Haxtun Bulldogs improve to 4-2 overall in baseball action last week

The Bulldogs improved to 4-2 on the baseball diamond last week with double-header wins over Sedgwick County and a 1-1 split with Wiggins.

According to MaxPreps, the week's events leaves the Bulldogs as one of the top three teams in the 2A/1A Lower Platte League. Merino, currently 5-1, holds the top spot just ahead of the second ranked Bulldogs. Wiggins falls in the third place slot with a 3-3 overall record.

Haxtun took on the Cougars of Sedgwick County on the road early last week in their second cold and windy contest this season. The Bulldogs notched two commanding wins, taking game one 18-0 and game two 26-0.

Individual stats from the Sedgwick County contest were not available on MaxPreps as of press time.

On Saturday, Haxtun hosted the Tigers from Wiggins in a much nicer day for spring baseball. Game one remained scoreless through the first two winnings until the top of the third when the Tigers put four runs on the scoreboard. The Bulldogs answered back with one run in the fourth inning but the contest would end just as it started, with scoreless innings throughout the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, giving the Tigers a 4-1 victory.

Stats for the Bulldog's first game against Wiggins were not posted on MaxPreps as of Tuesday morning's press deadline.

The second game went much different for Haxtun as the Bulldogs put two runs on the board in the bottom of the second inning. Both Haxtun and Wiggins added five runs in the third. Two innings later, the Bulldogs added another two to up their lead from two runs to four. The Bulldogs cruised to a 14-7 win after adding five more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and holding the Tigers scoreless in the top of the seventh.

Jerron Turney batted 1.000 in game two against Wiggins. He tallied three runs and three hits and notched four runs batted in. Kailin Kelly, Michael Gerk and Keegan Colglazier each went .500 at the plate. Kelly tallied four RBIs, the team high, in his four trips to the plate. Colglazier registered two RBIs followed by Gerk with one. Kyle Fryrear and Mason Bornhoft also added one RBI in game two Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs registered five stolen bases, including two from Turney. Kaiden Schelling, Owen Knode and Kelley each stole one base.

Schelling took the win on the pitcher's mound. He faced 27 batters, striking out one batter and allowing just two hits.

Isaac Andersen also pitched for the Bulldogs. Andersen faced seven batters. He sat down one and allowed three hits.

This week Haxtun is set to host Briggsdale at home on Thursday afternoon. On Saturday the Bulldogs are scheduled to face the Indians in Yuma in double-header action.