{"id":2496,"date":"2025-03-02T15:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2025-03-02T15:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T15:37:43","slug":"smart-pitches-gem-in-kville-10-0-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2496","title":{"rendered":"Smart pitches gem in K’ville 10-0 win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Freshman blanks Fortuna on two hits during five-inning complete game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KELSEYVILLE >> For a team that isn\u2019t close to being at full strength, the Kelseyville High School varsity baseball squad is already taking names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind a complete-game two-hitter by freshman JD Smart, the Knights shut out the Fortuna Huskes 10-0 in five innings during a non-league contest Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Larson Field in Kelseyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Knights await the return of several of the team\u2019s veterans who are part of Kelseyville\u2019s playoff run in basketball, a mix of veterans and youngsters is dominating the competition in the early going. Kelseyville shut out Colusa 13-3 in five innings in its season opener on Tuesday before 10-running the Huskies on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJD does what JD does,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Billy Shaul said of his freshman starting pitcher who figures to be a big part of the Knights\u2019 success in the next few years. \u201cHe throws strikes and stays around the zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart allowed just two hits, struck out seven and walked two. He did not allow a Fortuna baserunner past second base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe allowed a double and an infield single,\u201d Shaul said. \u201cThey had two guys make it to second during the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart was backed in the field by a defense that committed no errors and at the plate by an 11-hit attack, with junior Carson White leading the way as he went 3-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBIs. Casey Huston went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs while Michael DeJohn also had two hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman shortstop Carson Stone set the defensive tone early by backhanding a ball in the hole and throwing out the runner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville wasted no time taking the lead against Fortuna, scoring twice in the bottom of the first inning, five times in the second and once in the third for an 8-0 lead. The Knights\u2019 final two runs came in the fifth, at which point the game was called because of the 10-run mercy rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights could have their complete team on the practice field Monday if the basketball team\u2019s bid for a NorCal at-large berth comes up short Sunday. If the basketball team continues on in the NorCal playoffs, Shaul will have to wait a bit longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far that isn\u2019t a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope they make it,\u201d he said of the basketball team. \u201cIt\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights hit the road Tuesday to play Technology in Rohnert Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEAM NOTES:<\/strong> Reme Strong went 1-for-2 with a RBI against Fortuna and Case Pivniska also drove in a run. Smart, Stone and Deake Lyndall had the other Kelseyville hits \u2026 Smart\u2019s complete game needed only 64 pitches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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