COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Cardinals won both ends of a non-conference baseball doubleheader against the Quincy Orioles at Lowe Field, taking the opener 15-4 in five innings before winning the nightcap 10-2.
In the first game, Coldwater scored nine runs in the first inning, added a run in the fourth, and picked up five runs in the fifth to end the game on the 10-run mercy rule. Logan Farmer smacked a grand slam to cap the game; he also had a triple and ended with 6 RBIs. Brock Thornton had a single and a double, while winning pitcher Aiden Marsden had 6 strikeouts in 2-2/3 innings of work. Kyle Rodesiler had 2 hits for Quincy.
Four Cardinal pitchers combined on a no-hitter in the second game. Starter Carter Bordner had 3 strikeouts in 3-1/3 innings, Cole Heineman added three K’s in his 1-2/3 innings, Brock Thornton struck out two in the sixth inning, and Joe Closson fanned the side in the seventh. Closson also drove in 3 runs, while Garrett Johns had 2 hits and Tyson Roby had a triple. Brady Mescher scored a pair of unearned runs for the Orioles.
Coldwater improves to 14-5 on the season and will host the Stout and Sons Invitational Saturday at Lowe and Borden Fields.
Quincy drops to 7-10 and returns to action Saturday at Olivet.
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