Reid Wiley came on in relief. We need to be able to minimize our mistakes on defense.”

Jon Henry, Colter Bye and Gabe Grabau each had one single for the Cadets.

Carter Henry was the losing pitcher. He went three innings, allowed three hits, five runs (two earned), four walks and struck out two. Slifka pitched one and one-third innings, allowed three hits and one run. Wiley tossed two-thirds of an inning, allowed one hit four earned runs.

Score by innings

NH  3 2 0 5 0 - 10

CW  0 0 0 0 0  - 0

 

TV 9, Cadets 0

Facing Turkey Valley in game one on June 2, several errors on defense hurt the Cadets as Turkey Valley won, 9-0.

“Going into Saturday, I was concerned about how much pitching we’d have after playing four games earlier in the week,” Steffen said. “Reid Wiley was our starting pitcher, and I was happy he pitched. Unfortunately, we had a lot of errors on defense and only one hit on offense. Bryden Juelsgaard pitched well in relief.

“Offensively, we need to be more ready to hit the ball. We have a lot of guys guessing when to swing the bat,” Steffen said.

Shane Vokaty had one single in the first inning to account for Crestwood’s only hit.

Reid Wiley was the losing pitcher. He went five innings, allowed seven hits, six runs (two earned), one walk and struck out five. Bryden Juelsgaard tossed two innings, allowed five hits, three runs (two earned), one walk and struck out three.

Score by innings

TV   3 1 0 2 0 0 3 - 9

CW  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

 

SW 10, Cadets 2

Playing South Winn on June 2 at home, the Cadets took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the Warriors scored seven runs in the bottom of the first on their way to a 10-2 win.

“We took an early lead in the top of the first before things fell apart in the bottom of the first,” Steffen said. “South Winn had good pitching and hitting, but we put ourselves in a hole with our errors on defense.

“Of the 10 runs South Winn scored, nine of them were unearned runs. Ashton McConnell threw strikes relieving starter Jon Henry. On defense, we need to work more on our fielding and making good throws,” Steffen said.

Shane Vokaty had one hit, one run and two stolen bases. Jon Henry tallied one hit. Carter Henry had one stolen base. Hunter Bye scored one run.

Jon Henry was the losing pitcher. He tossed two-thirds of an inning, allowed five hits, seven runs (one earned), two walks and struck out one. McConnell pitched five and one-third innings, allowed six hits, three runs (no earned runs), one walk and struck out two.

Score by innings

CW   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2

SW   7 0 3 0 0 0 x - 10