Trousdale tops Boyd in Thursday twin bill
Thursday was far from a perfect day for the Boyd Christian School baseball team, as they were swept in a doubleheader by Trousdale County at Edley Newman Field.
But for Trousdale’s Matt Vance, perfection was the perfect way to describe his afternoon performance.
Vance pitched five innings of perfect baseball to help his team to a 10-0 victory over the Broncos in Thursday’s opener, and although Boyd put together a bit of offense in the nightcap, the Jackets were too tough to contain and completed the sweep with a 13-2 win.
Shortstop Eric Vetetoe had a big day at the plate for Trousdale, and got his team off to a good start in the third inning of Game 1 with a two-run homer to straight-away center field off Boyd starter Dustin Roberts.
Roberts took the loss in the opener, working 3-1/3 innings and allowing five runs while waking six batters and hitting three more. The Vetetoe home run was the only hit Roberts gave up.
The Jackets added four more runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of a hit batsman and two walks to load the bases with one out. A single and two more walks set up Maurice Harris, who drove in two more runs with a single.
Trousdale County put the game away with three runs in the top of the fifth, all of which came without connecting for a base hit. Two walks followed by two hit batsman set the stage for Nelson Harper’s RBI groundout, and another hit batsman reloaded the bases, allowing the Jackets to take advantage of back-to-back RBI walks by Jon Bryant before Adam White came on in relief to retire the side.
White was the fourth pitcher used by the Broncos in Game 1, with Tyler Hillis and Bryant also working in relief of Roberts.
Vance needed no help from his bullpen, fanning nine Broncos in the perfect outing.
In Game 2 Trousdale took a quick 3-0 lead in the first, courtesy of a Bronco error and Vetetoe’s second homer, a two-run shot to left.
But Boyd finally put some offense together in the bottom of the second inning, beginning when Henry Hall, Hillis and Kendall Wooten strung together three straight singles. Wooten drove Hall in for Boyd’s first run, but Mitchell Young was fanned for the second out of the frame and Hillis was caught trying to steal third on the same pitch, ending the Broncos’ threat.
The Jackets plated three runs in the third, and added three more in the fourth before Boyd’ Ryan Hill led off the bottom of the fourth with a single and scored on an infield hit from Wooten.
Trousdale put the game away in the top of the fifth, striking for four more runs, and pitcher Josh Wilkerson retired the Broncos in order in the bottom of the frame to nail down the sweep.
Dillon Childers pitched Game 2 for the Broncos, giving up nine hits and nine walks. He hit four batters and struck out five, and eight of the Jackets’ 13 runs were earned.
At the plate, Wooten finished 2-for-2 with two RBIs, while Childers, Hill, Hall and Hillis had the Broncos other hits against Wilkerson, who struck out four and walked one.
Boyd travels to Mt. Juliet Christian on Thursday for a 3:30 doubleheader.