The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball overpowered Petersburg High School at the plate in wins on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Crimson Bears took down the Vikings 14-0 on Friday as senior Donavin McCurley struck out nine batters in a five-inning no-hitter. The game ended early due to the 10-run mercy rule.<\/p>\n
Seniors Jacob Dale and Michael Cesar went 3-for-4 at the plate and combined for six RBIs.<\/p>\n
“You have weekends where you see (the ball) well, and then you have some where you don’t see it well at all,” Dale said. “So, just a good a weekend I think.”<\/p>\n
After scoring just one run in the first two innings, JDHS pulled away the third, scoring 10 runs. Following scores by Dale and Bryan Miramontes, senior Kasey Watts blasted a two-run home run to put the Crimson Bears up 5-0 with one out in the inning.<\/p>\n
Dale’s second plate appearance in the inning resulted in a double that scored three more runs as the Vikings pitching continued to struggled.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, JDHS again jumped ahead of Petersburg by double digits, coasting to a 13-0 win in five innings.<\/p>\n
Dale pitched four innings and allowed just one hit while also making a statement at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Luke Mallinger also hit well for the Crimson Bears, recording two hits and three RBIs.<\/p>\n
“I think the pitching was definitely a positive,” Dale said of the series. “I mean, they didn’t score a run all weekend. … I think we were hitting our spots and throwing strikes.”<\/p>\n
In the final game of the weekend, freshman Christian Ludeman tallied four RBIs in a 10-0 shutout. Watts struck out 10 Vikings in five innings of work on the mound.<\/p>\n
The Crimson Bears take on Thunder Mountain High School on Monday at 7 p.m. at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park.<\/p>\n
• Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nainsworth@juneauempire.com. Follow Empire Sports on Twitter at @akempiresports.<\/b><\/p>\n
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