By TYLER HENRY
Salina Post contributor
The Southeast of Saline baseball team kept the good times rolling in their home opener on Tuesday, sweeping Republic County to open league play at 2-0.
With two identical victories of 16-1, the Trojans stay perfect at 6-0 on the year, while the Buffaloes fall to 0-8.
Once again, Southeast wasted no time at all jumping on their opponent, striking for ten runs in the bottom of the first to open game one with a bang.
From there, SES added two in the second, three in the third, and one more in the fourth to officially put the mercy rule into effect.
Each of the top eight in the lineup recorded at least one hit, with Grady Gebhardt continuing to swing an unreal bat, driving in six runs as part of a 4/4 day that saw the freshman hit for the cycle.
It was also another dominant day for Trojan pitching as Ben Heinrich and Greyson Pembelton combined for four innings of two-hit ball, surrendering just one run on two hits and striking out six.
Southeast got off to a comparably slower start in game two, taking a 1-0 lead into the second before exploding for a ten-run frame that would ultimately carry them to victory.
Once again the Buffaloes were able to scratch across one, this time with a solo home run in the top of the third, but a five-run Trojan fifth would allow SES to cruise to yet another shortened win.
In game two, 13 different Trojans would grab a bat, with eleven reaching base safely, eight driving in at least one run, and six recording at least one hit.
The greatness on the bump continued as well as this time around Cole Gilpin and Mac Chambers tossed four complete innings, allowing just one run on two hits and recording ten strikeouts to just three walks.
SES now boasts a run differential of +80, having outscored their first six opponents 85-5, and will look to continue this impressive run on Thursday when they play host to Abilene in a non-league doubleheader.
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