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IOLA — When the bats got going for the Osawatomie Raiders at last weekend’s Iola tournament, good things happened. When they didn’t, things didn’t go quite so well.
Princeton starter Shawn Talkington stifled Osawatomie batters in the tournament opener Saturday, limiting the Raiders to just four hits and one run, while striking out five, and he also received plenty of support from his defense in the Rebels’ 7-1 victory.
The Raider offense picked things up in a big way in their next game against Iola, pounding out 18 hits and scoring in five of the seven innings, in going on to outlast Iola 12-8.
Burlington’s offense proved too much for Osawatomie in the third-place game Sunday, scoring their runs early and late, in defeating the Raiders 11-3.
Princeton’s offense took a few innings to get going, but once it did, it piled on the runs in a hurry. All the Rebels needed was a six-run third to put away the game.
Matt Werkowitch led off the inning with a single, and although he had to return to the dugout after being thrown out at second base on a fielder’s choice, his hit seemed to jump-start the Rebel offense. A string of seven straight Rebels reached base, with Talkington starting by reaching on a fielder’s choice. Jordan Welch, Brian Palermo, Jonathan Pomatto, Skye Mills and Austin Porter followed suit — Mills on a walk and Porter on a hit by pitch — and all six came around to score.
That was all the support Talkington needed as he went on to pick up the complete-game victory.
Osawatomie’s lone run came on a Riley Divine single in the sixth. Gorman and Smith also had singles in the inning, but the Raiders (6-4) stranded two runners.
Against Iola, Osawatomie didn’t waste any time getting the bats started. Ronnie Pursley reached on a one-out single in the first, and Sean Callahan followed with a single to score Pursley for a 1-0 lead.
That was only a precursor to the next two innings as the Raiders scored six runs over that span to take control.
It was a dominating effort by Osawatomie’s offense. Each Raider recorded at least one hit in the win. Divine recorded three hits, and Pursley, Callahan, Chance Sinclair, Travis Marsh and Garrett Allen two each.
Sinclair picked up the victory on the mound.
Burlington scored five runs over the first two innings on its way to recording the eight-run victory.
Gorman plated Osawatomie’s first run in the second. He led off with a single and scored on a Divine double to cut the deficit to 3-1. Burlington scored two runs in its half of the second, but Osawatomie answered with two of its own in the top of the third as Smith and Pursley, who both reached on one-out walks, scored on a Gorman single.
It remained a 5-3 game until the sixth, when Burlington exploded for six runs, taking advantage of three walks in the process, to put away the game.
RAIDERS SWEEP FORT SCOTT
FORT SCOTT — Cody Wiseman isn’t know for his pitching, and he has rarely stepped on to the mound during his high school career. Yet, he gave the Raiders one of the best pitching outings so far this young season, limiting Fort Scott to just one run and one hit, and received help from his defense when needed, as the Raiders took the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader 9-1.
“He threw really well,” Osawatomie coach Mike Marsh said.
Osawatomie’s offense continued to roll in the nightcap, scoring seven runs before Fort Scott even stepped to the plate, and cruised to a 12-5 victory to complete the sweep.
“Hitting is contagious,” coach Marsh said. “We looked pretty good.”
Wiseman yielded a walk in the first, and Fort Scott capitalized to take a 1-0 lead. That’s all the damage he allowed, as he didn’t yield another run the rest of the way.
It did take a while for the bats to start coming alive for the Raiders in the opener, but once they did, it proved to be a domino effect.
Divine, competing in his first game since suffering a back injury last month, got things started with a one-out single in the third. Sinclair capped off the four-run frame with a two-run double — and the Raiders took control.
Divine reached base three times, drawing two walks in his final two at-bats.
Osawatomie didn’t waste any time getting the bats going in the nightcap. Smith was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Pursley followed by reaching on an error, and three batters later, Gorman drew a walk. Sinclair made Fort Scott pay for the miscue, clearing the bases with a three-run single.
Spencer Booe had an RBI single and Smith capped off the long inning with a two-run double. All the damage was done with two outs.
Tyler Keast pitched the first three innings, yielding three runs — all coming in the first. Divine threw the final four innings, allowing two runs and three hits.
“Tyler struggled a bit with his control,” coach Marsh said. “Riley came in and threw really well.”
Osawatomie hosted Eudora on Tuesday and returns to the diamond Thursday at Burlington before returning to the Karl E. Cole Sports Complex this weekend to host a tournament. On Saturday, the Raiders will face Paola at 9 a.m. and Lansing at 1 p.m. On Sunday, Osawatomie faces Mound City at 1 p.m. and Princeton at 3 p.m. to complete pool play. First- and third-place games follow at 5 p.m.
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