Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Doug Stach pitches for St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse againstTouchet April 28.
St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse played a doubleheader at Touchet May 5 and went down 11-1 and 17-3.
In the first game, the team hit four singles — from Kadence Rinehart, Doug Stach, Steven Campbell and Brady Pitts. In game two, Stach hit an RBI double, Pitts and Alex Thrasher hit singles, and Conr Hergert hit a double.
The Eagles (1-16 overall, 0-11 league) were set to play next at Colfax Wednesday to finish their season in a makeup doubleheader against the Bulldogs J.V.
St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse returned to the diamond this year after not fielding a team in 2017.
First-year coach Chris Stach led the new team, which included three girls on the roster.
The Eagles do not have a softball team.
Starters this year were freshman Doug Stach at pitcher, centerfield; junior Hergert, catcher; junior Logan Stanley, first base; sophomore Pitts, second base; junior Glory Dickerson at shortstop; freshman Wyatt Walker, third base; junior Steven Campbell, left field; sophomore Dylan Campbell, centerfield, and freshman Rinehart, right field.
Coming off the bench were sophomore Jacob Dyas, freshman Colby Swannack and eighth-grader Thrasher.
The girls on the team were Stanley, Dickerson, and Swannack.
On April 28, in a doubleheader against Touchet, the Eagles lost 14-3 and 22-10. A trip to Pomeroy followed April 30 for a 20-1 loss.
“It’s been a fun season, it’s definitely a work in progress, we had to cut things right back to the basics,” said Stach. “We’ve improved greatly since we started.”
Many are new players, others played on the team two years ago, including Dickerson, who played at shortstop as a freshman.
“Glory’s mentality, she kind of leads all the kids, she’s very vocal,” said Stach. “I was quick to name her one of the captains, she takes control and keeps them in line.”
The Eagles’ one victory came against the Liberty junior varsity earlier in April, a 1-0 victory in which Doug Stach threw a no-hitter through five innings with 13 strikeouts.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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