A Mother’s Day Mismatch

This Seward team has been on both ends of the stick this year. The Saints have been no hit twice in a 16-1 loss at home to Lamar and a 12-0 loss at Barton. But the Saints also beat Dodge City 25-2 and Garden City 19-4 on the road. And then there was Mother’s Day. The Saints clobbered Coffeyville 23-0 in five innings at Brent Gould Field. Paul Pulley (6-3) took care of the pitching going the distance allowing just two hits. Seward scored three in the second, nine in the third, eight in the fourth, and three in the fifth. The only Saint without multiple hits was Jake Barrios who walked three times and was 1-2. The Saints were tough with two outs scoring ten of their first 12 runs with two outs. Jon Mestas was 4-5 with a three run homer and five RBI’s. Britain Ibbotson, Eddie Williams (3 RBI’s), Tyler Hill (2 RBI’s), Willie Gustin (3 RBI’s), and Tanner Rainey (2 RBI’s) has three hits a piece. The Saints are 40-18 making them the school’s ninth 40 game winner and first since 2008. The Saints play Coffeyville Monday at 1 p.m. with an if necessary game to follow if the Red Ravens win game one. The Ravens rallied by Hutchinson 10-8 in game two Sunday. Monday’s game or games will air on Talkradio 1270, kscbnews.net, and Windjammer Cable channel 9.