Colfax baseball drops four straight to start the year

by Samuel Ripp

COLFAX – The Colfax baseball team was back in action on Monday, April 18 as they took on Spring Valley in aconference game and lost 7-2 on the afternoon.

The Vikings have found it rough going to start the season, but are looking for ways to improve in each area.

Spring Valley got the game started with a bang as they jumped out to an early three run lead in the first. They weren’t done as they put two more on the board in the top of the second inning. The Viking would get one run back in the bottom of the second inning trying to get back in the game. Spring Valley however was not done yet and they scored one in the fourth and one more in the sixth inning. The Vikings would try and rally in the bottom of the sixth, but could only manage one to end the scoring for the game.

On the mound for the Vikings was senior, Jarrod Rudi who went the full seven innings. He gave up four hits and seven runs, but only two were earned. He also had eight strikeouts on the afternoon.

The Vikings tallied ten hits on the afternoon, but could only muster two runs home. Collecting the ten hits for the Vikings included: senior, Tyler Dawson with two; senior, Zach Meyer with two; Jarrod Rudi; sophomore, Brett Schindler; sophomore, Mitch Kiekhafer with two; senior, Joe Verdon; and Harmon.

Colfax will be trying to get into the win column as soon as possible as they are reaching the mid point of the season sitting in last place in the conference with Mondovi.