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Kodiak ball club goes 1-1 in Bulldog doubleheader

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The Cascade High School baseball team picked their first Caribou Trail League win on April 13 after they split a conference doubleheader against Cashmere.

The Kodiaks earned a 12-1 win in game one, then lost 13-3 in the nightcap. Both games ended in the fifth inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.

In game one, Cascade gained an early lead with two runs in the first inning, including one run from Cameron Ostrem’s single. The Kodiaks boosted their lead with nine runs in the third inning. Hunter Reinhart, Cody Enloe, Nate McMahon, Conrad Hasse, Cole Warnaca and Owen Skylstad all brought home runners. Cascade added their final run in the fifth. Cashmere prevented the shutout with one run in the bottom of the fifth. 

Ben Sunitsch went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Conrad Hasse, who earned the pitching win in game one, struck out 10 Cashmere batters and only gave up three hits.

It was a different narrative in game two.

After Cascade took a 1-0 lead in the first, the Bulldogs answered with five runs in the second inning.

The Kodiaks’ comeback attempt was limited to one run in both the third and fourth innings.

Sunitsch was 2-for-2 while David Nelson, Ostrem and Enloe collected hits.

T.J. Thompson took the pitching loss in the nightcap after he shared the mound with Reinhart and Enloe.

“We hit and pitched well in the first game, not so much in the second,” Head Coach Brett Isadore said. “Conrad did great for us in the first game. We just couldn’t hit in the second. He (Weatherman) had us off-balance for the game.”

Cascade will host league-leading Chelan in a CTL game on April 18.

As they embark on league play, Isadore said the team will continue to drill down on fundamentals. He also hopes to solidify the remainder of the team’s bullpen as they prepare to face a tough Goats team.

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