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Kirkwood baseball sweeps Sussex County

WINTER HAVEN, Fl. - The Kirkwood baseball team raised its record to  8-6 Monday by sweeping a doubleheader from Sussex County, 10-2 and  8-6, on its spring trip to Florida.

The Eagles have won six of their last seven games.

Luke Llewellyn pitched a complete game for Kirkwood in the 10-2  victory in the opener. Both of the runs scored by Sussex County were  unearned in the seven-inning contest. He scattered seven hits, with  nine strikeouts and two walks.

Jamarion Loston went 3-for-5 in the first game with three RBIs and two  runs. Taylor Jackson was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Levi Usher, Brennan  Brister and Jackson Bennett had two hits. Brister and Bennett scored  twice. Kal Youngquist hit a home run.

 

Joel Vaske went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Kirkwood in the 8-6 victory  in the ngihtcap. Usher and Corey Graham had two hits. Jackson drove in  two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. Zion Pettigrew scored twice.

Will Nigut pitched six strong innings for the victory, allowing two  runs on four hits.

GAME 1

Kirkwood         110 312 2 - 10 16 3
Sussex County    100 010 0 - 2 7 x

Llewellyn and Rivera-Sanchez. W - Llewellyn (1-0). 2B - Loston,  Bennett, Rivera-Sanchez. 3B - Brister. HR - Youngquist. RBI - Loston  3, Jackson 2, Pettigrew, Youngquist 2, Bennett, Rivera-Sanchez. SF -  Bennett. SB - Jackson, Brister.

GAME 2

Sussex County      000 011 4 - 6 10 x
Kirkwood           310 040 x - 8 10 0

Nigut, Hews (7), Kerr (7), Bennett (7) and Vaske. W - Nigut (1-1). S -  Bennett (1). 2B - Graham. RBI - Jackson 2, Vaske 2, Lux. SF - Jackson  2. SB - Loston, Usher.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 March 2019 05:08 )  
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