Kirkwood Splits Weekend With Ellsworth

Game 1:

                After a scoreless first inning, Ellsworth took an early lead on a HR off of Kirkwood starter Andrew Carroll in the 2^nd inning. The Eagles would respond with a HR of their own in the top of the 3^rd to tie up the score at 1-1. The Panthers would load the bases in the bottom of the 3^rd and 4^th, but Carroll worked out of those jams with no runs given up. The game broke open in the 5^th when Ellsworth scored 5 runs to take a 6-1 lead. The Eagles tried to get a rally going in the 7^th with a HR by Adam Kayko, but it wasn't enough as they would fall 7-2 in the first game of the doubleheader.

Game 2: 

                The Kirkwood offense got rolling right away scoring 2 runs in the top of the 1^st. Ty Andrews got things rolling with a single and later scored on a double by Addison Binnie. Binnie would came around to score on the next batter after a single by Cal Sullivan. With the score 3-0 in favor of the Eagles, the offense exploded in the top of the 4^th, scoring 5 runs off a two RBI single by Binne and a two RBI double by Sullivan to make it 8-0. That would be the final score as four Eagle pitchers would combine for the shutout. Beau Leisure had his best start of the season, going 7 shutout innings with 12 strikeouts, allowing only 3 hits and 1 walk to move him to 2-1 on the season.