SPOKANE — Wilder Senior got off to a rough start at the beginning of the Gonzaga Missummer Classic, losing to NW Premier (from Post Falls, Idaho) on Wednesday 12-3 and dropping a game Thursday to Rock Creek 10-4.
That Rock Creek game was actually close late, as Wilder took a 4-1 lead into the sixth inning. Rock Creek took the lead in the sixth with a four-run inning, then blew the game open with another five runs in the top of the seventh.
In the end, errors were Wilder’s undoing as the Peninsula team committed six errors and allowed seven unearned runs.
Bo Bradow pitched well, going five innings and giving up three earned runs on five hits and three walks. Brady Shimko got saddled with the loss in the final two innings, but none of the seven runs he gave up was earned.
Carson Jackson went 2 for 4, while Curan Bradley had two RBIs and Brett Moody had a double. Chance Wilson had a hit and a run scored while Hayden Woods had a hit, run scored and RBI.
In the NW Premier game, Wilder Senior was hurt by an 11-run second inning by Premier. Bradley started the game and only gave up two hits, but he was hurt by six walks.
Kole Milyard had a home run for Wilder Senior, while Reese Blatner had a double. Jackson went 1 for 3 with an RBI, while Moody went 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored.
Kyle Blankenship pitched the final two innings, giving up no earned runs on one hit and two walks.
NW Premier 12, Wilder Sr. 3
WSr. 0 2 0 0 1 — 3 5 1
NWP 0 (11) 0 1 x — 12 6 1
LP: Bradley
Pitching
WSr. — Bradley 1.2IP, 2H 7ER, 6BB, 2K; Wilson 0.1IP, 3H, 3ER, 2BB; Blankenship 2IP, H, 0ER, 2BB, K.
Hitting
WSr. — Milyard 1-2, HR, R, RBI, BB; Jackson 1-3, RBI; Moody 1-2, R, BB; Wood 1-2; Blatner 1-1, 2B.
Rock Creek 10, Wilder Sr. 4
RC 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 — 10 7 1
WSr. 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 — 4 8 6
LP: Shimko
Pitching
WSr. — Bradow 5IP, 5H, 3ER, 3BB, K; Shimko 2IP, 2H, 0ER, 3BB.
Hitting
WSr. — Jackson 2-4; Woods 1-3, R, RBI; Wilson 1-1, R; Bradley 1-3, 2RBI; Moody 1-3, 2B, R.
Black Cat triple-header
Wilder Senior won three lopsided games against the Black Cats last weekend. Wilder Senior won 13-3 and 11-0 on July 15 and 9-0 last Sunday.
In the three games combined, Bradley was 4 for 4 with three runs and four RBIs; Woods was 4 for 8 with two triples, a double, five runs scored and five RBIs; Milyard was 4 for 9 with two doubles, four runs and three RBIs; McGuffey was 4 for 10 with four runs, six RBIs and two stolen bases; and Gavin Guerrero was 2 for 6 with five runs scored and two RBIs.
Wilson and Bradley started the two shutouts, while Bradow was the winner in the 13-3 win.
