By Noah Dalton
MARENGO – Mitchell High School made the trip to Marengo on Monday to take on Patoka Lake Athletic Conference opponent Crawford County, who the Bluejackets handled 18-5.
This marks three wins in a row now for Mitchell, who’ve ended each of those three wins early via the IHSAA’s 10-run mercy rule, with dominant performances against Shoals 13-1 on Saturday and Paoli 11-1 on Friday.
Leading things for the Bluejackets’ in their nine hit, 18-run performance against the Wolfpack was junior Ben Seitzinger, who finished the game with two hits and a team high four-RBIs, including his first home run of the year in the second inning.
Mitchell got their scoring started early on Monday, sporting a 9-1 lead by the end of the second inning. After a scoreless third, they matched their total from the first two innings to close out the game, scoring another nine runs in the fourth and fifth.
In addition to Seitzinger’s two hits and four RBIs, AJ Sarver and Kody Earl each also had two hits. Sarver and Simon Gaines both finished with three RBIs, with Gibson Glassco and Connor Teague batting in two runs each.
Earl earned the win at the mound for the Bluejackets, throwing for three innings. He gave up two hits and three earned runs in addition to striking out six.
Now at 9-1 for the season and 3-0 in the PLAC, Mitchell will play again the following day when they face Scottsburg (5-2).
Stats
Mitchellmore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Gaines | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| AJ Sarver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Seitzinger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Carsyn Herald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kody Earl | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Zeeks | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gibson Glassco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor Teague | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashton Luman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaydan King | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Premo | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 25 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
Batting2B: Ben Seitzinger
3B: Simon Gaines
HR: Ben Seitzinger
TB: Kody Earl 2, Simon Gaines 3, Gibson Glassco, AJ Sarver 2, Ben Seitzinger 6, Connor Teague
RBI: Kody Earl, Simon Gaines 3, Gibson Glassco 2, Ashton Luman, AJ Sarver 3, Ben Seitzinger 4, Connor Teague 2
ROE: Bryson Zeeks
FC: Bryson Zeeks
HBP: Kody Earl, Simon Gaines 2, Gibson Glassco, Carsyn Herald, Ben Seitzinger
GIDP: Ashton Luman
SB: Simon Gaines, AJ Sarver
TotalsTeam QAB: 20 (48.78%)
Kody Earl 2, Simon Gaines 2, Gibson Glassco, Carsyn Herald 2, Ashton Luman 2, AJ Sarver 3, Ben Seitzinger 4, Connor Teague 2, Bryson Zeeks 2
Team LOB: 8FieldingE: Carsyn Herald
Crawford Countymore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laken Belcher | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devin Menke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikey Nickelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rease Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tanner Arnold | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Caden Menke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenden Breeden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Decker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Eastridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Decker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
BattingTB: Marcus Eastridge, Kenden Breeden, Laken Belcher, Devin Menke
RBI: Marcus Eastridge, Laken Belcher, Ikey Nickelson
FC: Ikey Nickelson 2
HBP: Devin Menke 2
SB: Devin Decker, Laken Belcher 2, Ikey Nickelson, Devin Menke
TotalsTeam QAB: 10 (41.67%)
Caden Menke 2, Marcus Eastridge, Kenden Breeden, Blake Decker 2, Laken Belcher 2, Ikey Nickelson, Devin Menke
Team LOB: 3FieldingE: Caden Menke, Rease Allen, Kenden Breeden, Devin Menke
DP: Rease Allen, Tanner Arnold
Mitchellmore stats
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Gaines | 1.0 | 20 | .650 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody Earl | 3.0 | 75 | .520 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| AJ Sarver | 1.0 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 108 | .546 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
PitchingW: Kody Earl
HBP: Kody Earl 2
WP: Kody Earl 3
Pitches-Strikes: Kody Earl 75-39, Simon Gaines 20-13, AJ Sarver 13-7
Groundouts-Flyouts: Kody Earl 1-1, Simon Gaines 0-0, AJ Sarver 0-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Kody Earl 6-16, Simon Gaines 2-5, AJ Sarver 1-3
Crawford Countymore stats
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Decker | 3.2 | 103 | .485 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Rease Allen | 1.1 | 39 | .462 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 142 | .479 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
PitchingL: Blake Decker
HBP: Rease Allen, Blake Decker 5
WP: Rease Allen, Blake Decker
Pitches-Strikes: Rease Allen 39-18, Blake Decker 103-50
Groundouts-Flyouts: Rease Allen 3-0, Blake Decker 3-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Rease Allen 6-13, Blake Decker 14-28
