GREENWOOD VILLAGE — On Tuesday, an emerging Grandview baseball team used a nine-hit attack, four errors by the opposition and efficient pitching by Grant Schroeder to handle Cherry Creek 10-4 … Well, almost.
A vast, dark cloud that suddenly sprang rain and lightning on Tom McCollum Field halted play at the start of the bottom of the seventh inning. As of Tuesday night, the outcome remained unofficial.
According to Wolves coach Scott Henry, in his first season in command after serving for one year as an assistant, he’ll check with school officials on the next move. He said the two teams more than likely “will revert back to the seventh inning” and finish before starting their next game.
The Centennial League plays home-and-away in back-to-back fashion, so the two are to gather Thursday at Grandview. They probably will resume Tuesday’s game before the first pitch of Thursday’s regularly scheduled game, he said.
As it was, Grandview, which entered play 4-2 overall, 2-0 in league, erased a 1-0 deficit, took command with a five-run fourth and appeared to be cruising before the inclement weather.
Henry said he “wasn’t happy with (our) three errors, but every time they scored, we bounced back and answered back.”
Tied at 3 after three, the Wolves pulled away in the top of the fourth. They scored five runs after their first two batters went down on strikes. They batted around and used a two-run single by Tyler Smith, a run-scoring single by Travis Parker, three walks off Bruins starter Nate Sweeney and one of four miscues by Cherry Creek, which has now given up 10 or more runs in four consecutive outings.
Plus, Henry added, “Grant battled back.”
Schroeder was touched for single runs in each of the first three innings, then got out of the fifth after giving up three consecutive singles but allowed just one additional run.
“It’s a load off when we score runs,” he said.
But no, Schroeder added, pitching against the historically strong Bruins (5-2, 1-1) did not provide added incentive; the Wolves have the highest aspirations.
“It’s just another game,” he said.
