Westwood baseball headed to Myrtle Beach during Spring Break to participate in the Mingo Bay Classic
Game #1 vs. West Seneca, NY
Westwood-10, West Seneca-9.
A walk-off double by Joseph Bennett led Redhawks Varsity Basbeall past West Seneca 10-9 on Monday April 10. The game was tied at nine with the Redhawks batting in the bottom of the sixth when Joseph Bennett collected a two-run double.
Branden May started the game for the Redhawks, May went three and two-thirds innings, surrendered zero runs, two hits, struck-out three, and walked zero.
West Seneca scored two runs in the top of the fifth, but the Redhawks answered with two of their own. West Seneca scored on double off of James Watson, driving in one run and a sacrifice fly brought home another run. The Redhawks then answered when Ethan Barton singled driving in one run.
West Seneca scored seven runs in the sixth inning The big inning for West Seneca came thanks to four singles and a double during the top half.
Game #2 vs. Falls Church, VA
Westwood-14, Falls Church-0.
The Redhawks defeated Falls Church, Va. 14-0 on Tuesday April 11, as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Ethan Barton earned the win for the Redhawks. He tossed three and a third innings, surrendered zero runs, five hits, struck-out three, and walked one. Joey Gonzales induced a groundout from Haynes to finish off the game.
The Redhawks secured the victory thanks to ten runs in the third inning. Westwood scored on a single by Joseph Bennett, a single by Elijah Heatley, a single by Justin Davis, a single by Joseph Bennett and four walks.
Heatley led the Redhawks with three runs batted in. He went 1-for-1 on the day. The Redhawks didn’t commit a single error in the field. Rashawn Green had eight fielding opportunities, the most on the team.
Game #3 vs. Plattsburg, NY
Plattsburg-4, Westwood-3.
The Redhawks collected nine hits to Plattsburg’s four, they still fell 4-3 on Wednesday April 12.
Connor Buck and Elijah Heatley each drove in one run to lead the Redhawks offense that came up one run short.
Plattsburg took the lead for good with three runs in the fourth inning. A Plattsburg single off of Justin Davis, drove in three runs.
Branden May started the game for the Redhawks. May threw three innings, gave up zero runs, two hits, and struck-out three. Connor Buck took the loss for the Redhawks, on three surrendered runs, and one hit.
Game #4 vs. Wheeling Central, WV
Wheeling Central-12, Westwood-5.
The Redhawks watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-5 loss to Wheeling Central Catholic on Thursday April 14. Wheeling scored on a single in the first inning, an error, and another single in the second.
Wheeling took an early lead in the first inning with a sacrifice fly scoring one run. The Knights scored three runs in the fifth inning to pad their lead.
Matthew Oxendine took the loss for the Redhawks. He tossed three and two-thirds innings, surrendered seven runs, eight hits, and struck-out five. Connor Buck and Elijah Heatley each drove in one run to lead the Redhawks at the plate.
