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April 4, 2022
Bulldogs drop two to Gunter
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Howe senior Parker Pecina puts the tag on Gunter at home Friday night. Photo by Michelle Carney. The Howe Bulldogs (6-9, 2-4) fell to a very good Gunter team twice last week. The Tigers rattled Howe 17-2 on Tuesday, but Friday’s game was more manageable with a 10-4 score.
glove. It wasn’t until the fourth inning when Howe would get another hit. But Pecina, Haley, Daniels, and Kaleb McNutt ripped four straight singles which drove home Haley.
On Tuesday, Gunter led off the game with three consecutive hits off of Howe starter Carson Daniels. After a walk, Carter of Gunter hit a 3-run homer. After the 4-run first inning by the Tigers, the game was on coast from that point on as they scored four more in the second and put up a 7-spot in the third inning. Daniels was relieved by Parker Pecina after 66 pitches. Pecina would throw 61 pitches and two runs scored in the fourth inning before the run-rule was called.
On Friday, Haley got the start on the mound. Just as on Tuesday, Gunter hit a homer in the first inning, but only two runs were scored in the inning. The Tigers added five runs in the second inning but were shut down until the sixth inning when they added three more.
Howe’s Austin Haley and courtesy runner Luke Catching scored the only runs for the Dogs. Garren Lankford led off the game with a technicality single as the ball fell without touching the first baseman’s
Most of Howe’s damage came in the second inning when runs were scored by Ryan Hough, Catching, and Lankford. Cooper Jones singled and scored in the fourth inning. After Haley went 77 pitches deep into the game, Matt Hayes relieved him. Hayes tossed 70 pitches of his own. Daniels, Catching, and McNutt had multi-hit games for Howe.
Carson Daniels pushes the tag Gunter away. Photo by Michelle Carney.
