Enterprise Yellow Jackets win two over Prentiss
Published 11:53 pm Thursday, April 13, 2017
The Enterprise Yellow Jackets picked up two important district wins on senior night Thursday, winning game one against Prentiss 11-0 and game two by a score of 15-0.
The wins move Enterprise to 16-9 overall on the season and 11-4 in district play with the playoffs coming up next week.
“I am very happy with winning two district games tonight,” Enterprise head coach Cass Brister said. “We hit it really well, got good pitching and played defense well. I am very proud of our guys and it made it more special that it was senior night.”
Enterprise 11, Prentiss 0
Freshman pitcher Austin Fugler dominated game one for the Yellow Jackets, pitching the complete five innings, giving up no runs on no hits, no walks and 13 strikeouts.
Sophomore Landon Gartman led Enterprise at the plate going 3-for-4 with five RBIs, including a home run and a double on the night. Sophomore Hunter Richardson followed up going 4-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs, including two doubles, a single and a triple. Eight players recorded a hit and four players drove in a run for Enterprise.
Enterprise 15, Prentiss 0
It was more of the same in game two as the Yellow Jackets completed the sweep on senior night and cruised to the 15-0 victory.
Gartman got the start in game two for Enterprise and pitched the complete three innings, giving up no runs on one hit, no walks and seven strikeouts. Seven players recorded a hit for Enterprise on the night.
Seniors Jeffery Daniels, Austin Carter and Reese Brocato finished the game with two RBIs each, capping off their senior night on a high note. Gartman, senior Marvin Butler, senior Cade Cangemi, senior Brady Williams and senior Trevor Freeman each had one RBI to round out the scoring total in game two.
Enterprise will face South Jones Tuesday before the playoffs start next Friday when they host Union.