Tim Johnson

4 days ago | starherald.com | Tim Johnson

The WESTCO American Legion baseball team were edged 5-3 by Kearney Misko Sports on Sunday to complete a 1-2 weekend for the Zephyrs. Kearney scored two runs in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead and then added one in the fifth. Dawson Barrett and Owen Lathan both had two hits for the Zephyrs, who finished with seven as a team. The Zephyrs weekend began with a 16-5 win over Grand Island USave on Saturday in which Thatcher Thomalla went 4-for-4 with three doubles and five RBI in the five-inning game.

1 week ago | starherald.com | Tim Johnson

GREELEY, Colo — The Pioneers offense came alive in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday to earn a split with Greeley in a Frontier League matchup. Western Nebraska pounded out 14 hits over six innings to earn the 15-1 win. The Grays rallied for three runs in the eighth inning for a 9-7 victory in the opening game. Leadoff hitter Mikey Pickett went 3-for-5 in the second game and singled home two runs in the sixth.

1 week ago | starherald.com | Tim Johnson

The Peltz Co. American Legion baseball team extended its winning streak to three games with a doubleheader sweep of Post 22 on Tuesday. Both games were decided by a run. Scores were 6-5 and 1-0. Cody Galles scattered six hits over a complete-game performance in the second game. He struck out three and walked none as the Spartans improved to 13-4. The Spartans turned two double plays, and Jaxson Esparza hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning for the lone run in the game.

1 week ago | starherald.com | Tim Johnson

The WESTCO American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader with McCook on Sunday. The Zephyrs took the opening game 6-1 and then fell 13-4 to close out the weekend. WESTCO scored all six runs in the first game in the seventh inning to overcome an 1-0 deficit. George Schmall had a two-run double in the critical frame. Jahrell Mendez also drove in two runs for the Zephyrs, who finished with seven hits. Owen Lantham, the third pitcher for the Zephyrs, earned the win in relief.

2 weeks ago | starherald.com | Tim Johnson

AURORA — Hunter Fankhauser went 3-for-3, drove in two runs as Platte Valley Companies downed Pinnacle Bank 13-3 on Thursday in an American Legion baseball game Bo Gable and Colter Shellito both added two hits for Gering, and Shellito earned the win as he allowed six hits and three runs over six innings. Gering trailed 1-0 after the first inning but took the lead for good with two runs in the third and added one in the fourth. PVC then broke the game open with 10 runs in the sixth.