Creighton/Bloomfield Legion Rolls Past Randolph

​The Creighton/Bloomfield Legion baseball team cruised to a pair of victories over Randolph Tuesday evening.

“They were good wins and we had two no-error games,” stated Levi Stacken. “That’s always big. The score got out of hand at times, so usually teams lose focus. But I’m proud of our guys for keeping it intense the whole game. Randolph is a good team and they have some good players. They had a good showing.”

In game one, C/B shutout Randolph, 14-0, in five innings.

C/B scored early and often. Plating three runs in the first thanks to a Stacken two-run single and a Conner Hammer sacrifice fly.

The host squad exploded for eight runs in the second to put the contest away. Clay Curtis and John Noviki each recorded two-run singles, while JD Kuhlman and Bryce Zimmerer added RBI.

The plethora of runs gave Stacken all the run support he needed. In four innings of work, Stacken surrender just one hit and struck out three.

“It takes a lot off,” Stacken noted. “Honestly, you’re already pretty comfortable as a pitcher because it’s pretty rare these guys don’t have your back. They play some solid defense, but a boost in score definitely helps out.”

C/B added a run in the third on a Curtis sac fly and two runs in the fourth on a Hammer and Dawson French RBI.

Noviki led the offense in game one with two hits, two runs scored and two RBI. Zimmerer scored twice and stole two bases, Alex Homan scored twice, Kuhlman scored three times, Curtis batted in three runs and Hammer added two RBI.

Stacken recorded the win on the mound, and Kuhlman threw the final inning.

“I was keeping the pitches down so they were hitting grounders to them and they made some dang good plays,” Stacken commented. “I can always count on them to make them.”

In game two, C/B dominated with a 12-1 triumph, in five innings.

After giving up the opening run of the game on a bases loaded walk in the first, C/B answered with four runs in its first at bat.

Kuhlman blasted a two-run double to center and Stacken followed with a RBI double. Jackson Eisenhauer ended the scoring with a sac fly to center.

After struggling with his control in the first inning, Zimmerer calmed down and shutdown Randolph and his offense took over from there.

“It was Bryce’s first time on the mound starting,” Stacken remarked. “He definitely built a lot of confidence on the mound tonight and showed to be a lot a better. He had a little bit of a hiccup in the first inning, but the rest of the game he did good. Plus getting 12 unanswered runs helps him out.”

Two two-run singles by Hammer and Stacken extended C/B's lead to 8-1 after two innings of play.

The red and blue stacked on for more runs in the third thanks RBI by Zimmerer, Hammer and Carson Lilly, along with a run scored by French.

Stacken led the high-powered offense with two hits, three runs batted in and two runs scored in game two. Hammer tallied three singles and three RBI, Zimmerer went two-for-two with three runs scored and three stolen bases, Kuhlman notched two RBI and scored twice and Noviki scored twice.

Creighton/Bloomfield (6-1) hosts a wood bat tournament this weekend.

“I’m thinking we will be good (for the tournament),” Stacken concluded. “There’s a couple of teams we haven’t played yet this year. You never know about them, but I think if we play good baseball we’ll be OK.”