Bluejays sweep East Atchison

TARKIO, Mo. — The Northeast Nodaway baseball team picked up a pair of wins Thursday night, sweeping East Atchison 11-3 and 8-7.

In game one, the Bluejays started strong, scoring six runs in the first two innings to take a 6-2 lead. They added single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings before scoring two more to lock down the victory in the seventh.

East Atchison mustered just one more run in the sixth inning.

Senior Andrew Faustlin, who threw five innings of one-hit ball, struck out nine while walking seven and was also 1-for-4 at the plate with a first inning grand slam.

Sophomore Rowdy West and junior Max Giesken both had three hits while sophomore Andrew Freemyer and senior Garet Jackson each had two. Jackson also scored three runs while Giesken and West stole three bases each. Senior Austin Jones swiped four bags.

In game two, Northeast jumped out to another early lead before weathering a comeback attempt from the Wolves.

After scoring a single run in the second, the Bluejays broke out for six runs in the third and added another in the fourth.

East Atchison scored a pair in the fifth and came up with five runs in the seventh, before the Jays ended the comeback effort a run shy.

Freemyer was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI while West and Faustlin each had two hits. Sophomore Dalton Auffert and Jackson both drove in a pair of runs and Giesken stole three more bases.

Freemyer threw 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on one hit while walking five and striking out eight. Giesken was hit hard in relief, getting charged with the other five runs in 2/3 of an inning pitched.

Faustlin recorded the final out of the night to earn the save.

Northeast Nodaway (6-2) will take part in the South Nodaway Invitational Saturday, taking on Braymer in the first round at noon at Beal Park In Maryville.

The Bluejays then wrap up the regular season against West Nodaway at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 11 in Burlington Junction.