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MCHENRY — Jake Wampler bounced back from a rough fourth inning, and he finished what he started in Northern’s 7-5 win over No. 3 Fort Hill on Thursday at Garrett College.
“That’s one of those feel-good wins,” Northern head coach Phil Carr said. “We got great pitching out of Wampler. Stepped up today, I thought he pitched really well. They got their four runs (in the fourth), but we should’ve had the first two out.”
Wampler retired the side in order in four of the seven frames, finishing with five runs on nine hits and two walks with six strikeouts.
“I liked the way he bull-dogged through that inning and just kept grinding, got us out of there at 4-2,” Carr said. “Excited for Jake because down the road, we’ll need that starting pitching out of him.”
In the previous matchup last Tuesday, the Sentinels (3-1-1, 3-1 Western Maryland Athletic Conference) scored six runs in the third inning and won 8-6.
On Thursday, the Huskies (4-2, 2-2 WestMAC) answered Fort Hill’s four runs in the top of the fourth with five in the bottom of the frame.
“Tip your caps to Northern,” Fort Hill head coach Tanner Brode said. “They had some hits, some timely hits too. I think there were some issues in the outfield. Lack of aggression, some of those hits fell that I don’t think probably should’ve.”
In the top of the fourth, Fort Hill’s Coye Resh evened the score at 2 on a two-run knock up the middle.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Jacob VanMeter hit a two-run single to left center to put the Sentinels ahead 4-2.
“We do a lot of different things in practice and simulate stuff,” Brode said. “That’s one of the things, we like to keep the line moving. One guy gets up, the next guy needs to get him over, get a run in, manufacture something, get a job done. I think those guys did that in the fourth inning. After that, we didn’t win the answer back match.”
Northern responded in the next half-inning by loading the bases off three consecutive hits from Gavin Maust, Blake Spiker and Landon Yoder.
Emmitt Lipscomb worked a free pass for an RBI, then Jacob Chambers hit a fly ball to right center that brought two more runs in.
Spiker scored from third, then Yoder slipped rounding third but beat the throw to put the Huskies in front 5-4.
“We grinded out some at-bats, the Resh boy (Colt Resh) was throwing hard to start the game,” Carr said. “I thought his velocity was pretty good, but we had some guys that were right on it.”
Hunter Livengood took ball four for another Northern run before Bailey Turner’s sacrifice fly ended a five-run inning.
Yoder, Spiker and Lipscomb each had a pair of hits.
In the top of the fifth, Coye Resh’s RBI knock got Fort Hill within 7-5.
Resh was the final Sentinel to reach base, as Wampler retired the side in order in the final two innings.
Resh finished 3 for 3 with three RBIs and threw 2 2/3 shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
“Coye’s done that three times for us,” Brode said of Resh’s relief outing. “I’ve been impressed, today especially. It wasn’t the greatest situation. Northern had some runners on base. He came in, he showed some poise, got the job done.”
Northern opened the scoring on a two-run single from Elliott Meyers-Shirer in the bottom of the first.
Both teams are home for their next games.
The Sentinels host Petersburg (2-2) on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
The Huskies face No. 2 Allegany (5-0, 2-0 WestMAC) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
The Campers won the season opener, 8-5 on March 21.
“I think we’re a better team now,” Carr said. “They’re a really good team. We don’t know who we’re gonna face. If we face (Kohen) Madden, we know you got your hands full. But we did an OK job against them, we just made four errors.”
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“That’s one of those feel-good wins,” Northern head coach Phil Carr said. “We got great pitching out of Wampler. Stepped up today, I thought he pitched really well. They got their four runs (in the fourth), but we should’ve had the first two out.”
Wampler retired the side in order in four of the seven frames, finishing with five runs on nine hits and two walks with six strikeouts.
“I liked the way he bull-dogged through that inning and just kept grinding, got us out of there at 4-2,” Carr said. “Excited for Jake because down the road, we’ll need that starting pitching out of him.”
In the previous matchup last Tuesday, the Sentinels (3-1-1, 3-1 Western Maryland Athletic Conference) scored six runs in the third inning and won 8-6.
On Thursday, the Huskies (4-2, 2-2 WestMAC) answered Fort Hill’s four runs in the top of the fourth with five in the bottom of the frame.
“Tip your caps to Northern,” Fort Hill head coach Tanner Brode said. “They had some hits, some timely hits too. I think there were some issues in the outfield. Lack of aggression, some of those hits fell that I don’t think probably should’ve.”
In the top of the fourth, Fort Hill’s Coye Resh evened the score at 2 on a two-run knock up the middle.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Jacob VanMeter hit a two-run single to left center to put the Sentinels ahead 4-2.
“We do a lot of different things in practice and simulate stuff,” Brode said. “That’s one of the things, we like to keep the line moving. One guy gets up, the next guy needs to get him over, get a run in, manufacture something, get a job done. I think those guys did that in the fourth inning. After that, we didn’t win the answer back match.”
Northern responded in the next half-inning by loading the bases off three consecutive hits from Gavin Maust, Blake Spiker and Landon Yoder.
Emmitt Lipscomb worked a free pass for an RBI, then Jacob Chambers hit a fly ball to right center that brought two more runs in.
Spiker scored from third, then Yoder slipped rounding third but beat the throw to put the Huskies in front 5-4.
“We grinded out some at-bats, the Resh boy (Colt Resh) was throwing hard to start the game,” Carr said. “I thought his velocity was pretty good, but we had some guys that were right on it.”
Hunter Livengood took ball four for another Northern run before Bailey Turner’s sacrifice fly ended a five-run inning.
Yoder, Spiker and Lipscomb each had a pair of hits.
In the top of the fifth, Coye Resh’s RBI knock got Fort Hill within 7-5.
Resh was the final Sentinel to reach base, as Wampler retired the side in order in the final two innings.
Resh finished 3 for 3 with three RBIs and threw 2 2/3 shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
“Coye’s done that three times for us,” Brode said of Resh’s relief outing. “I’ve been impressed, today especially. It wasn’t the greatest situation. Northern had some runners on base. He came in, he showed some poise, got the job done.”
Northern opened the scoring on a two-run single from Elliott Meyers-Shirer in the bottom of the first.
Both teams are home for their next games.
The Sentinels host Petersburg (2-2) on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
The Huskies face No. 2 Allegany (5-0, 2-0 WestMAC) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
The Campers won the season opener, 8-5 on March 21.
“I think we’re a better team now,” Carr said. “They’re a really good team. We don’t know who we’re gonna face. If we face (Kohen) Madden, we know you got your hands full. But we did an OK job against them, we just made four errors.”
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