It wasn't their Gold team, but the Cougars are the Cougars. And a sweep is a sweep. And mercy rule wins are rare.
The Warriors got it all Saturday in a double-header beat down of the rival Cougars Green, avenging a 10-1 loss to open the league season.
Game one ended after just 3-1/2 innings as a 10-run third inning in which every Warrior in the lineup scored led to a 15-3 mercy rule win. Max Versteegh went the distance for the win and he and Michael Daughtery, Ryan Niemeyer and Dalton Weems each had two hits in the 11-hit Warrior attack. Versteegh and Neimeyer also scored twice and Versteegh, Daughtery and Weems each had three RBIs. Defensively, the Warriors played error-free baseball for just the third time in 26 games.
The Warriors took all of five innings to beat the Cougars 10-5 in game two, extending their winning streak to a season-high four games. The Warriors squandered a 5-2 lead in the fourth inning with three errors, but put up five runs in the top half of the fifth to win 10-5. Robert Hogg got the win in one inning of relief, while Daughtery and Neimeyer again had two hits.
After ending a 16-game hitting streak in game one, Jordy Brown started a new one with a season-high three hits in game two. Brown, Daughtery, Mitch Blades and Will Teubel each scored two runs.
The Warriors take to the road Thursday for a 6 p.m. game with the Corridor Mudcats in Tiffin. On Friday, the Iowa City Trojans come to McKinley Field. With the June 9 game vs. the Firehawks canceled due to high school baseball conflicts, the Trojans will be the final tuneup for the League Tournament on Father's Day weekend.
The Warriors, winners of seven of their last nine games, stand at 15-11 on the season and are in position for a high seed in the state tournament at the end of June.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Cougar sweep as good as gold
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