The Emporia High baseball team split with Ottawa at Soden’s Grove on Thursday.
Ottawa took the first game, 7-1, before the Spartans bounced back with a 10-1 victory in the nightcap. In game one, Ottawa had a 2-0 lead before the Spartans made it 2-1 through three innings. The Cyclones added two in the fifth and three in the sixth for the win. Andrew Ruxton went 1-for-4 at the plate. Micah Gray took the loss in relief going three innings, allowing five runs on three hits. In game two, the Spartans got a complete game outing from Owen Ruge, allowing one run on six hits and seven strikeouts. Ruge said he was feeling confident heading to the mound after the Spartans dropped the opener.
Audio PlayerThe Spartans never trailed in the nightcap, scoring two in the first, one each in the second and third and added six in the sixth. Seidl went 2-for-3 with a double. Emporia High coach Anthony Markowitz said he’ll take a split over a quality Ottawa team.
Audio PlayerThe Spartans returned all but one player from last year’s team. Markowitz said he likes how his team can bounce back in an instant.
Audio PlayerEmporia High (1-1) travels to Wichita South on Friday.
