1. A18 Sports
Thurs., April 2, 2015
Nodaway News Leader
Northeast Nodaway edged out by South Nodaway in pitching battle
Two of Nodaway County’s best pitchers, Garrett LaMaster of SN/Jefferson and Andrew Faustlin of NEN,
faced off in the Longhorns’ 2-0 win March 31 over the Bluejays. Despite the win, Northeast Nodaway
proved the next game could possibly be theirs. LaMaster had 12 strikeouts and gave up only one hit
while Faustlin had 11 strikouts and gave up just five hits and one earned run, an RBI from LaMaster.
Garrett LaMaster
Andrew Faustlin
Northeast
Nodaway first
baseman,
Rowdy West,
awaits the
incoming ball
for an out at
first.
Bluejay Garet Jackson takes a swing
at a pitch in the fifth inning.
South
Nodaway/
Jefferson
center fielder
Jed Galbraith
watches the
ball into his
glove for a
catch against
Northeast
Nodaway.
By Dustin Henggeler
The West Nodaway Rockets had several high points to their
April 1 game against Braymer, but inconsistency of those posi-
tives mixed in with injuries didn’t help West Nodaway any in the
4-11 loss.
Leading 2-0 after the first with RBIs from Damon Hull and
Blake Farnan, the Rockets held that lead until the top of the third
when Braymer tied it up. West Nodaway regained the lead in the
bottom of the third with a one-run homer by Farnan to make it
3-2 into the fourth.
A three-run home run from Braymer followed by a single score
exchanged the lead and West Nodaway trailed 6-3 into the fifth.
Braymer added one more run in the top of the sixth to extend
the lead. In the bottom of the sixth, the Rockets closed the gap
slightly with their second homer of the night, this time from
Treston Sanders to cut the deficit to 4-6.
It was the seventh inning that put the game away for Braymer
with errors accumulating for West Nodaway with overthrows and
dropped balls as Braymer jumped to 11-4 over West Nodaway
and remained in that lead for the win.
The pitchers for West Nodaway were Blake Sanders and Trevor
Meyer.
Errors give Rockets at an
early-season loss to Braymer
Making a running catch, second base-
man Ryan Evans gets the out against
Braymer.
Connecting well with the ball, Blake Farnan
nails a home run in the bottom of the third to
make it 3-2 for West Nodaway. The Rockets
would go on to lose 4-11 to Braymer in the April
1 game at Burlington Jct.
At shortstop, Trevor Meyer stops the bouncing
hit for a play at first.
West Nodaway left handed pitcher Blake Sanders started
on the mound for the Rockets.
West Nodaway Head Coach Bryce Buholt con-
gratulates Treston Sanders on his home run in
the bottom of the sixth as Sanders rounds third
base.