Bulldogs rack up wins, big numbers on the diamond

Centerville went 4-0 this week to improve to 8-0 overall on the season.

The Bulldogs defeated Hemphill 18-0, downed Martinsville in a doubleheader 19-1 and 9-2, and finished off the week with a 19-1 win over Chireno.

The No. 4-ranked Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 102-10 through 8 games this season.

Kolt Larsen and Hardy Brown are leading the Bulldogs both on the mound and at the plate, putting up impressive numbers on both sides.

Sophomore Hardy Brown hit his first career grand slam against Chireno.

Groveton

The Indians won both games last week, downing Colmesneil 14-1 in a run-ruled game at home on March 24 and beating West Sabine 7-1 in Pineland on Friday.

Against Colmesneil, the team scored 14 runs on 16 hits. Top producers include:

• Ty Torregrossa went 2-3 with two singles and a hit by pitch, an RBI, 1 stolen base and 1 run scored.
• Blake Chaney went 2-3 with two singles and a walk, 2 stolen bases, and 2 runs scored.
• Gunner Wilson went 2-4 with an RBI single and a 2 RBI triple, a walk, and 2 runs scored.
• Canyen Hollis went 1-2 with an RBI single, a walk, and 1 run scored.
• Cooper Shanafelt went 1-3 with a single and 1 run scored.
• Trystin Ard went 2-2 with 2 singles and 2 runs scored.
• Jace Taylor went 2-3 with a double, a single, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base.
• Jasper Due went 2-3 with 2 singles, an RBI, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base.
• Jett Arbuckle went 1-2 with a double and 2 RBI.
• Ethan Bowling went 1-1 with an RBI single.
• Brayden Reynolds had a stolen base as a courtesy runner for Canyen Hollis.

Blake Chaney got the win, throwing 3 innings, giving up 1 unearned run on one hit with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. Ty Torregrossa threw 2 scoreless relief innings with 2 hits, 1 strikeout, and 1 walk.

Against West Sabine the Indians scored 7 runs on 10 hits. Top producers include:

• Ty Torregrossa was 1-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and 1 run scored.
• Blake Chaney went 2-4 with two singles, a walk, an RBI, and 1 run scored.
• Gunner Wilson went 2-4 with a single, a double, and 2 runs scored.
• Canyen Hollis went 2-3 with two singles, a hit by pitch, an RBI, and 1 run scored.
• Jasper Due went 1-3 with an RBI single, a git by pitch, and 1 run scored.
• Jace Taylor went 2-4 with two singles and a run scored.

Canyen Hollis got the win on the mound throwing a complete game, giving up 1 earned run on 4 hits with 13 strikeouts and only 1 walk and 1 hit batter.

Apple Springs

The Eagles split games last week, winning 11-9 over Zavalla on Friday but losing to Brookeland 8-1 on March 24.

Against Brookeland, Cooper Campbell had the only hits for Apple Springs, going to 2-for-3 at the plate.

Campbell also started on the mound, tossing 5 strikeouts while giving up 3 hits in 5 innings. He was relieved by Rance Howell, who threw 2 strikeouts while giving up 3 hits as well.

Against Zavalla, hitting was a different story, as the team combined for 14 hits, with Tristin Eddings putting up 4 and Campbell, Kayden Roden, and Angel Reyna each adding 2.

Roden, Eddings and Howell took turns on the mound, combining for 7 strikeouts while giving up only 2 hits.

Trinity

The Tigers dropped a pair of games to Onalaska last week, a 6-0 blanking on Friday and a 13-2 loss on March 24.

On March 24, Hunter Ogden and Brady Arnold had the lone hits for Trinity, while Ogden, John Garcia, Ronnie Barnett and Matthew Bass took turns on the mound, combining for 6 strikeouts while giving up 7 hits and walking 8.

On Friday, Trinity was kept hitless, and the pitching team of John Garcia and Matthew Bass couldn’t come up with the answer on the mound with only 6 strikeouts to 5 hits and 4 walks.