April 23 2014 FHC Recap

The Scots set out today in pursuit of their fourth win in a row, standing in their way today was the Forest Hills Central Rangers. Pitching for the Scots was lefty Sam Vanderwal who in his first outing earned a no decision and throwing for the Rangers was GVSU commit Mitch Ashcraft. Errors were the early story for the Scots as they allowed 5 unearned runs in the first four innings. With two outs in the third there was a ball that was overthrown to first base and that runner came around to score to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead. In the 5th after increasing the lead to 2-0 off another error, the Rangers were poised to strike again with two men on when Ohio State commit Jake Vanderwal strolled up to the plate. Vanderwal got a hold of Vanderwal's fastballs and tattooed it over the right field fence for a 3 run bomb to give FHC a 5-0 lead headed to the bottom of the 5th. Sam Vanderwal ended today with a final line of 4 innings, and 5 runs all unearned and needed his team to pick him up to claw back to a no decision. And the team definitely picked him up with a huge 5th inning. The Scots came out with an array of hits and the first run was driven in by Mitch McCallum to make it 5-1. A few batters later, Joe Stegehuis strolled up to the plate for the Scots and cleared the bases with a 3 RBI triple to cut the deficit to 5-4. Stegehuis would come around on a passed ball to tie the game at 5 headed to the 6th inning. In the bottom of the 6th with two on and one out, Mitch McCallum was once again in a situation to drive in runs, this time they would give the Scots a lead. McCallum delivered with a 2 RBI single to left to give the Scots the 7-5 lead, which thanks to Keegan Mulvey, who earned his second win amidst pitching 3 innings of scoreless relief, they would keep all the way through. The Scots now improve to 4-1 in the OK White and with East Grand Rapids losing to Lowell tonight, they are tied in first place with the Pioneers. Tomorrow the Scots will travel to Ada to take on the Rangers in pursuit of a series sweep. The Scots will send Caleb Sleeman to the hill for the 4:30 first pitch. Thankyou to all of the fans who came out and supported this week, we appreciate the love. Also happy birthday to infielder Trey Roelofs who turns 18 today. Lastly, a shoutout to Rosa the waitress who celebrates all of our wins with us at Pizza Hut, you're the best.