Colonels drop region game to 9th-ranked Calhoun

The Cass Colonels lost the opening game of their region series with visiting 9th-ranked Calhoun Tuesday night, 12-2, in five innings.

Cass led 2-0 in the first inning, but the Yellow Jackets scored six runs in the second inning, two in the third, and added four more runs in the fifth on a Parker Lester grand slam.

The Colonels contributed to Calhoun’s productive second inning. Two walks and two errors blended with three Yellow Jacket hits to produce the six runs.

Lester led the Calhoun offense with two hits, including his grand slam and six RBIs. Braden Saunders also drove in two runs.

Six Colonels — Bentley Markley, Matt Shook, Nic Wallin, Carson Hill, Aidan Larkin, and Jordan Gani — had one hit apiece.

Chase Botts (2 IP, 6R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 1K) started on the mound for Cass and took the pitching loss although none of the runs against him were earned. Hayden Cole (2.2 IP, 6R, 2ER, 3H, 6BB, 5K) also worked in relief.

Calhoun improved to 10-6 on the season and 6-4 in Region 7-AAAAA.

Cass (6-12, 5-3) travels to Calhoun for a doubleheader Friday at 5 p.m.