Carter Petron retired the first 20 batters he faced through 6.2 innings until an error cost him a Perfect Game. But Petron finished his day by firing a No-hitter against the Pierz Bulldogs on Sunday as the Pierz Lakers won 10-0 in 8 innings. Ryan Diers Homered and Chase Becker, Preston Rocheleau and Kamden Happke has 2 hits each for the Lakers.
The Lakers opened the game with 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st when Chase Becker led off with a single of Bulldogs starter Brayden Haberman. After a pair of strikeouts, Brady Petron doubled, scoring Becker from 1st to make it 1-0. Ryan Diers then drove a 2-run Homer over the wall in right-center to put the Lakers ahead 3-0.
Brayden Haberman, who last pitched in the Class AA State Quarterfinals for Pierz on Wednesday, then kept the Lakers bats quiet, recording 8 strikeouts through 34 innings.
In the bottom of the 5th, Chase Becker led off with a triple to left-center, then scored on a Preston Rocheleau rbi single to make it 4-0.
In the bottom of the 6th, Kamden Happke led with with a single, and was wild pitched to 2nd and 3rd. Haberman then struck out Kotel Happke but then walked both Kirby Fischer and Chase Becker to load the bases with 1 out. Kamden Happke scored on a throwing error to make it 5-0, then Preston Rocheleau then ripped a 2-run single and the Lakers had a 7-0 lead after 6 innings.
In the top of the 7th, Carter Petron had retired 18 straight, then got Cooper Grashorn to pop out to shortstop and Craig Luberts went down on strikes to give Petron 20 consecutive outs. Cody Weiss then hit a slow bouncing ball towards 3rd that was misplayed for an error and the Bulldogs had their first baserunner of the game. Petron then got Teddy Dehler to ground into a force out at 2nd to move the game to the 7th inning stretch.
The Lakers added 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th on an rbi double by Kolten Happke and a sacrifice fly from Chase Becker to make it 9-0.
In the top of the 8th, Carter allowed 2 baserunners on a 1-out hit by pitch and a 2-out walk but got the final out on a pop up to 1st baseman Ryan Diers.
In the bottom of the 8th, the Bulldogs brought in Mitchell Herman to pitch and he ended up walked the first 3 men he faced before getting a strikeout. But then, Kamden Happke singled to deep left to bring home Ryan Chmielewski to make it a 10-0 win for the Lakers.
Pierz Bulldogs 0 0 4 – 0 8 innings
Pierz Lakers 10 11 1 – 10
WP: Carter Petron 8.0IP 0 runs 0 hits 9k 1bb 1hp
LP: Brayden Haberman 5.1IP 7 runs 8 hits 10k 4bb 1hp
Kyle Hastings 1.2IP 2 runs 2 hits 0k 0bb
Mitchell Herman 0.1IP 1 run 1 hit 1k 3bb
Lakers:
Chase Becker 2-3 3B, sac fly, bb, rbi, 3 runs
Preston Rocheleau 2-5 3 rbi
Ryan Chmielewski 1-2 sac, 2bb, sb, run
Brady Petron 1-3 2B, bb, hp, rbi, run
Ryan Diers 1-4 Hr, bb, 2 bi, run
Carter Petron 0-3 bb
– Mitch Woitalla 0-1
Kamden Happke 3-5 2B, rbi, 2 runs
Kolten Happke 1-4 2B, rbi, run
Kirby Fischer 0-3 bb, sb, run
Bulldogs:
Cooper Grashorn 0-3
Craig Luberts 0-3
Cody Weiss 0-3
– Mitchell Herman 0-0
Teddy Dehler 0-3
Mason Herold 0-3
Brayden Haberman 0-2
– Kyle Hastings 0-0 hp
Jackson Thielen 0-2
– Ashton Poser 0-1
Deegan Beck 0-2
– Aeden Janson 0-0 bb
Brian Kiel 0-3