Saints Strike Late in Split with Thunderbirds

The Seward County Saints split a double header with the Cloud Thunderbirds Sunday at Brent Gould Field.  Seward won game one in dramatic fashion scoring three in the bottom of the seventh to win 3-2.  Cloud won game two 5-2 to win the series 3-1.

In game one, the Thunderbirds scored a run in the first and the third.  With a breeze blowing in, that score stood until the bottom of the seventh.  Tristan Curless pitched six strong innings allowing two earned runs.  Ranse Radtke was 3-4.  Jaxson Gregg was 2-4 with two RBI’s.  Javier Gomez was 2-2 with a double. Seward out hit Cloud 7-2.

In game two, Cloud scored one in the first and one in the second.  The T-Birds chased home two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth.  The Saints did not score until they plated two in the bottom of the ninth.  Cloud out-hit SCCC 13-6.  Jacob Masters was 2-4 in the loss.

Seward is 13-33 overall and 6-18 in the Jayhawk West.  Cloud is 37-12 and 20-8 in the Jayhawk West.  Seward hosts Colby Thursday at 1pm with pre-game at 12:45 on 1270, 92.3, and the KSCB and The Legend App.