BASEBALL: West shines on mound, at plate as Verdigris sweeps opening day of regional
Mac West did a little bit of everything Wednesday, and Verdigris is one win away from a regional title because of it. The Cardinals’ standout delivered brilliance both on the mound and at the plate, throwing a no-hitter in the opener and collecting 3 hits in the second game as Verdigris swept its first two games of Class 4A Regional 13 at home to advance to Thursday’s title game. The Cardinals ...
Mac West did a little bit of everything Wednesday, and Verdigris is one win away from a regional title because of it. The Cardinals’ standout delivered brilliance both on the mound and at the plate, throwing a no-hitter in the opener and collecting 3 hits in the second game as Verdigris swept its first two games of Class 4A Regional 13 at home to advance to Thursday’s title game. The Cardinals [25-8] will play at 6:30 p.
m. Thursday against the winner of Bristow and Poteau with a trip to the super regionals on the line. Should they lose that game, they will play again at 2 p.
m. Friday in a winner-takes-all situation. GAME 1: VERDIGRIS 9, CLEVELAND 0 West made sure there was never any drama in the opener.
The left-hander tossed a complete-game no-hitter, striking out 12 and allowing only a lone baserunner via walk as Verdigris cruised past Cleveland 9-0. At the plate, Lincoln Butler drove in 3 runs, while Boston Acosta and Ethan Hushbeck each had 2 hits. The Cardinals also showed patience with 9 walks and aggressive baserunning with 5 stolen bases, all while playing error-free defense.