The 13-14 year old teener baseball team traveled to Redfield for a doubleheader on Wednesday, June 26. After a 12-day layoff due to a canceled game, the boys were ready to get back in action.
In game one, the teeners lost 14-5.  But the score did not indicate how close the game was.  In the third inning, Redfield scored eight of their fourteen runs.
“Too many walks and mistakes led to cheap runs,” said coach Nathan Hainy, “I thought we were as good as they were except that one inning. We just need to work on staying focused the entire game.”
Clayton Dornbush started pitching for the teeners and was relieved by Trey Weber in the lengthy third inning. Jon Witte had three hits in game one, including a double. Drew Olinger and Gunnar Brandenburg both had two hits, while Noah Hainy, Wyatt Feistner and Coy Fastnacht all had one hit.
Game two saw the boys lose 11-1. They loaded the bases in the first inning but couldn’t score. The rest of the game went the same way. The boys would get scoring chances but just couldn’t capitalize on them. Wyatt Feistner and Noah Hainy teamed up to do the pitching. They were only able to get three hits this game.  Jordan Linn, Shay Swenson, and Noah Hainy collected those hits.
“We lost our enthusiasm and energy in game two and got beat soundly.  But each time out we gain valuable experience and do more and more things the right way.  We could be tough to beat in the future,” stated coach Hainy.