Vikings score 30 runs in win over Schaeffer Academy

Published 8:50 pm Monday, April 21, 2014

The Hayfield baseball team scored more runs on Monday than had in its first four games combined as it crushed Schaeffer Academy (1-2 overall) 30-0 in five innings in Hayfield.

The Vikings (2-3 overall) scored 10 runs in the first inning before they recorded an out and Cole Kruger hit a grand slam to cap that rally.

Hayfield finished with 25 hits in a game that saw the team on the field since 10 a.m. as they had to prepare the field after an overnight rain.

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“It was nice for all of our guys to get together for the day,” Hayfield head coach Kasey Krekling said. “We had a huge first inning. Schaeffer struggled with their pitching, but when they did throw strikes we hit it well.”

Hayfield pitching: Andrew Becker (W), 5 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 R, 1 K, 1 HBP

Hayfield hitting: Cole Kruger, 1-for-2, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 BBs, 3 R, SB; Aaron Younge, 1-for-2, RBI, R; Carter Pesch, 4-for-6, triple, double, 2 R, 2 RBIs; Cam Rutledge, 2-for-3, double, 3 BBs, 3 R, 2 RBIs; Drew Streightiff, 2-for-4, 3 R, SB; Blake Risius, 1-for-2, RBI; Connor Nelson, 2-for-3, RBI, 3 R; Jax Bauer, 1-for-3, 2 R; Ben Czaplewski, 2-for-3, BB, HBP, 5 R, 2 RBIs; Mat Walters, 2-for-2, triple, 3 BBs, 4 R, 4 RBIs, SB; JB Stackhouse, 2-for-3, R, 4 RBIs; Becker, 2-for-2, R, RBI; Jacob Steiner, 3-for-5, double, 2 R, 3 RBIs