Alex Dingman
Day four of the Zone 1AA tourney in Sabetha saw Doniphan Co.’s bats rough up
Hiawatha and Seneca’s Derek Rottinghaus handcuff Sabetha.
Game one was a loser’s bracket semi-final with Doniphan Co. defeating Hiawatha
11-5, ending Post 66’s season.
The first three Hiawatha (12-13) hitters reached and scored against Derek Nold in
the top of the first, but were then shutout until the seventh inning.
Hiawatha held the lead until the fifth inning when Doniphan Co. (16-9) erupted
for six runs on five hits.
Taylor Olsen took the loss, allowing six runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Derek Nold earned the victory, pitching the complete game, allowing four earned
runs on seven hits.
The Subway Player of the Game was Doniphan Co.’s Paden Halter, who reached
base all five times he batted and finished 3-3 with a run and two RBI.
Doniphan Co. now plays Sabetha in the loser’s bracket final Thursday at 6pm.
Sabetha defeated Doniphan Co. on day two of the tourney 3-1.
Seneca’s Derek Rottinghaus stole the show in game two, dizzying the Sabetha
hitters to the tune of 12 strikeouts in a complete game victory.
Rottinghaus was the easy choice for Subway Player of the Game as he threw just
19 balls out of 82 total pitches and allowed only one hit, a single by Riley Wells in the
third inning.
He retired his last 15 hitters, including striking out the final three on just nine
pitches. Offensively, he scored two runs.
Seneca (16-5) scored the only run they would need in the first inning on a Brett
Holthaus triple that plated Chris Rottinghaus.
Tate Steinlage suffered the loss for Sabetha (20-10), yielding two runs on five hits
in 4 2/3 innings.
Seneca is now one win away from making it to state and plays the winner of
Sabetha vs. Doniphan Co. Thursday night.
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