Posted: Apr 02, 2022
- Louis Holt had a busy day at the plate on Saturday, smacking four hits in Fort Scott's 24-14 victory over Highland CC. Holt doubled in the first, doubled in the second, singled in the third, and singled in the sixth.
- Bats blistered as Fort Scott collected 17 hits and Highland CC tallied 14 in the high-scoring game.
- Highland CC got on the board in the first inning when #18 was struck by a pitch, driving in a run.
- In the bottom of the first inning, Fort Scott tied things up at five when.
- Fort Scott pulled away for good with eight runs in the second inning. In the second Mitchell Szczygiel singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run, Holt doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs, Grant Jones homered on a 3-2 count, scoring four runs, and Brody Szako hit a solo homer.
- Fort Scott put up eight runs in the third inning. Peyton Messenger, Jones, and Szako powered the big inning with RBIs.
- Highland CC scored seven runs in the fifth inning. #37, #5, #4, #34, and #37 all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.
- Tyler Gorman led the Fort Scott to victory on the pitcher's mound. The pitcher surrendered six runs on eight hits over four innings, striking out three and walking one. Colton Spencer, Peyton Medeiros, and Jake Uber all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.
- #36 took the loss for Highland CC. The pitcher allowed six hits and nine runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out three.
- Fort Scott smacked five home runs on the day. Messenger went deep in the third inning. Jake Skaggs had a long ball in the first inning. Szako went for the long ball in the second and third innings. Jones had a dinger in the second inning.
- Fort Scott tallied 17 hits in the game. Holt, Szako, Jones, Szczygiel, Skaggs, and Messenger all had multiple hits for Fort Scott. Holt led Fort Scott with four hits in five at bats.
- Highland CC collected 14 hits on the day. #4, #34, #27, and #21 all managed multiple hits for Highland CC. Highland CC was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. #20 made the most plays with five.