Winona sweeps Heat

Published 8:00 am Monday, July 11, 2011

The Hayfield Heat were held to eight hits in two games as they lost both games to the Winona Chiefs by scores of 4-3and 2-0 in a doubleheader at Hayfield Sunday.

The losses drop Hayfield (8-8 overall, 7-4 Twin Rivers) to second place in the Twin Rivers League and put the Chiefs in first place by themselves.

“We were missing a couple players from the middle of our order and it showed as our offense struggled,” Heat manager Kasey Krekling said.

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Hayfield stranded 13 runners in the first game, which went nine innings.

Hayfield 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 3 4 2

Winona 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 – 4 6 0

Heat pitching: Bill Held (L), 8 1/3 IP, 6H, 5 BB, 4 R, 6K, 2HBP

Heat hitting: Tyler Krekling 2 BBs; Shawn Palmer 1-for-1, 2 BBs, R; Tyler Nelson 1-for-3, 2 BBs, R; Josh Evans BB, HBP; Held 1-for-2, 2BB, RBI; Evan Bungum 1-for-1, double, R; Shane Barry 2 BBs

Winona 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 – 2 5 0

Hayfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 4 1

Heat pitching: Weston Hanson (L), 7IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 2R, 6K, 2HBP

Heat Hitting: Tyler Krekling 1-for-3; Nelson1-for-3, SB; Darin Wagner BB, SB; Bungum 1-for-3; Barry 1-for-2

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