Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Go-Devils sweep Centerpoint

The junior varsity Go-Devil baseball team showed some medieval punishment to the Centerpoint Knights Monday, April 14, at Gurdon.

After a three-up, three-down top of the first inning for the Knights, the Devils responded with an outfield fly, only to be caught by a Knight outfielder. Sophomore Kyle Orsburn walked to first, allowing sophomore Drew Griffin to hit a double and run him home. Sophomore Adam Clark and freshman Jared Shaver both walked, leaving the bases loaded. Freshman Austin Robbins struck out. With the Knights catcher fumbling for a dropped pitch to senior Zack Duncan, Griffin stole home. Duncan struck out.

In the second inning, a Knight grounded the ball in the infield, only to find Go-Devil freshman first baseman J.L. Lockwood waiting on him with the baseball. Junior Go-Devil pitcher Aaron Cupp struck out the next two Knights.

In the bottom of the second inning, Lockwood hit a double, to be followed by Boulden out at first, putting Lockwood on third base. The next Go-Devil batted the ball directly to the glove of the Knights pitcher. Orsburn hit a double, running Lockwood home. Griffin hit a single, then stole second base. Sophomore Adam Clark grounded the ball in the infield, putting him out at first base.

The Go-Devils sharp defense put the Knights to shame in the third inning. Cupp struck out the first Knight and walked the next. The next Knight hit a single, putting a runner on first and second. A double play ensued with the next Knight grounding the ball to the Go-Devil shortstop.

The Knight defense must have had their minds in the dugout during the bottom half of the third inning. Shaver walked, then soon stole second base. Robbins doubled, running Shaver home. Robbins stole third and home while Duncan was at bat. Duncans fly ball was caught. The Knight pitcher hit Lockwood, putting him at first base. Boulden grounded one in the infield and was out at first, but put Lockwood on second. A Go-Devil hit a single, running Lockwood home. The Devils hit the dugout as they had hit their three-run limit for the inning.

The Knights responded swinging in the fourth inning, but the Go-Devil defense put the first two Knights out at first base. The next Knight walked, but his failure to pay attention quickly took him off the field. Cupp found him plodding off the base and threw it to Lockwood before the runner could even look up.

The Go-Devil offense came back to the field to put one more point on the scoreboard. Orsburn struck out. Griffin hit a double, and stole third while Clark was at bat. Clark sacrificed at first to run Griffin home. Shaver hit a single, but Robbins struck out.

In the fifth inning, Cupp struck out two Knights in a row, then hit the next hitter, putting him on first. The next Knight grounded the ball in the infield, ending the game in the fifth inning with a 7-0 Go-Devil shutout.

The varsity league Go-Devils forced an even bigger lead in their game with a 10-0 blowout in the fifth inning.

Go-devil seniors Shawn McDaniel and Beau McKenzie both hit a homerun early in the game.