{"id":141419,"date":"2021-03-29T04:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=141419"},"modified":"2021-03-29T04:00:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T09:00:22","slug":"cougars-lancers-open-season-with-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/03\/29\/cougars-lancers-open-season-with-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars, Lancers open season with wins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Van Wert independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After no high school baseball last spring due to COVID-19, the 2020-2021 season officially began on Saturday, with Van Wert and Lincolnview posting impressive victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert 11 Delphos Jefferson 2
Van Wert 11 Delphos Jefferson 1 (five innings)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cougars cruised to a season-opening doubleheader sweep of Delphos Jefferson at Smiley Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first game, Owen Treece pitched all seven innings and allowed just three hits and struck out eight Wildcat batters on the way to an 11-2 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He received plenty of support at the plate, as the Cougars jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning, then added two runs in the second, third and fourth innings, before playing single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob Place and Ethan Rupert each had two hits for the Cougars. Place also finished with three RBIs, while Rupert knocked in a pair of runs for Van Wert. Treece and Kaiden Bates each scored a pair of runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second game, Van Wert exploded for six runs in the third on the way to a five inning, 11-1 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rupert had a two RBI single that scored Place and Treece, and Brylen Parker, TJ Stoller, Bates and Turner Witten each crossed the plate in the third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cougars also had single runs in the first, second and fourth innings and a pair of runs in the fifth, including a two-RBI single by Stoller than scored Witten and Ries Wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Delphos Jefferson\u2019s lone run came in the first when Braylon Scalf scored on an RBI single by Colin Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place and Josh Halker each had three hits, while Rupert, Stoller and Bates each had two. Rupert added three RBIs and Stoller drove in a pair, while Bates scored three runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halker pitched all five innings and gave up seven hits while striking out five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (2-0) is scheduled to host Spencerville at 5 p.m. today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnview 4 Lima Sr. 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIMA — Landon Price and Dane Ebel combined to strike out 14 Spartan batters and Lincolnview opened the season with a 4-0 victory over Lima Sr. on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price went four innings and allowed just one hit while fanning nine, while Ebel pitched the remaining three innings and gave up a hit while striking out five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three of Lincolnview\u2019s runs came in the second inning. Clayton Leeth doubled in Carson Fox, then Leeth and Aaron Cavinder scored on a fielder\u2019s choice by Price. The final run was scored in the seventh when Fox stole home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price had two of Lincolnview\u2019s four hits, while Fox and Leeth accounted for the remaining two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnview (1-0) is scheduled to host Van Wert on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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