Reds Baseball Season Under Way

Reds baseball season is in full swing, with a handful of games already in the books. The boys started playing on the diamond May 20 when they took on the Wolf Point Yellowjackets. The game was an easy win for Glasgow as they stung the Yellowjackets in five innings, 11-1.

The Reds had less success in their next four games, with two home games against the Laurel Dodgers on June 1 (6-1 and 14-1) and two away games against the Glendive Blue Devils on June 3 (5-3 and 12-5).

W. Point 1, Reds 11 - May 20

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WLFP 0 0 0 1 0 x x 1 0 5

REDS 3 4 3 1 x x x 11 6 0

In their game against the Yellowjackets, three Reds' pitchers worked the mound to achieve a no-hitter, Kristian Price and Gavin Adkins both threw two innings with Kaden Fossum finishing for the Reds in the top of the fifth. Price was credited as the winning pitcher as he allowed zero hits and zero runs while striking out four. He faced nine batters and threw 35 pitches, of which 22 were strikes. Adkins threw 19 strikes out of his 30 pitches and Fossum finished with eight strikes of his 18 pitches.

The Reds scored ten runs in the first three innings with Keagan Thompson and Kevin McDonald each leading the way at the plate with two hits in three at-bats. Adkins and Noah Lipszyc both finished with two RBIs followed by Darrin Wersal and McDonald with one each.

A pair of walks and and a pair of wild pitches in the bottom of the fourth inning brought Cale Swanson around the bases for the final scoring run.

Adkins and Bryce Legare each had a stolen base in the contest, and Legare made the most plays with eight.

Laurel 6, Reds 1 - June 1

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LRDG 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 5 0

REDS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1

The Reds hosted the Laurel Dodgers in a double-header at Bill Connors Field on June 1, falling to their opponent in both games (1-6 and 1-14).

Following the initial scoring run by the Dodgers in the top of the first inning, McDonald was able to knot things up when he hit a double and sent Brett Glaser across the plate to score Glasgow's first run.

Glasgow lost their grip on the game late in the contest with a tie-breaking run in the fifth inning for Laurel and a scoring surge in the sixth inning that increased the Dodgers lead by four more runs.

Chase Guttenberg took the loss on the mound for the Reds. He went two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on two hits and striking out one. Price threw 74 pitches in just over four innings and threw 37 strikes to the 19 batters he faced, allowing one run on two hits and striking out two. Adkins worked for two innings, throwing 25 pitches to six batters.

Wersal and Glaser had a nice double play in the top of the sixth to slow the Dodgers down for a bit.

Leading the Reds at the plate, McDonald finished the game with a double and one RBI while Legare and Glaser each collected a hit.

Laurel 14, Reds 1 - June 1

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LRDG 4 1 2 5 2 x x 14 15 1

REDS 0 0 0 0 1 x x 1 1 5

In their second game against the Dodgers, the Reds allowed the game to slip away early as Laurel scored 14 runs before Glasgow could plate a runner.

Defensively, Glasgow struggled to deny Laurel's scoring surge.

Kaden Fossum took the loss for Reds, facing 21 batters with a total of 73 pitches. He surrendered seven runs on seven hits over three innings, striking out one and walking one. John Cremer and Legare stepped in to provide relief, pitching an inning each.

Tel Aune, Lipszyc and Legare pulled off a double play to bring the first half of the fifth inning to an end and moved the team into the bottom half of the inning trailing Laurel 14-0. In their last turn at bat the Reds had one rallying run after Swanson earned a walk to get on base, then stole second and advanced to third on the next play. Finally, with a ground ball to first base, Calvin Bengochea earned the only RBI of the game and brought Swanson across the plate to score. Lipszyc led the Reds offensively, hitting a double off one hit in his one at-bat.

Reds 3, Glendive 5 - June 3

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REDS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 3

GLND 0 1 2 0 2 0 x 5 8 7

Despite Glendive's seven game errors, they still managed to out-score the Reds in the first game of a double-header on the road. The Blue Devils prevailed over Glasgow by two runs in the bottom of the fifth. The runs were the last two scored in the game.

Wersal pitched the whole game for the Reds, allowing eight hits and five runs over six innings, striking out seven and walking one. He faced 29 batters and threw 85 pitches.

Lipszyc, Fossum, and McDonald all had one hit to lead the Reds, with Lipszyc recording two RBI's and Adkins also bringing in one run.

Aune, Legare and McDonald each had a stolen base during the contest.

Reds 5, Glendive 12 - June 3

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REDS 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 7 8

GLND 0 4 0 0 5 3 x 12 9 4

In their second game of the afternoon in Glendive, the Reds fell behind early in the contest and could not ever gain the upper hand.

At the plate, Glasgow scored three runs in the fourth inning with an RBI single from Wersal that brought Legare home, followed by Wersal scoring on a Dodger error and Fossum scoring on a passed ball.

Glasgow scored twice more in the seventh inning, but by then the Dodgers had a commanding lead that couldn't be overcome. Lipszyc doubled on a fly ball to right field which scored McDonald, then made it home himself off a single by Wersal - his second RBI of the game. Wersal went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead the Reds in hits. Wersal also had two stolen bases in the game and Fossum finished with one.

Defensively, Glaser, Guttenberg, Price and Wersal teamed up in the bottom of the first and the bottom of the fourth to execute double plays which shortened up the Dodger's at-bats. McDonald took the loss for the Reds, pitching four and a third innings, allowing eight runs on five hits and striking out one. Aune and JT Sprague provided relief on the mound. While Aune only pitched two-thirds of an inning, he threw 38 pitches and struck out two of the eight batters he faced.

The Reds will hit the ground running beginning with a tournament in Havre Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10. They will travel to Sidney for a double header on Tuesday, June 12, then to Lewistown for a four-day tournament beginning Thursday, June 14.