Raiders take two from Piper
Kansas City, Kan. ? Daniel Green and Drew Hulse each threw a complete game and allowed a combined five hits in the Lawrence Raiders’ sweep of Kansas City Piper on Tuesday in a Legion baseball doubleheader.
Green allowed two hits over the full seven innings in Lawrence’s 7-1 victory in Game One, and Hulse allowed three hits over five innings in the Raiders’ 11-0, run-rule-shortened victory in the nightcap.
“It was an extremely well-played doubleheader,” Lawrence coach Shaun Edmondson said. “We pitched well, played solid defense, and swung it well, too. It was nice to get the sweep. And our pitchers deserve a lot of credit, too. They pitched their tails off.”
Offensively, Matthew Abel was 2-for-3 with a run in the opener, and Ben Wilson was 2-for-2 with two homers, three runs and four RBIs in the nightcap.
Lawrence (18-12) will travel Thursday to the MidAmerica Nazerene University tournament. Tournament pairings have yet to be set.
Raiders 7-11, K.C. Piper 1-0
First Game
Raiders100320 1 – 7 7 3
K.C. Piper001000 0 – 1 2 4
W – Daniel Green. L – Lemanske.
Raiders highlights: Green complete-game, 11 Ks, 2 hits; Matthew Abel 2-for-3, R.
Second Game
Raiders0128 – 11 8 0
K.C. Piper0000 – 0 3 0
W – Drew Hulse. L – Gribble.
Raiders highlights: Ben Wilson 2-for-2, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBIs; Jordan Guntert, 2-for-3, RBIs; Hunter Scheib 1-for-3, R, RBI, SB; Hulse complete game, 5 Ks.