Hurons move to 9-2 with wins over Boyne, Newberry

Too much Huron hitting and pitching made Newberry?s trip to Rogers City a cold one. That and the steady chilly Lake Huron breeze made for a miserable afternoon Tuesday for the Indians as the Hurons took two mercy-rule wins over the visitors. The Indians found out why Rogers City (9-2) is ranked number one in Division IV in the coaches? poll. In the first game Ashley Fleming spun perfection on the mound, retiring all nine batters she faced in a 15-0 win. She struck out six in the game.

The Hurons benefited from eight walks as they tallied 13 runs in the second inning. The big blow came off the bat of Chelsea Brege, who blasted a grand slam home run. Rogers City made the best of its six hits. In the second game a trio of Huron pitchers shut out the Indians in five innings of an 11-0 win. Tiffiny Krueger started and got the win for her two innings of one-hit work. Jess Konieczny pitched the third and fourth innings, no-hitting the Indians while recording four strikeouts. C.J. Calabrese pitched the fifth, striking out one batter. The Hurons scored three in the first inning, one in the third, three in the fourth and four in the fifth inning.

At the plate Calabrese had three hits while Dana Fairbanks had a double and a single. Leadoff hitter Laura Konieczny scored three times in the contest.

LAST THURSDAY the Hurons scored two mercy-rule wins over Boyne City, 15-0, 16-1. Fleming had a big day at the plate, blasting three homers in the two games. She sent the first pitch she saw in the first game over the fence in left and added two more dingers in game two. On the day she had six hits in seven trips with 11 RBI. In game one Rogers City had five runs in the first inning, three in the second and seven in the fourth. Fleming got the win on the mound, going four innings while allowing two hits and striking out five. Krueger had three hits while Jess Konieczny and Fairbanks had two hits eac

IN THE second game, the Hurons scored 13 runs in an incredible second inning to support Krueger, who earned the win. The sophomore worked all three innings, surrendering one run on three hits and a walk while recording five strikeouts. Calabrese ended the game in the bottom of the Huron third when she knocked in the 16th run for the Hurons. She had three hits while Jess Konieczny had two. Jenny Smith added a two-run double.

?I think the girls are feeling really confident at the plate,? Grambau said. He credited the effort of volunteer coaches Gary Pietsch and Chuck Krueger for their work with the hitters.

THE HURONS host the annual State Farm Tournament with games beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gilpin Field. Undefeated Inland Lakes (12-0) will square off against undefeated Posen (6-0) at 10 a.m. while the Hurons play Sault Ste. Marie in the noon game. The losers of the first two games will play at 2 p.m. while the winners tangle at 4 p.m. Last Friday?s games with Marquette, cancelled because of bad weather, have been rescheduled for May 13. No make-up dates have been set for Monday?s canceled games with Petoskey.