Windham Suffers 8-4 Defeat to Deering

Baseball - WHS First Team

May 18, 2010

By David Field

 

Colby Waterhouse belts a double in the fourth inning for Windham. David Field photo.

 

Portland-With Windham down a handful of players due to sickness and injury, the Deering Rams capitalized on the Eagles defensive errors and defeated them 8-4.

 

With Coach Jacobson eyeing the action, Owen Kelnhofer bats a single to load the bases. David Field photo.

 

Deering struck hard and fast in the first inning scoring four runs.  The first two batters were walked and the third was hit by pitch to reach base.  The fourth Deering batter was put out, but recorded an RBI.  The fifth Deering batter reached base on failed fielder’s choice.  Starting pitcher Nick Sundquist finally found his groove and retired two batters on strike outs to end the Ram attack.

 

Christian Coons, with his eyes on the ball, hits and gets on base with a single in the fourth inning. David Field photo.

 

Windham countered in the top of the second as Rocco Sbardella and Jake Mello both got on base and scored for the Eagles.  However, Deering countered in the second.  Leadoff hitter Mr. Sweet, reached base on a double and scored when he stole third and scored on an overthrow from Christian Coons to Cody Miller. 

 

Corey Cole came on in the fourth inning to relieve Nick Sundquist. David Field photo.

 

Windham loaded the bases in the fourth inning and seemed to get some life.  Owen Kelnhofer was gunned down at the plate on a force play.  Colby Waterhouse was the lone run scorer in the inning for the Eagles reaching base on a single.  Deering countered the Eagle attack in the fourth by scoring three runs of their own.  The top of the Ram order capitalized on the Eagle defensive errors and made the Eagles pay. 

 

Windham continued to battle and in the top of the seventh, managed to score a run by Cole Moran who led the inning off with a single. 

 

The Eagles are scheduled to face Sanford next on Wednesday afternoon in Sanford at 4pm