By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

It was back-to-back doubleheaders for ACGC baseball (0-14) this week. On Thursday, June 13, ACGC took to its home field against Pleasantville (12-7).

Game one, 7-4 L

ACGC kept the first contest close. The Chargers were only down one run with the score sitting at 2-3 heading into the fifth inning. A four-run outburst from Pleasantville made the game 7-2,  enough to prevent an ACGC comeback. Franzeen provided two RBIs, while Mahaffey and Pfrang added one each. Mahaffey had a perfect 1.000 on-base percentage, with two hits and one walk in his three plate appearances. Kading and Franzeen combined for 131 pitches on the day for ACGC. Franzeen had five strikeouts in his four innings on the mound.

Game two 13-2 L

The second leg of the doubleheader was not as kind to ACGC. Pleasantville jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after two innings. Hits in game two came from the bats of Slaybaugh, Kading, Dorsey and Franzeen. Dorsey had two RBIs in the game. Three pitchers split time on the mound in this game: Skram, Slaybaugh and Colton Clark. Clark struck out four batters during his three innings on the mound. In two innings, Skram recorded one strikeout. ACGC’s next game is against Ogden (8-11) away from home on Monday, June 17.

Photos by Mark Reno

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

On Tuesday, June 11, ACGC baseball (0-12) hosted Madrid (8-8) in a doubleheader.

Game one, 13-3 L

ACGC had six hits in game one, all singles. Tommy Skram, Jackson Pfrang and Chase Slaybaugh scored three runs for the Chargers. Noah Kading was the source for ACGC’s lone RBI. ACGC did the majority of its damage on the base paths, stealing six bases. Skram with two and Pfrang, Slaybaugh, Kading and Ben Franzeen all with one.

Game two, 19-10 L

The Chargers produced at a much higher rate on offense in the second leg. A surge in the third inning saw ACGC take a 4-3 lead. Madrid quickly answered with a seven-run fourth inning to take back the lead, 10-4. Another big inning from Madrid in the top of the sixth was enough to keep ACGC at bay. RBIs came from up and down the order for the Chargers. Franzeen, Andrew Mahaffey and Pfrang provided two each. Slaybaugh, Blaize Dorsey and eighth-grader Sayer Bireline-Huss each added one. Skram and Pfrang each hit .750 on the day, both going three-for-four at the plate. Slaybaugh and Bireline-Huss split time on the mound. Slaybaugh pitched five and one-third innings, throwing 105 pitches and striking out two batters. In Bireline-Huss’ one and two third innings, he struck out four batters out of the nine he faced.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Runs were not in short supply during Panorama softball’s (5-11) doubleheader with Des Moines Christian on Thursday, June 13. Panorama got its revenge after dropping the first leg, 10-9, winning the second game 14-13. After some early struggles on offense this season, Panorama is averaging 9.75 runs per game in its last four contests. Panorama will be back in action this weekend at the Orient-Macksburg Softball Tournament. They have two games scheduled for Saturday, June 15, against Melcher-Dallas (5-10) and Murray (11-5).

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

After going on a seven-game skid, Panorama softball (4-10) got back in the win column at home on Tuesday, June 11. Despite Woodward-Granger (3-9) taking a 5-3 lead in the top of the third inning, Panorama battled back to score four in the sixth inning to take the lead, 7-5, which they rode out to the victory.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

In a home matchup on Thursday, June 13, Panorama baseball (5-10) lost to No. 4 Des Moines Christian (15-2). A five-run outburst from the Lions in the bottom of the third inning gave Des Moines Christian a 7-1 lead that the Panthers would not overcome. Panorama’s next game is against Madrid (8-10), away from home, on Monday, June 17.

Photos by Betty Cooper