Whiteoak shuts out North Adams for SHAC victory
Whiteoak senior Zander Roades is pictured from a game this season. (HCP Photo/Stephen Forsha)
Monday evening the Whiteoak Wildcats gained a huge win in Southern Hills Athletic Conference play by defeating the North Adams Green Devils by a 5-0 score.
The shutout victory on April 28 saw the Wildcats and Green Devils each go scoreless from the first four innings, but in the bottom of the fifth the Wildcats added runs on their home scoreboard for the first time in the game.
Whiteoak scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, then added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth for the five-run win.
“Clutch hits by Jonah Michael and Jacob Gibson allowed for four big runs,” WHS head coach Chris Veidt said. “Jacen Applegate threw 79 pitches as he made quick work of the Green Devils. Hour and a half games are special. Our defense was nearly flawless, allowing one freebie.”
The game saw WHS totaled 11 hits in the win, and they committed one error. North Adams had three hits in the loss, while committing three errors.
Three Wildcat players had two hits apiece, while five players on Whiteoak each had one hit of their 11 total hits in the conference win.
Jacen Applegate ended the game at 2-for-4 with one double. Jonah Michael was 2-for-4 with two RBI, and teammate Zander Roades finished 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI and he also collected a stolen base.
Izayah Clift finished 1-for-3 with one run and steal. Jacob Gibson went 1-for-1 with one run and two RBI.
Christian Hite was 1-for-3, Jacob Kiley finished also was 1-for-3, and Wyatt Ruark went 1-for-3 with a run, one RBI and a stolen base.
Whiteoak also had a run scored by Caden Butler, who also collected a steal, while Abraham Flader forced a walk.
Applegate was the winning pitcher, finishing the game with seven innings pitched, allowing no runs on three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.
The win improves the Wildcats to an overall record of 8-3 with a SHAC Division II mark of 5-1, as they are currently in first place by a half game over Manchester, who are 4-1 in the SHAC Division II standings.
BOX SCORE
NAHS 000 000 0 — 0 3 3
WHS 000 023 x — 5 11 1