Vicksburg opened Wolverine Conference baseball play Friday with a home sweep over Three Rivers, winning 6-0 in game one and 6-2 in game two after six innings.
GAME ONE
Senior Adam Henderson was the star of game one for the Bulldogs, pitching a complete game shutout. Henderson struck out 11 and only allowed one hit and two walks. He led the way offensively as well, getting two runs and a RBI with a triple and double. Vicksburg had solo runs in the second and third innings, followed by four in the fifth.
W- Adam Henderson: 7 IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 11 K, 1 HBP
L- Zach Ludwick: 5 IP, 7H, 6R, 3 ER, 3 K
Gamechanger stats
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
| THREE RIVERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| VICKSBURG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | 6 | 8 | 2 |
GAME TWO
Three Rivers started hot with two runs in the first inning off a single, walk, and error. Vicksburg added one in the bottom of the first with Trevor Pryson bringing in Garrett Ketelaar. Pryson gave the Bulldogs the lead in the third inning with a three-run home run for a four RBI game.
Freshman Parker Wilson allowed two unearned runs in his five inning start. The game was called after the top of the sixth due to impending darkness and some light rain.
W- Parker Wilson: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 K
L- Ty Hackenberg: 3 IP, 8H, 6R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Gamechanger stats
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||
| THREE RIVERS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| VICKSBURG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | x | x | 6 | 10 | 3 |
The victories push Vicksburg to 3-1 overall and drop Three Rivers to 2-4. The Bulldogs are set to play Niles Monday at Notre Dame. After that, they travel to Kalamazoo Central Wednesday, which can be heard live via JoeInsider.com. The Wildcats host K-Central next on Thursday.
Listen back to Friday’s broadcasts here: GAME ONE – GAME TWO
Meanwhile at the softball diamond, Three Rivers swept Vicksburg with two shutouts, 6-0 in game one and 9-0 in game two. Kylee Nash was a stud for the Wildcats, pitching both complete games with 15 strikeouts. Offensively, she had two runs, six hits, and five RBI between the two games, including a grand slam in the second game.
Photos by Nicci Plummer
