Trojan baseball splits series with Garden City

Monday, April 21


Despite splitting a four-game set with Garden City this weekend, the Colby Community College baseball team (24-22, 14-14) holds its own destiny on whether it will host a first-round series in the region tournament. CCC maintained its two-game edge over Garden City and Dodge City in the conference standings, with just one four-game conference series left. The Trojans play Hutchinson at home on April 26-27. Meanwhile, Garden City will play last place Cloud County and Dodge City will travel to Butler.

The Trojans are currently in fourth place at 14-14, behind Seward (22-6), Hutchinson (21-7) and Barton County (19-13). They are ahead of Garden City (12-16), Dodge City (12-16), Butler (11-17), Pratt (9-19) and Cloud County (8-20). The Trojans could lock up a home series if they win three-out-of-four against Hutch, which would be a tall task.





Recaps against Garden City



Game one

Trojan starter Sean Lydon pitched all seven innings to pick up the victory in a 4-2 win. Lydon allowed two earned runs on nine hits while striking out seven batters. The offense was supplied by Steve Kletke, who homered twice, and Brennan Peterson who was 2-for-4 with a solo homerun.



Game two

The Trojans dug themselves a big hole, falling behind 11-3 after two innings. They did mount a comeback, but fell short, losing by a 12-10 score. Brennan Peterson, Jaret Chatwood and Aaron Dunsmore each had three hits in the loss.



Game three

The Trojans lost game three 5-3. Chris Urbach allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings and picked up the loss. Josh Edwards pitched well in relief, allowing just one hit in 3 2/3 innings of relief. Aaron Dunsmore was 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored, and Steve Kletke was 1-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI.



Game four

The Trojans evened up the series with a 6-4 victory. Scott Hornstra went the distance, picking up his fifth win of the season. Hornstra allowed just one earned run, four overall, in seven innings. Aaron Dunsmore was 2-for-3 with a homerun, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Catcher Eric Sim was 1-for-3 with 2 RBI and Steve Kletke doubled twice for the Trojans.