Junior Trenton Fisher used his arm in the first game to notch the win in relief and led Taft High with his bat in the second game Friday as the Tigers swept a league home doubleheader over Catlin Gabel at the Pit.
Fisher teamed with junior starter Eli DeMello and some mop-up relief from junior Lucas Hindman for a 22-5 win in five innings in the opening game, while senior starer Bleiz Kimbrough went five innings with support from junior Jordan Hall for an 11-2 win in the second.
“We overcame some adverse conditions early on and played through the wet field and rain,” Taft coach Matt Hilgers said. “We were able to maintain our focus for two games today and come away with two victories.”
Senior Cody Knott had a team high two hits and three RBIs in the opener, while sophomore Fco Ramos, senior Tyee Fisher, Kinbrough and Hindman drove home two runs each.
The Tigers, who played error-free defense in the opener, scored in every inning after falling behind 3-0 in the top of the first, including four runs in their half of the frame and 13 times in the second. Kimbrough scored four times and Knott, DeMello, Ramos and Tyee Fisher three times each.
Sophomores Darius Smith and Ethan Thomas, and freshman Kaden Hindman also drove home runs for the Tigers. Knott and Ramos doubled for Taft, which collected eight hits and stole six bases against three Catlin Gabel pitchers.
The Tigers improved to 8-8 overall and 4-2 in Special District 2 play with its nine-run defeat of the Eagles in the nightcap, which featured a four-run second inning and three-run third for Taft. Catlin Gabel fell to 3-6, 3-3.
Knott and Smith doubled twice each for the Tigers in support of Kimbrough, while Kaden Hindman contributed two singles. Knott, Smith and junior Trenton Hall drove home two runs apiece for Taft, while Knott, DeMello and Smith scored twice each.
Taft returns to action at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at home against Clatskanie on Senior Night.
“We need to maintain the same approach and focus that we have had the last few games and start to show some consistency,” Hilgers said. “There is still a lot of baseball left to be played in league and we have a team coming to our place on Senior Night looking to make a statement.”
GAME 1 Taft 22, Catlin Gabel 5 (5 innings) CATLIN GABEL AB R H BI TAFT AB R H BI Mike Hart 1 1 1 0 Trenton Fisher 4 1 1 0 Wyatt Hoke 1 1 0 1 Lucas Hindman 1 1 1 2 Sean Van Zoli 2 1 0 0 Eli DeMello 2 3 0 0 Jed Walen Stewart 3 0 0 0 Cody Knott 3 3 2 3 Eamon Walsh 2 1 1 1 Tyee Fisher 1 3 1 2 Dillion George 1 0 0 0 Bleiz Kimbrough 3 4 0 2 Braden Wells 3 0 1 1 Fco Ramos 1 3 1 2 Aiden Sheeran 0 1 0 0 Darius Smith 3 1 1 1 Dylan Lian 1 0 0 1 Kaden Hindman 2 1 1 1 Ethan Thomas 1 1 0 1 Jordan Hall 0 0 0 0 *Graden Kehr 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 14 5 3 4 TOTALS 21 22 8 14 CATLIN GABEL 302 00 -- 5 TAFT 4(13)5x -- 22 LOB--CATLIN GABLE 8, TAFT 7. E--Aiden Sheeran-hahnel, Dillion George, Eamon Walsh (3). 2B--Fco Ramos, Cody Knott. HBP--Wyatt Hoke, Dillion George, Mike Hart (2), Kaden Hindman. SB--Mike Hart, Tyee Fisher, Lucas Hindman, Ethan Thomas, Bleiz Kimbrough (2), Eli DeMello. CATLIN GABLE IP H R ER BB SO HR Wyatt Hoke (L) 1.33 6 12 8 5 0 0 Eamon Walsh 1.00 0 7 0 9 0 0 Jed Walen Stewart 0.67 2 3 0 2 0 0 TAFT Eli DeMello 0.67 0 3 3 2 1 0 Trenton Fisher (W) 2.00 3 2 2 4 2 0 Lucas Hindman 1.33 0 0 0 1 0 0 PB--Sean Van Zoli, Kaden Hindman. WP--Wyatt Hoke (6). BALK--Eamon Walsh. SO--Jed Walen Stewart, Dillion George, Dylan Lian. BB--Aiden Sheeran-hahnel (2), Wyatt Hoke, Dillion George, Sean Van Zoli, Eamon Walsh, Dylan Lian, Tyee Fisher (3), Ethan Thomas (2), Bleiz Kimbrough, FCO Ramos (3), Eli DeMello (3), Kaden Hindman, Jordan Hall, Darius Smith, Cody Knott.GAME 2 Taft 11, Catlin Gabel 2 CATLIN GABEL AB R H BI TAFT AB R H BI Mike Hart 3 0 0 0 Trenton Fisher 3 1 3 1 Wyatt Hoke 3 1 0 0 Eli DeMello 4 2 1 0 Sean Van Zoli 4 0 1 0 Cody Knott 4 2 2 2 Jed Walen Stewart 3 0 2 1 Tyee Fisher 3 1 1 1 Eamon Walsh 1 1 0 0 Trenton Hall 1 1 1 2 Dillion George 3 0 1 0 Bleiz Kimbrough 4 0 1 1 Braden Wells 2 0 0 0 Fco Ramos 2 1 0 0 Aiden Sheeran 3 0 0 0 Darius Smith 3 2 2 2 Dylan Lian 2 0 0 0 Kaden Hindman 3 0 2 1 Ethan Thomas 3 0 0 0 Lucas Hindman0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 24 2 4 1 TOTALS 30 11 13 10 CATLIN GABLE 011 000 0 -- 2 TAFT 043 202 x -- 11 LOB--CATLIN GABEL 7, TAFT 5. E--Aiden Sheeran-hahnel, Dillion George, Eamon Walsh, Mike Hart, Bleiz Kimbrough, Darius Smith. 2B--Jed Walen Stewart, Darius Smith (2), Cody Knott (2). HBP--Wyatt Hoke, Mike Hart. SB--Sean Van Zoli, Eamon Walsh, Tyee Fisher, Lucas Hindman, Fco Ramos (2), Trenton Hall, Kaden Hindman, Darius Smith, Cody Knott (2). CATLIN GABEL IP H R ER BB SO HR Kellen Woodcock 1.33 3 2 2 0 0 0 Sean Van Zoli (L) 4.67 10 9 7 4 1 0 TAFT Bleiz Kimbrough (W) 5.00 4 2 0 2 4 0 Jordan Hall 2.00 0 0 0 2 1 0 WP--Sean Van Zoli (2), Kellen Woodcock. SO--Dillion George, Sean Van Zoli (2), Dylan Lian, Braden Wells, Tyee Fisher. BB--Eamon Walsh (2), Dylan Lian, Braden Wells, FCO Ramos (2), Trenton Fisher, Darius Smith.
