Errors help Westby beat G-E-T in CC diamond play

The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School baseball team dropped two games last week despite out-hitting each of its opponents.

Altoona scored seven runs in the fifth inning to beat G-E-T last Monday, and early errors gave a Coulee Conference opponent victory over the Red Hawks at Westby High School on Friday.

A home game against Arcadia this Monday was set to be the first of three Coulee games for G-E-T this week, followed by an away game at Black River Falls on Tuesday. 

The Red Hawks are scheduled to close the week at Luther on Thursday.

Altoona 10 G-E-T 4

Four scores in the top of the third inning on Monday put G-E-T ahead 4-3 against the Railroaders, but the visitors found themselves on the wrong end of an offensive swing two innings later.

Altoona (8-1, 4-0 Middle Border Conference) poured in seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to beat the Red Hawks despite allowing eight hits.

Two players combined for five hits for G-E-T—Oliver Remus had a big day on offense with an RBI on three hits, and Calvin Davis hit 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.

Noah Oines was G-E-T’s starting pitcher and struck out four batters while giving up five hits.

Westby 7 G-E-T 4

A wild pitch and a fielding error early helped Westby earn a 3-0 lead, one that the host Norse ballooned to 7-0 in their win over G-E-T last Friday.

The Red Hawks outscored Westby 4-0 over the final three innings and finished with more hits—seven to Westby’s four—than their opponent but could not earn a lead.

Myles Marley and Aidan Busch each finished with two hits for G-E-T, which gave up one earned run.

Ben Filla started for the Red Hawks, allowing four hits and seven runs while throwing one strikeout and six walks. Nathan Holthaus pitched the final three innings and was near perfect—Holthaus gave up no hits, striking out two batters and walking one.