THURSDAY’S BASEBALL: Oxford splits with Walled Lake Western; Stoney Creek downs Utica Ford
WALLED LAKE — Oxford took Game 1 and Walled Lake Western won the nightcap in a non-league baseball twinbill Thursday.
Oxford prevailed 6-4 in the opener, while the Warriors gained its measure of revenge in Game 2, 7-2.
Ryan Kitching finished-2-for-4 at the plate and Brennen Orr went 2-for-3 for Oxford in Game 1
Western pitcher Cam Vieaux struck out 14 and left the game after 5 2/3 innings with a 4-0 lead before relief pitching blew the lead. Chris Stepnek went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Warriors (2-2) and Alec Hamilton was 2-for-3.
Andruw Gonzalez pitched five innings and struck out six in Game 2 to lead Western. Gonzales helped his own cause by going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Chris McGowen was 2-for-2 and scored a run for Oxford (1-2) in the second game, while Jeremy White added a two-run double.
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ROCHESTER STONEY CREEKL 10, UTICA FORD II 0: Zak Northrup had two hits and drove in two runs in leading the Cougars past the Falcons Thursday in a none-league contest. Jake Kruk had two hits and scored three runs, while Connor Dean gave up four hits with four strikeouts and two walks in six innings of work for the Cougars (6-2).
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