Baseball roundup: Bighorns sweep, Carson 13s advance

Appeal StaffReport

Jesse Rasner pitched a complete game one-hitter in the opener as the Nevada Bighorns continued their impressive run this week by sweeping a doubleheader against the San Francisco Seagulls on Saturday at Western Nevada College's John L. Harvey Field.

Behind Rasner, the Bighorns won the opener 8-3 and they went on to win the nightcap 4-3. The Bighorns were coming off an impressive 4-2 win over the Reno Astros on Wednesday.

In the opener, the Seagulls scored three runs, two earned, in the first inning on Marc Caviglia's three-run double. But that would be the only hit that Rasner allowed as he went on to strike out eight.

The Bighorns were able to touch San Jose State pitcher Tyler Greene for eight runs on 11 hits. Greene did pitch a complete game, striking out eight.

In the bottom of the first, Aaron Henry scored on Ryan Lane's shallow flyball to right field to make it 3-1. Henry's RBI single made it 3-2 in the second and Shane Kockenmeister hit an RBI triple to make it 3-3 in the third.

Marshall Kennebrew belted a two-run triple and Kockenmeister hit an RBI sacrifice fly to give the Bighorns a 6-3 lead in the fifth. Henry's RBI single made it 8-3 in the sixth.

Kockenmeister also doubled, Henry went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, Chance Loflin had three hits and Royal Good, Kevin Schlange and Lane each added a hit.

In the nightcap, Justin Cutler was the winning pitcher, allowing three runs on just two hits through five innings while striking out three.

The Bighorns took a 1-0 lead in the first when Kennebrew tripled and scored on Kockenmeister's single. Ray Barrett's RBI single made it 2-0 in the second.

San Francisco closed to within 2-1 in the third on Tom Ledda's RBI sacrifice fly. The Bighorns went up 4-1 in the bottom of the third on back-to-back doubles by Kennebrew and Kockenmeister and Nick Nyman's RBI sacrifice fly.

The Seagulls closed to within 4-3 in the fifth on an RBI bloop double by Dan Fernandez and Zack Braband's RBI sacrifice fly.

Blake Nahlem picked up the save, pitching two scoreless innings. Loflin threw out a runner trying to steal to second to end the game.

Kennebrew and Kockenmeister each had two hits and J.J. Delallo and Henry each added a hit. The two teams will finish their season today with another doubleheader, beginning at 10 a.m. at John L. Harvey Field.

CARSON 13S ADVANCE

The Carson 13-year-old Prep All-Star team advanced to the State Tournament as the No. 1 seed from this weekend's state qualifier at Dayton's Mark Twain Field by winning its first two games in the event. The State Tournament will begin on Wednesday in Elko.

Carson opened with a 4-0 win over Dayton on Friday and beat Carson Valley 6-4 on Saturday.

Carson Valley jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but Carson came back to score two runs in the third and then scored three runs in the fourth to take a 5-4 lead with the highlight being Bruce McIntosh's two-run double. McIntosh added an RBI single in the seventh to finish the score.

Zac Hudson pitch five scoreless innings for the win, allowing just one hit. Along with McIntosh, Danny Okimura, Alex Holcomb and Logan Krupp were among the offensive leaders.

Against Dayton, David Yamamoto pitched five scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing two hits. Tyler Valley pitched two scoreless innings.

Holcomb had the big offensive day, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Casey Wolfe, Okimura and Valley all had two hits and Hudson added a hit. Another key to Carson's success over the weekend was its outstanding defense.