The Newton Senior Knights pitching staff gave up just three hits to McPherson, and even one of those were questionable, in the opening round of the American Legion Class AAA Zone 4 Tournament Wednesday night in McPherson. But 14 walks and three hit batters led to a 7-6 win for McPherson, the fourth seed in the tournament. Newton, the top seed, plays Hutchinson at 5 p.m. today in elimination bracket play. The Knights need to win four straight to win the tournament. McPherson plays Buhler at 8 p.m. today in the championship semifinals. “When you walk 17 guys and give up three hits, that’s going to happen,” Newton manager Mark George said. “You’re going to lose to a mediocre club. Their pitcher did a good job of mixing up his pitches and keeping us off balance. We left way too many people on, scoring just six runs.” McPherson pitcher Benjamin Clary went the distance, allowing three earned runs on 10 hits with three walks and six strikeouts. No McPherson player had more than one hit. Clary drew three walks. Clary, Travis Koehn and James Miller scored two runs each. For Newton, Brad Schuessler, Alex Koerner and Jesse Jerde each went two for four hitting. Evan Gilbert went two for five. Newton starter Kyle Boulet went five innings for a no decision, allowing one earned run on one hit with eight walks and nine strikeouts. John Spinder allowed four runs on one hit with four walks and three strikeouts, taking the loss. Gabe Lujano and Koe ...
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The Newton Senior Knights pitching staff gave up just three hits to McPherson, and even one of those were questionable, in the opening round of the American Legion Class AAA Zone 4 Tournament Wednesday night in McPherson. But 14 walks and three hit batters led to a 7-6 win for McPherson, the fourth seed in the tournament. Newton, the top seed, plays Hutchinson at 5 p.m. today in elimination bracket play. The Knights need to win four straight to win the tournament. McPherson plays Buhler at 8 p.m. today in the championship semifinals. “When you walk 17 guys and give up three hits, that’s going to happen,” Newton manager Mark George said. “You’re going to lose to a mediocre club. Their pitcher did a good job of mixing up his pitches and keeping us off balance. We left way too many people on, scoring just six runs.” McPherson pitcher Benjamin Clary went the distance, allowing three earned runs on 10 hits with three walks and six strikeouts. No McPherson player had more than one hit. Clary drew three walks. Clary, Travis Koehn and James Miller scored two runs each. For Newton, Brad Schuessler, Alex Koerner and Jesse Jerde each went two for four hitting. Evan Gilbert went two for five. Newton starter Kyle Boulet went five innings for a no decision, allowing one earned run on one hit with eight walks and nine strikeouts. John Spinder allowed four runs on one hit with four walks and three strikeouts, taking the loss. Gabe Lujano and Koe ...