Stories from Thursday, March 22, 2012

Trumann travelled to Pocahontas for a 4A-3 conference baseball game this past Tuesday. The Wildcats led early but a couple costly errors by Trumann sent the Redskins to a 5-3 win. After a scoreless first inning, Trumann got on the board with a run in the top of the second inning. Nate Maxwell singled to start the inning before advancing to second on a ground out by Dylan Dulaney. Jay Ryan Woods singled to put runners at the corners for Trumann. Maxwell scored on a passed ball by the Redskin catcher to give Trumann a 1-0 lead. Pocahontas responded by sending nine batters to the plate in their half of inning and scoring four runs to take a 4-1 lead after two innings of play. The Redskins added a run in the bottom of the third as two Trumann errors put the lead-off batter at third where he scored on a passed ball to make the score 5-1. Cameron Jones singled in the top of the fifth before stealing second base and advancing to third on a passed ball. Jones scored on a RBI ground out by Dillin Vincent to put the score at 5-2 Pocahontas. Trumann added another run in the top half of the sixth inning. Dulaney drew a two out walk and Woods was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second for the Wildcats. Justin Liles delivered a RBI single scoring Dulaney to cut the lead to 5-3. Jones led off the seventh by ripping a shot down the right field line that looked as if it would be for extra bases only to see the right fielder make a nice running grab to rob Jones of a base hit. Zach Vinson had a two out single only to be stranded at first to end the game. Maxwell led Trumann offensively with two hits, a stolen base and a run scored. Jones had a hit, stolen base and run scored. Woods, Liles and Vinson all had a hit with Liles and Vincet both driving in a run and Dulaney scoring a run. Maxwell took the loss for Trumann going all six innings giving up five runs on four hits while walking three and striking out five.

Trumann's Lady Wildcats played two non- conference teams from the 5A division in Blytheville and Wynne. Trumann hosted Blytheville last Thursday and came away with a 16-1 win as Hannah Walters pitched a no-hitter for the Lady Wildcats. The game was called after three innings via the run rule. Trumann travelled to Wynne last Friday to take on the defending 5A state champions. Claire Clark proved to be too much for Trumann as she tossed a no-hitter and hit two home runs in the 11-0 victory.

Photos from recent Wildcat games.