PRAIRIE GROVE - The Tiger baseball team improved to 6-2 after suffering their second loss of the year to Elkins on March 14, Prairie Grove rebounded, getting wins over West Fork (9-1) March 16 and Berryville (10-3) on March 17.
Prairie Grove 10, Berryville 3
Berryville took a 2-0 first inning lead, but the Bobcats were limited to a single run for the duration of the game. Meanwhile, Prairie Grove picked up their offense, scoring 9 runs in three innings to move in front, 9-2, after the fourth inning. The Tigers added another run in the sixth and Berryville recorded their final run in the bottom of the seventh. Austin Jentzsch was 1 for 3 with a double and a pair of RBIs. Chase Wade (1 for 2, double) and Reed Orr (1 for 3, double), drove in runs as did Michael Hutsell, Couper Allen and Jaden Higgins. The Tigers had six stolen bases with Allen and Hutsell getting two each. Orr went the distance on the mound, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with 5 strike-outs.
Prairie Grove 9, West Fork 1
Prairie Grove won a battle of the Tigers handily, defeating West Fork, 9-1, on Thursday. Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning to forge a 1-1 tie. Prairie Grove erupted for an 8-run sixth inning to take control of the game. Wade (1 run on 3 hits, 7 strikeouts in 6 innings) and Higgins combined to hold West Fork to just four hits. Higgins pitched the seventh inning, facing four batters and fanning one. Cates went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Prairie Grove. Jentzsch was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Cole Speed (1 for 4) also had a double and an RBI. Clay Fidler (1 for 2) drove in two runs. Cole Simmons and Fidler recorded two stolen bases apiece.
Elkins 7, Prairie Grove 4
The Elks scored six runs over the final three innings to knock off Prairie Grove on March 14. Chase Smith was 3-for-3 to lead Elkins, and Dylan Jones was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Quinn McClain added a double for Elkins. Will Trolinger earned the win, allowing six hits over five innings. Silas Myane was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for Prairie Grove. Cates went 2-for-4 with Orr and Wade each contributing doubles for the Tigers.
Sports on 04/05/2017