Troy falls to Ronan on the road, drops to 0-4
Despite a strong outing at the plate from Carson Orr, the Troy Trojans were unable to hold off a surging Ronan offense, falling 13-3 in six innings Thursday, April 10.
Troy opened the game with a run in the first, but Ronan quickly responded with a pair of early runs and then pulled away with a five-run fifth and five more in the sixth to end the game by mercy rule.
Orr was a bright spot for Troy, going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and collecting all three of the Trojans' hits in the contest. The rest of the lineup struggled to solve Ronan starter Liam Wills, who was dominant over 5 1/3 innings. Wills allowed just two hits, surrendered no earned runs, and struck out 14 before handing the ball off to reliever Kanyon Mock, who closed the door with two outs in the sixth.
Ronan's offense was led by Hunter Luedtke, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs. Ronan collected 10 hits in total and took advantage of five Troy miscues in the field.
On the mound, Troy starter Tommy Guinard pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and five runs — only two of them earned — while striking out five. Preston Nordor took over in relief, giving up five hits and eight runs, three earned, in 1 1/3 innings of work.
With the loss, Troy drops to 0-4 on the season. The Trojans played in Bigfork Thursday and host Noxon/Thompson Falls at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Thursday, April 10
At Ronan
RONAN 13, TROY 3
Troy - 100002 - 3 - 3 - 5
Ronan - 120055 - 13 - 10 - 1
RONAN HITTING: Hunter Luedtke 2-4, Liam Wills 0-2, Ben Mitchell 1-3, Damien Hess 2-5, Lucas Johnson 3-4, Denzel Baltz 0-3, Trey Samuel 0-1, Everett Lozeau 1-2, Treysin Sinclair 0-3, Baylan Hess 1-3; RBI: Luedtke 5, Damien Hess 4, Johnson 2; 2B: Luedtke 2, Johnson 2
RONAN PITCHING: Liam Wills (5 and1/3IP, 2H, 3R, 0ER, 1BB, 14SO), Kanyon Mock (2/3IP, 1H, 0R, 1SO)
TROY HITTING: Mason Crowe 0-3, Trapper Savage 0-3, Carson Orr 3-3, Lucas Peterson 0-2, Preston Nordor 0-3, Henry Roy Jr. 0-3, C Carsley 0-2, Tommy Guinard 0-2, Ryker Pinard 0-1
TROY PITCHING: Tommy Guinard (4 and 1/3IP, 5H, 5R, 2ER, 3BB, 5SO), Preston Nordor (1 and 1/3IP, 5H, 8R, 3ER, 4BB, 2SO)