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BURBANK–The Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack dropped a pair of games to Columbia-Burbank here April 24, losing the first game of a twin bill 9-1, and the second by 14-2.
DW played River View Junior Varsity Wednesday, April 28, at Waitsburg, and will wrap up the covid-shortened season with a home double header Friday, April 30, also on the Waitsburg diamond.
Dayton-Waitsburg took the first lead of the year into the bottom of the third inning, said Head Coach Johnny Watts.
"For a team solely made up with underclassmen with limited experience, they showed competitive grit and significant improvement defensively," Watts said. "Due to numbers, many of the players were in positions that they normally don't get a lot of reps in much less game time situations."
In the second game, once again DW jumped out first, taking a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, Watts said.
"Unfortunately, Burbank was able to capitalize on the combination of unforced errors, free passes and timely hitting allowed by the DW defense," Watts said. "The bottom of the fourth turned into a 14-run inning for the Coyotes.
Watts noted that although the final score was a bit lopsided, DW again showed tremendous growth both defensively and on the base paths.
"Monte Pettichord made an outstanding diving play in center field that saved multiple runs from scoring and was solid all day," he said.
"Cyson Morris and Quinn Benavides completed DW's first double play of the year and there were multiple players recording their first hits of the season," Watts said.
DW at Columbia-Burbank (4-24)
Game 1
Columbia Burbank 9, DW 1
Pitching: DW-Klint Kuykendall (6-innings pitched, 8 hits, 2 walks, 2 hit batters, 6 earned runs)
Hitting: DW-3 hits (Klint Kuykendall 2 for 3 with 1 RBI) (Zach Durham 1 for 3)
Runs Scored: DW-1 (Levi Boudrieau-1)
Game 2
Score: Columbia Burbank 14, DW 2
Pitching: DW - Levi Boudrieau (3 and 2/3 innings pitched, 13 hits, 2 walks, 2 hit batters, 9 earned runs) DW – Zach Durham (1/3 inning pitched, no hits, no walks and no runs)
Hitting: DW – 4 hits. (Klint Kuykendall 1 for 3) (Zach Durham 1 for 2) (Quinn Benevides 1 for 2 with 1 RBI) (Jasper Morrow 1 for 2)
Runs Scored: DW- 2 (Monte Pettichord-1) (Ryan Pitcher-1)
