Gar/Pal, Colton play Friday: Colton takes league lead

Down a game to Southeast 1B league-leading Pomeroy, Colton swept the Pirates at home April 27 to take the lead.

Colton won 5-2 and 6-3 as four Wildcat pitchers combined to allow just four hits on the day. Reece Chadwick and Jon Bean started the two games with seventh-inning relief from Luke Vining and Parker Druffel.

In the opener, Druffel came out with the bases loaded and struck out the next three batters.

At bat for Colton, in the second game, Bean delivered a two-out, two-RBI double in the third inning.

Further hits from Colton in the doubleheader came from Druffel, Chadwick, Kian Ankerson...