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| Written by David Wolman | |||
| Wednesday, 29 April 2009 08:00 | |||
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Hard lessons were taken by the Central Heights baseball team after being swept by Prairie View on April 21. “We played absolutely horrible,” Central Heights coach Jason Brown said. “Our outfielders really struggled. When you play a good team like Prairie View, they capitalize on those mistakes. We were disappointed in ourselves. We had not been practicing with the intensity we should be, and that changed the next practice. And (practices) will be intense for the rest of the year.” In their first game taking the field since the two losses to the Buffalos, the Vikings displayed a renewed intensity. Central Heights took out its frustrations on Uniontown on Friday, scoring at least five runs in every inning, on its way to recording an easy 16-1 victory in three innings. “We played well and were more focused,” Brown said. It didn’t take too long for Central Heights’ offense to get going. Skye Mills reached on an error in the Viking first. And from that point on, it was all Central Heights. Bob Wolfe singled and later scored on an Adam Horstick RBI single for a 1-0 lead. Clint Schulte then placed down a bunt and the Vikings scored a run on the suicide squeeze. Isaac Delatorre recorded an RBI single as part of a five-run first for Central Heights. The scoring fest was just getting started for the Vikings (8-3). Schulte launched a three-run home run in the second. Wolfe added a double, and Horstick and Trevor Kratzberg each had singles in the five-run inning. Kratzberg and Aaron Schaefer each had hits in a six-run third for the Vikings. Thomas Conaway recorded a sacrifice fly. Central Heights also drew several walks in the inning, and eight for the game. Jordan Welch capped off the scoring to end the game because the 15-run differential had been reached. “We responded right from the get-go,” Brown said. “Uniontown pumped us up at the beginning of the game with their attitudes towards baseball.” Schulte, Kratzberg, Wolfe and Horstick each had two hits. Welch drew three walks. Kratzberg threw a no-hitter, allowing no earned runs and one walk. He also struck out six. “He threw strikes, and that is the key to any pitching performance,” Brown said. “The defense played better as well.”
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