(Avoca, IA) — AHSTW got their bats moving in the third inning and Freshman Kip Lamp did not allow a big inning in an 8-3 win over Audubon to sweep the season series.
Audubon would actually outhit the Vikings 9-8 but committed four errors, three of which allowed four runs.
The Wheelers scored first in the top of the 2nd when Walter Vetter got his first hit of the season, a RBI single to score Jorgen Nowatzke.
AHSTW answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd — Taylen Hansen tripled, Ty Nelson walked and Audubon committed their first error on a Cash Freeman grounder to allow both runners to score and the Vikings led 2-1.
Audubon added another run in the top of the 4th — Nowatzke got an infield single, Kodie Lansman singled, a double steal moved them up and Nowatzke scored on a RBI grounder by Garrett Vorm to tie the game at 2-2.
AHSTW took the lead for good in the bottom of the 4th –Chase Wheatley got a one out single, stole 2nd base and scored on a RBI hit from Camdyn Dresen. That was the last batter for Wheeler starter Dalton Miller — in came Nowatzke who got a pop out but Audubon committed its 2nd error on a grounder from Ty Nelson to score Dresen and it was 4-2 Vikings.
Brody Schultes got a one out triple in the top of the 5th and scored on a RBI single from Dawson Miller to cut the lead to 4-3.
In the bottom of the 5th, AHSTW broke it open — Cal Parker got a one out single, Sage Blotzer reached on an infield single, and Wheatley drove in one run with a RBI double. Dresen followed with a grounder to third and the throw was off line for Audubon’s 3rd error — Wheatley scored to make it 6-3. After a strikeout, Ty Nelson got a two run single and the Vikings built an 8-3 lead that was too much for the Wheelers.
AHSTW
Kip Lamp 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 hits, 0 walks, 7 K
Chase Wheatley 2-4, double, RBI, 2 runs
Ty Nelson 1-2, 2 RBI, run
Taylen Hansen 1-3 triple, run
Audubon
Jorgen Nowatzke 2-3, SB, 2 runs
Dawson Miller 2-4, RBI
Brody Schultes 2-3, triple, run, SB
Line Score
Audubon (2-10) 3 runs, 9 hits, 4 errors, 6 LOB
AHSTW (6-6) 8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 7 LOB
W: Lamp (1-0)
L: Miller (0-3)
Time: 1:54
