Meyer just misses a no-hitter for Blue Devils

Published 10:21 pm Tuesday, March 19, 2013

VERO BEACH, FLA. — The Riverland baseball team beat Acadamie baseball of Canada 3-1, but lost to Division II Avery Point 4-2 in Vero Beach, Fla. Tuesday.

Cody Meyer of Austin had a no-hitter going with one out in the seventh inning for the Blue Devils (4-2 overall) in their win, but he he allowed a couple of soft hits, a run and a couple of walks so Brock Rude came and got the last out for the save.

“Cody did a nice job,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “He was cruising until the last inning, where he got a little tight.”

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RCC looked like it had a 2-1 lead in the third inning of the second game, but a run was turned into an out when it was ruled that RCC’s second runner missed a base on his way to scoring.

Avery-Point scored three runs in the the next game to take a 4-1 lead.

“That play changed the whole momentum of the game,” Koenigs said.

AP 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 4 6 0

RCC 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 — 2 8 0

RCC pitching: Joseph Wagner (L), 4 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 ER, 4 K; Zach Nelson, 3 IP, 0 R, 5 K

RCC hitting: Tyler Krekling, 1-for-3, R, BB; Kyle VanWettering, 3-for-4, SB; Michael Knutson, 2-for-4, double, RBI; Matt Bushbaum, 2-for-3, R; Adam Sellner, 3 BBs; Chris May, 0-for-3

BA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 2 1

RCC 0 0 0 0 2 1 X — 3 4 1

RCC pitching: Cody Meyer (W), 6 2/3 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 1 ER, 6 K; Brock Rude (S), 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K

RCC hitting: Krekling, 0-for-3, R, SB; May, 1-for-2, R; Knutson, 1-for-3, double, 2 RBIs; Aaron Palmer, 1-for-2, R, SB, BB; Bushbaum, 1-for-3; VanWettering, BB, SB; DJ Taylor, 0-for-1, HBP, BB