FC baseball roundup
April 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
The Wildcats fell twice to the Batesville Bulldogs last week but a sweep of the Richmond Red Devils in a doubleheader on Saturday had FC at 6-4 on the season. They dropped to 6-5 after Monday's loss to the South Dearborn Knights in an EIAC matchup.
BATESVILLE- The Wildcats led last Tuesday's game at Liberty Park until the bottom of the seventh inning. The Bulldogs were down 4-0, and with just one out left, got a two-RBI double from Charlie Schebler, and a two-run walk off double by Jack Grunkemeyer to win the game 4-3. Brant Ertel toed the mound for FC through five shutout innings. The senior allowed just four hits, one walk, and fanned six Bulldogs in the game. Grunkemeyer got the start for the Dogs and threw 4 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts.
The Cats put the first run on the board in the top of the fourth inning. Garrett Kuntz singled to score Xander Rodriguez from second base. FC posted two more runs in the fifth inning when Rodriguez doubled scoring Ertel and Chase Burton. The Cats led 3-0 and brought in Trevor Moizuk to pitch the sixth inning, and he put the Dogs down 1-2-3. Batesville came back up to bat in the bottom of the seventh and Eli Loichinger started the Dogs off with a single. Cade Kaiser singled, Chris Lewis drew a walk, and Eli Butt came in to replace Moizuk on the mound. Schebler came to bat for BHS and swung on the first pitch, sending it to left field and sending home two runs. With Schebler on second and Lewis on third, Grunkemeyer took a 3-2 pitch and sent it to center field, scoring both runners and getting the Dogs a 4-3 walk off win.
Thursday's home game against Batesville was a one-sided affair with BHS going up 6-0 after the second inning. They added two more runs in the fourth frame. The Cats cut the lead to five in the bottom of the sixth with a Rodriguez home run that scored Burton and Butt. Butt pitched the final inning; the Dogs added six more runs and got the two-game sweep over FC with a 14-3 win.
FC hosted the Red Devils on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader and got a solid pitching performance from Max Dickey. Dickey threw 5.2 innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight. Moizuk and Ertel each grabbed an RBI and a three- RBI double from Rodriguez put the Cats up 5-1. The Red Devils added a run in the top of the sixth, but FC held out for a 5-2 win.
In the 1pm game the Cats started the first inning with Burton on the mound. Burton helped himself to an early lead with a double and Ertel knocked in Burton in the next at-bat. FC added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning, another two in the fourth, and Harrison batted in Moizuk in the fifth, and a Burton double put the Cats up 8-2 to complete the sweep of Richmond. Burton went four innings with four strikeouts for the win, while also going 2-of-3 with two doubles.
The South Dearborn Knights got up early on Monday against FC. Moizuk gave up a run by walking a batter with the bases loaded in the first inning. Back-to-back doubles put the Knights up 3-0. SD added two more runs in the fourth inning and went up 8-0 through five. FC scored in the bottom of the fifth inning with two Cats crossing the plate on an error, but the Knights added three more runs to take home an 11-2 EIAC win. Ertel and Harrison led the FC offense with two hits each. Moizuk chalked up the loss in three innings of work. Butt went four innings, allowing two earned runs and picking up a strikeout.
The loss puts the Cats at 2-5 in EIAC games. They will get a chance for a rematch on Thursday on the road in Aurora and travel to Shelbyville on Saturday for an 11am game.
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The Wildcats fell twice to the Batesville Bulldogs last week but a sweep of the Richmond Red Devils in a doubleheader on Saturday had FC at 6-4 on the season. They dropped to 6-5 after Monday's loss to the South Dearborn Knights in an EIAC matchup.
BATESVILLE- The Wildcats led last Tuesday's game at Liberty Park until the bottom of the seventh inning. The Bulldogs were down 4-0, and with just one out left, got a two-RBI double from Charlie Schebler, and a two-run walk off double by Jack Grunkemeyer to win the game 4-3. Brant Ertel toed the mound for FC through five shutout innings. The senior allowed just four hits, one walk, and fanned six Bulldogs in the game. Grunkemeyer got the start for the Dogs and threw 4 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts.
The Cats put the first run on the board in the top of the fourth inning. Garrett Kuntz singled to score Xander Rodriguez from second base. FC posted two more runs in the fifth inning when Rodriguez doubled scoring Ertel and Chase Burton. The Cats led 3-0 and brought in Trevor Moizuk to pitch the sixth inning, and he put the Dogs down 1-2-3. Batesville came back up to bat in the bottom of the seventh and Eli Loichinger started the Dogs off with a single. Cade Kaiser singled, Chris Lewis drew a walk, and Eli Butt came in to replace Moizuk on the mound. Schebler came to bat for BHS and swung on the first pitch, sending it to left field and sending home two runs. With Schebler on second and Lewis on third, Grunkemeyer took a 3-2 pitch and sent it to center field, scoring both runners and getting the Dogs a 4-3 walk off win.
Thursday's home game against Batesville was a one-sided affair with BHS going up 6-0 after the second inning. They added two more runs in the fourth frame. The Cats cut the lead to five in the bottom of the sixth with a Rodriguez home run that scored Burton and Butt. Butt pitched the final inning; the Dogs added six more runs and got the two-game sweep over FC with a 14-3 win.
FC hosted the Red Devils on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader and got a solid pitching performance from Max Dickey. Dickey threw 5.2 innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight. Moizuk and Ertel each grabbed an RBI and a three- RBI double from Rodriguez put the Cats up 5-1. The Red Devils added a run in the top of the sixth, but FC held out for a 5-2 win.
In the 1pm game the Cats started the first inning with Burton on the mound. Burton helped himself to an early lead with a double and Ertel knocked in Burton in the next at-bat. FC added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning, another two in the fourth, and Harrison batted in Moizuk in the fifth, and a Burton double put the Cats up 8-2 to complete the sweep of Richmond. Burton went four innings with four strikeouts for the win, while also going 2-of-3 with two doubles.
The South Dearborn Knights got up early on Monday against FC. Moizuk gave up a run by walking a batter with the bases loaded in the first inning. Back-to-back doubles put the Knights up 3-0. SD added two more runs in the fourth inning and went up 8-0 through five. FC scored in the bottom of the fifth inning with two Cats crossing the plate on an error, but the Knights added three more runs to take home an 11-2 EIAC win. Ertel and Harrison led the FC offense with two hits each. Moizuk chalked up the loss in three innings of work. Butt went four innings, allowing two earned runs and picking up a strikeout.
The loss puts the Cats at 2-5 in EIAC games. They will get a chance for a rematch on Thursday on the road in Aurora and travel to Shelbyville on Saturday for an 11am game.