Brashear Wins Rain Soaked Game With Unbeaten Tigers

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By David Sharp

Brashear got off to a good start in their April 5, 2022 varsity baseball contest with previously unbeaten Princeton. The homestanding Tigers scored five first inning runs then held on for a storm shortened 11-8 win in five innings.

The first two innings were played in fairly pleasant conditions. Brandon Jochimsen pitched around a first inning error for a scoreless top half of inning one. Brashear (3-1) rocked Princeton starter Talan Holt for a five run first.

Alex Houghton singled leading off the inning. Jace Snelling forced an error. Carson Erwin walked to load the base with none out. All three Tigers scored. Lane Stutsman walked.

Cooper Boxley came on to pitch for Princeton. Brandon Jochimsen and John Higgins walked. Jack Reeves reached on a fielder’s choice. Avery Zentz drove in two men with a double. Cooper Boxley struck out two batters to end the inning.

Talan Holt singled and scored on a balk for the first Princeton (6-1) run in the Tiger second inning. Jace Snelling started off a two run Tiger rally with a second inning leadoff walk.

Brandon Jochimsen drove a pitch over the right field fence for a two run homer and a 7-1 Brashear lead after two full innings. Cooper Boxley walked leading off the Princeton third inning.

Clay Evans reached on another walk. Carson Erwin snared a line drive and threw to John Higgins for a double play. The play loomed large when Mason Morris sent a two run Princeton homer over the right field fence for a 7-3 score entering the Brashear third inning.

Lucas Keller drilled a solo shot home run with one down in the third inning. The Tigers would have picked up another run if Princeton third baseman Landon Krohn had not robbed Avery Zentz of a hit in the preceding at bat.

Princeton took advantage of two Brashear errors and got their offense rolling in the top of the fourth inning. Gavin Power singled leading off the Princeton fourth. Brandon Jochimsen picked Power off first base.

Talan Holt reached on an error. Two passed balls and another Brashear error allowed Holt to score. Carson Erwin came on to pitch for Brashear. Brandon Jochimsen pitched three and a third innings with two strikeouts two walks on three hits and four runs allowed.

A walk and a hit batsman set up Cooper Boxley for an RBI hit. A ground out scored another Princeton run. Brashear led 8-6 after three and a half innings. Brandon Jochimsen hit his second home run in as many at bats for a 9-6 edge. John Higgins singled and stole second.

Jack Reeves walked. Avery Zentz reached on an error. Alex Houghton drove in two runs with a two out double. Princeton manufactured two fifth inning runs. Kelby Thomas came in to pitch for Princeton in the fifth inning.

Lane Stutsman singled with two out in the fifth. Brandon Jochimsen walked. Thomas struck out a batter with runners on first and third base to end the inning. Brashear led by an 11-8 score.

The weather began a turn for the worse. Rain began to fall. Princeton was batting in the top of the sixth inning. Conditions deteriorated. Princeton wound up scoring five runs on two hits and an error.

Lightning forced suspension of the contest. Sheets of rain and gusty winds eventually flooded the field. A torrent of water ran down the street in front of the Brashear school buildings.

Umpires, coaches and athletic directors from both schools agreed to stop play for the day. It was announced that since the game was official after four and a half innings with the home team ahead, the final outcome would revert back to the last completed inning.

Major league baseball uses the same rule. Brashear was declared the winning team by an 11-8 final score in five innings. Brashear scored 11 runs on nine hits. Alex Houghton was 2-4 for the Tigers with a run scored and two driven in. Brandon Jochimsen was 2-2 with two home runs, two walks and four RBI’s.

John Higgins was 2-2 with two runs scored and a walk. Avery Zentz drove in three runs. Carson Erwin pitched an inning and 2-3 with two walks and two strikeouts on two hits. Tiger pitchers were charged with four runs each.

Princeton scored eight runs on five hits. Mason Morris scored three runs, drove in two with a home run. Cooper Boxley struck out four batters in 3 2/3 innings pitched. Boxley was tagged for even hits and three walks. Four of the eight runs charged to Boxley were earned.