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Claremore’s side was retired early in four of five innings, mostly because the Zebras were in such a hurry to let Will Rogers hit again.
After all, they had already done more than enough damage.
Claremore erupted for 11 runs in the first inning Monday and never let up, rolling to a 21-0 District 5A-3 road victory over the Ropers to improve to 8-4 overall and 5-0 in district play.
The Zebras piled up 14 hits and took full advantage of Will Rogers miscues, turning nearly every inning into a sprint.
Xyler Reeder, batting ninth, led the hit parade by going 3-for-4, while Jax Van Valkenburg and John Tedesco each drove in 3 runs from the top of the order.
Tyler Osgood added 2 hits, and the Zebras’ pitching trio of Reeder, Saxton Pickup and Osgood combined to hold the Ropers to 1 hit.
Reeder started on the mound and struck out 5 over 2 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk. Pickup followed with 2 scoreless innings, and Osgood closed it out with a scoreless fifth.
The game was effectively over before Will Rogers had much of a chance to settle in.
Kellen Gaede started the first-inning avalanche with a leadoff triple to right. Tedesco then reached on an error that allowed Gaede to score, and after a wild pitch moved him to third, Van Valkenburg launched a 2-run homer to right for a 3-0 lead.
The Zebras kept pouring it on.
Brayden Floyd reached on an error and later scored on Osgood’s RBI single. After Evan Jameson reached on another error, Pickup reached on a misplay that brought home both Osgood and Jameson to make it 6-0.
Reeder then singled, Gaede walked and Tedesco lined a 2-run double to center to push the margin to 8-0. Van Valkenburg followed with an RBI single, and Floyd capped the inning with a 2-run triple that made it 11-0.
The Ropers threatened lightly in the bottom of the first when Gabriel Salvidor walked and Charles Sieboldt singled, but Reeder struck out a batter and finished the frame with a dropped-third-strike out to strand both runners.
Claremore added 3 runs in the second.
After Ryder Garrison reached on an error and moved to second, Osgood singled him home for a 12-0 lead. Reeder later singled to left to score Osgood, and Tedesco added a sacrifice fly to center that plated Jameson for a 14-0 advantage.
The third inning brought more of the same.
Ashton Darnell reached on an error before Braden Trail tripled to center to score him.
Drew Dipboye then reached on a center-field error that allowed Trail to score, and Reeder finished the inning with an RBI double to right that drove in Dipboye and made it 17-0.
Pickup took over on the mound in the bottom of the third and struck out 2 in a clean inning, then worked around a fourth-inning error by striking out the side after Sieboldt reached.
The Zebras tacked on 3 runs in the fourth.
After Bo Wolf and Darnell reached, Dipboye’s fielder’s choice brought in Wolf. Luke Roberts then walked with the bases loaded to force home another run, and Gavin Bittle was hit by a pitch to plate Trail for a 20-0 lead.
Claremore scored its final run in the fifth when Wolf walked and came all the way around on Jaden Franco’s double to left.
Osgood handled the bottom of the fifth, striking out 2 and stranding a walk to finish off the shutout.
Sieboldt accounted for Will Rogers’ lone hit, going 1-for-2. The defeat dropped the Ropers to 0-8 overall and 0-5 in district play.
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After all, they had already done more than enough damage.
Claremore erupted for 11 runs in the first inning Monday and never let up, rolling to a 21-0 District 5A-3 road victory over the Ropers to improve to 8-4 overall and 5-0 in district play.
The Zebras piled up 14 hits and took full advantage of Will Rogers miscues, turning nearly every inning into a sprint.
Xyler Reeder, batting ninth, led the hit parade by going 3-for-4, while Jax Van Valkenburg and John Tedesco each drove in 3 runs from the top of the order.
Tyler Osgood added 2 hits, and the Zebras’ pitching trio of Reeder, Saxton Pickup and Osgood combined to hold the Ropers to 1 hit.
Reeder started on the mound and struck out 5 over 2 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk. Pickup followed with 2 scoreless innings, and Osgood closed it out with a scoreless fifth.
The game was effectively over before Will Rogers had much of a chance to settle in.
Kellen Gaede started the first-inning avalanche with a leadoff triple to right. Tedesco then reached on an error that allowed Gaede to score, and after a wild pitch moved him to third, Van Valkenburg launched a 2-run homer to right for a 3-0 lead.
The Zebras kept pouring it on.
Brayden Floyd reached on an error and later scored on Osgood’s RBI single. After Evan Jameson reached on another error, Pickup reached on a misplay that brought home both Osgood and Jameson to make it 6-0.
Reeder then singled, Gaede walked and Tedesco lined a 2-run double to center to push the margin to 8-0. Van Valkenburg followed with an RBI single, and Floyd capped the inning with a 2-run triple that made it 11-0.
The Ropers threatened lightly in the bottom of the first when Gabriel Salvidor walked and Charles Sieboldt singled, but Reeder struck out a batter and finished the frame with a dropped-third-strike out to strand both runners.
Claremore added 3 runs in the second.
After Ryder Garrison reached on an error and moved to second, Osgood singled him home for a 12-0 lead. Reeder later singled to left to score Osgood, and Tedesco added a sacrifice fly to center that plated Jameson for a 14-0 advantage.
The third inning brought more of the same.
Ashton Darnell reached on an error before Braden Trail tripled to center to score him.
Drew Dipboye then reached on a center-field error that allowed Trail to score, and Reeder finished the inning with an RBI double to right that drove in Dipboye and made it 17-0.
Pickup took over on the mound in the bottom of the third and struck out 2 in a clean inning, then worked around a fourth-inning error by striking out the side after Sieboldt reached.
The Zebras tacked on 3 runs in the fourth.
After Bo Wolf and Darnell reached, Dipboye’s fielder’s choice brought in Wolf. Luke Roberts then walked with the bases loaded to force home another run, and Gavin Bittle was hit by a pitch to plate Trail for a 20-0 lead.
Claremore scored its final run in the fifth when Wolf walked and came all the way around on Jaden Franco’s double to left.
Osgood handled the bottom of the fifth, striking out 2 and stranding a walk to finish off the shutout.
Sieboldt accounted for Will Rogers’ lone hit, going 1-for-2. The defeat dropped the Ropers to 0-8 overall and 0-5 in district play.
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