March 29, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.
FR bats blast Green Wave
Indians rack up 11 hits in 8-4 win over Greenville
FR bats blast Green Wave
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FORT RECOVERY — The Indians had a rough day at the plate on Tuesday.
In a 7-0 loss to Lincolnview, they struck out 10 times and managed only three hits.
Ryne Post had three hits himself on Thursday.
Garrett Faller chipped in a pair of big doubles.
The Green Wave struggled to keep the Indians off the base paths.
Faller drove in three runs, four Indians had multi-hit games and Greenville never caught up after the first inning as the Fort Recovery High School baseball team defeated the Green Wave 8-4 in its home opener.
“We were more aggressive,” said FRHS coach Jerry Kaup, whose team moves to 2-1 and travels to St. Henry today to battle the Redskins in a game with no Midwest Athletic Conference implications. “We were better at the plate. I thought offensively we were constantly putting pressure on their defense giving ourselves an opportunity to score.
“When we do that then we can do a lot of different things – we can steal, we can bunt, we can drag bunt. We can do whatever. All kinds of things open up.”
Fort Recovery had a 2-1 lead over Greenville (1-2) heading to the bottom of the second inning, and that's when the game really broke open. Riley Will had the first of his two hits, a bloop single to shallow center field, and, after a strikeout, Ryne Post also singled before swiping second to give the Indians two runners in scoring position.
Riley Post walked to load the bases, and Faller worked Greenville pitcher Tyler Beyke to a full count. On Beyke's sixth offering, Faller blasted a fly ball to left field for a bases-clearing double.
“I just felt good,” said Faller, who later doubled and scored in the fourth inning. “I do the same thing every game. Same warm-up swings.”
The Indians manufactured two more runs in the third. They had two singles, a walk and a sacrifice bunt, scored on a wild pitch and executed an RBI squeeze bunt to extend the lead to 7-1.
Fort Recovery was a much different team at the plate than it was Tuesday, compiling 11 hits. Although the Indians still struck out eight times, it was a product of them being more aggressive at the plate.
“I just tell them it's baseball and the next day is a new page,” Kaup said. “We start over. We weren't real pleased with how we played up there (at Lincolnview).
“We just wanted to be a little more aggressive early in the inning and get one or two guys on base then open it up.”
Fort Recovery began each of its six offensive innings with a hit.
Ryne Post swiped three bases to go with his double and two singles. Kody Shinabery also had a pair of hits, including an RBI drag bunt in the fourth inning, and Will collected singles in consecutive at bats.
“Go out there and win,” Faller said of the team's approach coming off the setback on Tuesday. “We have to do the same thing every day no matter what happens.”
Cade Wendel made his first career start on the bump for the Indians. He allowed three runs — two earned — on three hits, struck out two and walked two in 3 2/3 innings. Cole Grisez appeared in relief for the second straight game and he gave up one run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings.
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FORT RECOVERY — The Indians had a rough day at the plate on Tuesday.
In a 7-0 loss to Lincolnview, they struck out 10 times and managed only three hits.
Ryne Post had three hits himself on Thursday.
Garrett Faller chipped in a pair of big doubles.
The Green Wave struggled to keep the Indians off the base paths.
Faller drove in three runs, four Indians had multi-hit games and Greenville never caught up after the first inning as the Fort Recovery High School baseball team defeated the Green Wave 8-4 in its home opener.
“We were more aggressive,” said FRHS coach Jerry Kaup, whose team moves to 2-1 and travels to St. Henry today to battle the Redskins in a game with no Midwest Athletic Conference implications. “We were better at the plate. I thought offensively we were constantly putting pressure on their defense giving ourselves an opportunity to score.
“When we do that then we can do a lot of different things – we can steal, we can bunt, we can drag bunt. We can do whatever. All kinds of things open up.”
Fort Recovery had a 2-1 lead over Greenville (1-2) heading to the bottom of the second inning, and that's when the game really broke open. Riley Will had the first of his two hits, a bloop single to shallow center field, and, after a strikeout, Ryne Post also singled before swiping second to give the Indians two runners in scoring position.
Riley Post walked to load the bases, and Faller worked Greenville pitcher Tyler Beyke to a full count. On Beyke's sixth offering, Faller blasted a fly ball to left field for a bases-clearing double.
“I just felt good,” said Faller, who later doubled and scored in the fourth inning. “I do the same thing every game. Same warm-up swings.”
The Indians manufactured two more runs in the third. They had two singles, a walk and a sacrifice bunt, scored on a wild pitch and executed an RBI squeeze bunt to extend the lead to 7-1.
Fort Recovery was a much different team at the plate than it was Tuesday, compiling 11 hits. Although the Indians still struck out eight times, it was a product of them being more aggressive at the plate.
“I just tell them it's baseball and the next day is a new page,” Kaup said. “We start over. We weren't real pleased with how we played up there (at Lincolnview).
“We just wanted to be a little more aggressive early in the inning and get one or two guys on base then open it up.”
Fort Recovery began each of its six offensive innings with a hit.
Ryne Post swiped three bases to go with his double and two singles. Kody Shinabery also had a pair of hits, including an RBI drag bunt in the fourth inning, and Will collected singles in consecutive at bats.
“Go out there and win,” Faller said of the team's approach coming off the setback on Tuesday. “We have to do the same thing every day no matter what happens.”
Cade Wendel made his first career start on the bump for the Indians. He allowed three runs — two earned — on three hits, struck out two and walked two in 3 2/3 innings. Cole Grisez appeared in relief for the second straight game and he gave up one run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings.
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