April 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigers were swept by Watertown in a double header Tuesday in Smithville losing 4 to 3 and 6 to 2.
Despite outhitting the Purple Tigers 8 to 5, DC lost 4 to 3 in the first game. The Tigers made 4 errors to 3 for the Purple Tigers.
Watertown took a 3 to 0 lead in the 1st inning. DC scored 2 runs in the 3rd . Watertown extended its lead 4 to 2 with a run in the 6th inning. The Tigers scored another run in the 7th but fell short losing 4 to 3.
Cody Antoniak took the loss for the Tigers. He went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits, striking out 4 and walking 1. Patrick Cantrell came in for 1 inning and struck out 1.
Antoniak also led the Tigers with 2 hits in 3 at bats. Skylar Sparks, Logan Cornelius, Luke Oliver, Daniel Puckett, and Isaac Knowles each had a hit and Derek Young had a hit and an RBI.
In the second game, Watertown prevailed 6 to 2 over the Tigers.
The Purple Tigers scored 6 runs on 6 hits and made no errors. DC scored 2 runs on 6 hits and made 7 errors.
The Tigers took a 1 to nothing lead in the 1st inning but Watertown erased it scoring 2 runs in the 2nd inning. The Tigers plated another run in the 3rd but Watertown scored 3 in the frame to grab a 5 to 2 advantage. Watertown added one more run in the 5th inning and went on to claim the victory.
Daniel Pucket was on the pitcher’s mound for the Tigers. He surrendered 5 runs on 4 hits over 3 innings, striking out 2 and walking 3. Avery South threw 3 innings in relief out of the bullpen and gave up 1 run on 2 hits
Grayson Redmon led DC with 2 hits in 4 at bats. Skylar Sparks, Derek Young, and Daniel Puckett each had a hit. Luke Oliver had a hit and an RBI.