Wildcats roll to two wins over Trojans

Ethan Caldwell and the rest of the Louisburg baseball team had a strong showing Thursday as the Wildcats rolled to 10-0 and 15-0 victories over Osawatomie. Sam Guetterman and Dalton Stone each pitched complete game shutouts for the Wildcats.

OSAWATOMIE –Pitching, defense and plenty of runs were on display for the Louisburg baseball team.

The Wildcats traveled to Osawatomie for a doubleheader on Thursday and got back to their winning ways as they rolled to a 10-0 and 15-0 victory over the Trojans. The run-rule wins were just what Louisburg needed after getting swept earlier in the week by Baldwin.

It all started on the mound as Louisburg got two strong pitching performances from Sam Guetterman and Dalton Stone.

Guetterman opened the doubleheader and went the distance to get his second win of the season. He went six innings, gave up just two hits and struck out seven.

Stone had almost the exact same line as he pitched a five-inning complete game. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out seven.

Offense wasn’t much of a problem for the Wildcats as they were able to jump on the Trojans early in both games.

Matt Risenhoover led the Louisburg attack in the opener as he was 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs, while Mitchell Caldwell added three hits, including a double. Alex Dunn and Cole Kramer each finished with a pair of hits, including RBI doubles from both.

Korbin Hankinson finished with a pair of singles, a walk and an RBI. Ethan Caldwell also had a sacrifice fly for an RBI.

Louisburg opened the game with three runs in the third, then scored four in the fifth and three in the sixth to secure the victory.

In the nightcap, the Wildcats used an 8-run fourth inning to propel their way to an easy win. Louisburg already had a 6-0 lead at that point before the big fourth and added another run in the fifth.

Colton Smith was perfect at the plate with a 3-for-3 day, including a pair of doubles and 2 RBIs. Risenhoover continued his perfect evening with a 2-for-2 performance that included two walks and 3 RBIs to finish his day with six hits and 5 RBIs.

Dunn, Kramer and Grant Harding each finished with two hits, while Kramer and Ethan Caldwell added a pair of RBIs. In all, the Wildcats tallied 13 hits to go along with their 15 runs.

Louisburg returns home tonight when it hosts De Soto at Lewis-Young Park. The Wildcats stay at home Thursday when they host Chanute.