Johnson & Casillas lead Mahomet-Seymour over Gibson City
By Fred Kroner
Carter Johnson led a potent Mahomet-Seymour offense on Thursday (April 13) as the Bulldogs swatted visiting Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 15-2, in a non-conference baseball game.
Johnson belted two doubles among his three hits and drove in three runs. Mateo Casillas hammered a home run among his two hits and also delivered three RBI.
Alex McHale and Ben Wagner contributed two hits and three RBI apiece. They also rapped two doubles each. In all, eight of the Bulldogs’ 15 hits landed for extra bases.
Tyson Finch also had two hits, including a double. Scoring two runs apiece were Casillas, Finch, Johnson, Wagner and Jake Waldinger, who also stole two bases.
The pitching victory went to Finn Randolph, who permitted one earned run in three innings. He gave up two hits, walked no one and struck out four. Cade Starrick worked the final two innings. He walked one batter and fanned two.
On Saturday (April 15), M-S split an Apollo Conference doubleheader at Charleston, winning the opener 8-3 and dropping the nightcap, 6-5.
Wolters hurled six innings in the first game, yielding two hits, one earned run and two walks. He posted 10 strikeouts. Starrick finished with a scoreless final inning, his fourth consecutive outing this spring without allowing a run.
Johnson and Wolters were the only Bulldogs with hits in each game. Johnson was 4-for-6 for the twin bill and, during his last five games, is the team’s hottest hitter, collecting 11 hits in 15 at-bats. For Saturday’s two games, he scored four runs and drove in three, giving him 10 RBI in the past five games.
Wolters ended the day with three hits in eight at-bats.
Finch pounded three hits in the opener and drove in two runs. McHale also had two RBI.
In the second game, Randolph knocked in two runs.
M-S (13-3) returns to action on Monday (April 17) at Paxton-Buckley-Loda. The Bulldogs have a three-game winning streak and have amassed 39 runs in those contests.
