{"id":2925,"date":"2025-04-08T23:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:37:40","slug":"knights-knock-off-mustangs-14-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2925","title":{"rendered":"Knights knock off Mustangs 14-4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brayton Thomas drives in five runs as KHS varsity baseball goes to 3-0 in league play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MIDDLETOWN >> Brayton Thomas knocked in five runs and Brock Barrick hit his second home run of the season Monday afternoon as the Kelseyville Knights built a 9-0 lead while beating the Middletown Mustangs 14-4 in six innings at Wes Martin Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gene Holdenried pitched a seven-hitter while receiving  12 hits of support from his offense, including three hits apiece from Tyler Bryant (3-for-4, RBI) and Max Hommer (3-for-5, RBI). Barrick homered in the top of the fifth inning, sending an 0-2 pitch over the center field wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas (2-for-3) was an even bigger thorn in Middletown\u2019s side as he drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as part of Kelseyville\u2019s five-run first inning, doubled home two more runs in the fourth, and singled home two runs in the fifth as the Knights (3-0 league, 8-2 overall) moved out to a 12-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown (1-2, 3-5-1) kept the game alive by scoring a run in the bottom half of the fifth. Kelseyville came back with two runs in the sixth to make it 14-3. While the Mustangs got a run closer in bottom half, the 10-run rule ended the game at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe got out there and got \u2018em early,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Billy Shaul of Kelseyville\u2019s five-run first. \u201cWe kept working hard from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holdenried allowed just one earned run while striking out six and walking two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought he threw really well,\u201d Shaul said of his senior starting pitcher. \u201cHis fastball looked good and his off-speed pitch looked good when he needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown got on the scoreboard with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 9-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe knew we were playing a really good team,\u201d Middletown head coach Kyle Buckhorn said. \u201cOur energy just wasn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Losing pitcher Cody Perez struck out one and walked six during his four innings on the mound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Finney and Hunter Karp both went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Mustangs. Jon Hawkins added a double. Madden Sutton and Kelby Shook also had hits. Finney and Shook drove in runs. Perez also had an RBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckhorn praised the efforts of Finney and Karp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe played hard, did well today,\u201d Buckhorn said of Finney. \u201cSame with Hunter Karp. Karp is seeing the ball so good right now. He\u2019s locked on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe looked kind of flat coming in, but our bats got going early,\u201d Shaul said. \u201cI always like to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaul also liked the Knights\u2019 RBI distribution. Seven different players knocked in runs \u2013 Thomas, Barrick, Bryant, Hommer, JD Smart (1-for-3, 2 RBIs), Reme Strong (1-for-3) and Kyle Watkins. Holdenried also had a hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win pushes Kelseyville\u2019s league winning streak to 34 games. The Knights\u2019 last NCL I loss was in the second-to-last game of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams play on the road Tuesday. Kelseyville visits Upper Lake while Middletown travels to Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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