Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Menominee Indian High School pitcher Amos Corn celebrates getting a strike out to end Tuesday’s game against Bowler in Keshena. The Eagles won, 5-2.
Amos Corn had a home run and pitched seven solid innings, Lowell Chevalier added three RBIs, and the Menominee Indian High School baseball team beat Bowler 5-2 Tuesday in Keshena.
The two Central Wisconsin Conference-10 foes were tied 2-2 heading into the fifth.
Bowler (0-2, 0-2 CWC-10) threatened to take a lead, loading the bases with two outs, but Quintin Rondow hit a bouncing ground ball to shortstop Ty Latender, who came up with the ball and made the throw to first to get the Eagles (1-1, 1-1 CWC-10) out of trouble.
“Ty is one of the best shortstops I’ve seen,” Menominee Indian coach Chris Rice said. “He’s only a sophomore and he continues to get better every game.”
In the bottom of the inning, Menominee Indian took control with back-to-back singles by Waylon Penass and Forrest Webster, followed by back-to-back doubles by Latender and Chevalier that put the Eagles up 5-2.
For Bowler coach Ray Murphy, it was a familiar script. His Panthers lost to Rosholt 11-1 Monday night after a rough fifth inning.
“That fifth inning has been our Achilles heel,” he said. “We haven’t been able to get by that fifth inning to maintain a close game.”
Chevalier finished 2 for 3 with three RBIs. His third-inning double scored Webster, who also finished 2 for 3, to tie the game at 1-1.
“Lowell has been a kid who worked since September on baseball,” Rice said.
Corn sent a ball sailing over the center field fence to start the scoring in the second inning.
“Helping his own cause,” Rice said. “As soon as it came off the bat, you could tell it was gone.”
On the mound, Corn allowed two runs on 10 hits, struck out seven and walked one.
Thomas Kazik led Bowler, going 3 for 4. Walker Miller was 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the third inning. Trae Opper had an RBI single in the fourth to tie the game.
“The key tonight is they got a couple of key hits when they needed it, and we didn’t,” Murphy said. “We had runners on a couple of times, but you still have to have that big hit.”
Bowler pitcher Cody Thiex took the loss, pitching five innings and allowing five runs on nine hits. He struck out two and walked one. Zack Olson pitched an inning of relief, striking out one, walking one and allowing no hits and no runs.
“We’re kind of struggling right now with pitching,” Murphy said. “We’re kind of experimenting with some other people pitching. We’re hoping by the second half we’ll get things turned around.”