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Page6 The Lone Tree Reporter Thursday, July9,2015
Photography by Jeff Yoder
Ross Swlnton strikes out a Burlington ND batter during Lone Tree's 4-3 win on Friday. The sophomore struck out four.
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struck out four and kept the Nikes
bY Jeff Yoder off of the scoreboard through the
The Lone Tree Reporter first 20 outs.
Lone Tree 4, Burlington ND 3"Ross bounced back very nicely
Senior Zach Shalla drove in the after last week's performance
game's first runs with a two-RBI against Highland," said Coach
triple in the fourth inning of a 4-3 Gibson. "Some nights pitchers
Lone Tree (14-8) win over Burling- have to be mentally tough, some
ton Notre Dame (12-7). nights they're not going to have
Lone Tree left runners in scor- their best stuff and those are
ing position in the second and the nights you have to just battle
fourth innings, but Shalla got the through. This is a good hitting
Lions on the board in the fourth, team, so for him to come back and
"I was just waiting," explained pitch like this, I'm really proud of
Shalla, "my coach told me to ex- his performance tonight."
pect a strike with a 3-0 count, so The Nikes had scored nearly 7.5
I took the pitch like he told me to. runs/game entering the substate
He told me 'It's going to be there.' final rematch with Lone Tree.
So I waited back and I swung and Burlington ND has seven players
it was there. After that hit we all with an on base percentage of at
got fired up and it really came least .426 including Xavior Wil-
around for us." liams who had a staggering OPS
An RBI single from Michael of 2.083 through 42 at bats. Nikes
Schmidt scored Shalla to give the starter Jack Gray had allowed
Lions a 3-0 lead. seven earned runs in 27 2/3 in-
"Zach has just been patient nings.
and waited his turn, and when "To keep this going, we just
he's been given the opportunity, need to get the fire started ear-
he's taken advantage of it," said lier," said Shalla. "We're a little
Coach Steve Gibson. "He camebehind at *ho beginning of the
through tonight with a big hit for game, and we're trying to get fired
us, which is something we've been up, but it hasn't been there. We're
missing this year from a lot of our just waiting for that one big at-bat,
games." we need to strike sooner."
Travis Gillham doubled and
scored on a sac fly from Jovonte Louisa-Muscatine 2,
Squiers in the sixth to add an im- Lone Tree 1
portant insurance run. Lone Tree (13-8) gave up two
The Nikes made it interesting, runs in the second inning and had
scoring three runs with two outs just two hits in a 2-1 loss to Louisa
in the top of the seventh. A two Muscatine (12-10)on Wednesday.
RBI double from Xavior Williams Jovonte Squiers walked twice,
had the tying run in scoring po- had two steals and scored the
sition, but Erik Murry came out lone run in the fifth inning for the
of the bullpen and struck out the Lions. Erik Murry and Zach Shal-
final ND batter on three pitches, la each had a hit. Nick Viner had a
Ross Swinton gave up eight hits walk and a stolen base. Jake Viner
and five walks, but came up with took the loss on the mound. He al-
big outs with runners in scoring lowed one earned run on six hits
position time after time. Swinton and two walks over six innings.
Travis Gillham settles under a ball in the outfield on Friday.
rik Murry catches a perfect throw from Jovonte Squlers to
catch the stealing runner on Friday.
Zach Shalla put Lone Tree up 2-0 with a fourth inning triple
in Lone Tree's 4-3 win over Burlington ND on Friday.
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