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Chiefs take two from Fort Madison in conference action
For the Daily Gate City
The Keokuk Chiefs overcame shoddy defense in the first game and then rode a late offensive explosion in the nightcap for a sweep of Fort Madison in prep baseball action Monday at Joyce Park.
The Chiefs won the opening game 10-9 and the second game 9-2.
Keokuk jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning of the opener, but Fort Madison tied the score at 1-1 in the third.
The Chiefs regained the lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the third when Kory Hotop reached on an error and scored on a two-out triple by Ryan Bell.
The Bloodhounds tied the game with a run in the fourth and took the lead at 3-2 with a run in the fifth.
However, the Chiefs fought back with three runs in their half of the fifth for a 5-3 lead. Hotop led off with a single, and Craig Baum walked. After a double steal, Hotop scored on Chris Deyo's grounder to short, which was mishandled by shortstop Trent Evans.
Bell was walked intentionally to load the bases. Nate Kelly then made the Bloodhounds pay with a run-scoring single to right center to give KHS a 4-3 lead. Moments later, Zach Hayden laid down a suicide squeeze to score Deyo and give the Chiefs a 5-3 lead.
Fort Madison responded with three runs of its own in the sixth to go ahead 6-5.
However, the Chiefs scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and moved ahead 9-6.
The Bloodhounds then knotted the score at 9-9 in the top of the seventh inning.
Keokuk scored the decisive run in the bottom half of the seventh when Baum singled to left with one out and advanced to third on a passed ball. Deyo then drove home the winning run with a single to right.
“It wasn't exactly a masterpiece but we'll take it,” said Chiefs head coach Steve Worster. “Any conference win, no matter how ugly it is, is a good win. Our kids battled and battled and found a way to get it done.”
Deyo was 3-for-5 at the plate, drove in two runs and scored twice. Baum was 2-for-4 with three runs scored. Hayden went 2-for-3 and had two RBIs. Kelly was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and one run scored. Bell went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Hotop was 1-for-4 at the plate and scored two runs. Tim Blood finished 1-for-4.
Starting pitcher Tyler Peterson gave up five runs including three earned in five innings against the Bloodhounds. He also drove in one run. He struck out five and walked four.
Ethan Deyo pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief, allowing four runs including three earned and five hits. He walked two hitters.
Hayden, now 2-0, picked up the win in relief, allowing one hit in one-third of an inning.
Each team committed four errors.
The second game featured a pitcher's dual between the Bloodhounds' Trever Hawkins and Baum. Hawkins had shut out KHS on three hits into the fourth until the Chiefs' bats finally came alive.
Hayden was hit by a pitch with KHS behind 2-0. Then he stole second and eventually scored on a two-out single by Ethan Deyo.
The Chiefs broke the game open with four runs in their half of the fifth inning. Baum led off with a single. With one out, Bell walked. Kelly then drove in courtesy runner Jake Skinner with a sharp single to right, which tied the score at 2-2.
Next, Peterson drove in courtesy runner T.J. O'Brien with a double down the line to give his team a 3-2 lead. Hayden then lifted a fly ball to deep center to score Kelly. Blood's two-out hit scored Peterson, giving Keokuk a 5-2 lead.
The Chiefs scored four more times in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach. The big inning featured Peterson's three-run inside-the-park home run.
“This was a much better effort all the way around,” Worster said. “It took us awhile to get going offensively against Hawkins, but once we did, we really started smoking the ball. We had eight hits in the last two innings and none of them were cheap.”
Peterson, Kelly, Blood, Chris Deyo and Bell each had two hits. Peterson knocked in four runs, while Kelly had two RBIs.
Baum improved his record to 2-0, allowing only four hits and one earned run in seven innings of work on the mound. He fanned five batters and walked two.
Now 8-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference, the Chiefs play Danville at Community Field in Burlington Wednesday night. The jayvee game will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the varsity game at about 6:15 p.m.
The Keokuk Chiefs overcame shoddy defense in the first game and then rode a late offensive explosion in the nightcap for a sweep of Fort Madison in prep baseball action Monday at Joyce Park.
The Chiefs won the opening game 10-9 and the second game 9-2.
Keokuk jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning of the opener, but Fort Madison tied the score at 1-1 in the third.
The Chiefs regained the lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the third when Kory Hotop reached on an error and scored on a two-out triple by Ryan Bell.
The Bloodhounds tied the game with a run in the fourth and took the lead at 3-2 with a run in the fifth.
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Bell was walked intentionally to load the bases. Nate Kelly then made the Bloodhounds pay with a run-scoring single to right center to give KHS a 4-3 lead. Moments later, Zach Hayden laid down a suicide squeeze to score Deyo and give the Chiefs a 5-3 lead.
Fort Madison responded with three runs of its own in the sixth to go ahead 6-5.
However, the Chiefs scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and moved ahead 9-6.
The Bloodhounds then knotted the score at 9-9 in the top of the seventh inning.
Keokuk scored the decisive run in the bottom half of the seventh when Baum singled to left with one out and advanced to third on a passed ball. Deyo then drove home the winning run with a single to right.
“It wasn't exactly a masterpiece but we'll take it,” said Chiefs head coach Steve Worster. “Any conference win, no matter how ugly it is, is a good win. Our kids battled and battled and found a way to get it done.”
Deyo was 3-for-5 at the plate, drove in two runs and scored twice. Baum was 2-for-4 with three runs scored. Hayden went 2-for-3 and had two RBIs. Kelly was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and one run scored. Bell went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Hotop was 1-for-4 at the plate and scored two runs. Tim Blood finished 1-for-4.
Starting pitcher Tyler Peterson gave up five runs including three earned in five innings against the Bloodhounds. He also drove in one run. He struck out five and walked four.
Ethan Deyo pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief, allowing four runs including three earned and five hits. He walked two hitters.
Hayden, now 2-0, picked up the win in relief, allowing one hit in one-third of an inning.
Each team committed four errors.
The second game featured a pitcher's dual between the Bloodhounds' Trever Hawkins and Baum. Hawkins had shut out KHS on three hits into the fourth until the Chiefs' bats finally came alive.
Hayden was hit by a pitch with KHS behind 2-0. Then he stole second and eventually scored on a two-out single by Ethan Deyo.
The Chiefs broke the game open with four runs in their half of the fifth inning. Baum led off with a single. With one out, Bell walked. Kelly then drove in courtesy runner Jake Skinner with a sharp single to right, which tied the score at 2-2.
Next, Peterson drove in courtesy runner T.J. O'Brien with a double down the line to give his team a 3-2 lead. Hayden then lifted a fly ball to deep center to score Kelly. Blood's two-out hit scored Peterson, giving Keokuk a 5-2 lead.
The Chiefs scored four more times in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach. The big inning featured Peterson's three-run inside-the-park home run.
“This was a much better effort all the way around,” Worster said. “It took us awhile to get going offensively against Hawkins, but once we did, we really started smoking the ball. We had eight hits in the last two innings and none of them were cheap.”
Peterson, Kelly, Blood, Chris Deyo and Bell each had two hits. Peterson knocked in four runs, while Kelly had two RBIs.
Baum improved his record to 2-0, allowing only four hits and one earned run in seven innings of work on the mound. He fanned five batters and walked two.
Now 8-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference, the Chiefs play Danville at Community Field in Burlington Wednesday night. The jayvee game will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the varsity game at about 6:15 p.m.
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