By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The Southeast of Saline baseball team continued to cruise on Tuesday, outscoring Minneapolis 28-0 in a pair of blowout wins as part of yet another doubleheader sweep.
Game One: SE of Saline 16, Minneapolis 0
The opener of this series took just three innings to complete, with SES plating seven runs in the first, four in the second, and five more in the third to seal the deal.
Tiernan Ptacek, Lyrik Lilley, and Tysen Keller raked from the bottom of the lineup, combining to 5-9 and drive in ten of the Trojans’ twelve runs.
On the bump, Killian Vaughan and Lyrik Lilley tore through the Minneapolis bats, allowing just two baserunners, both on walks, in a three-inning no-hitter.
Game Two: SE of Saline 12, Minneapolis 0
The Lions managed to keep things closer in game two, but struggled to find runs as Southeast brought home two runs in the first, four in the third, three in the fourth and three more in the fifth to close the game in just five innings.
Nine of the ten batters who entered the box for SES recorded a hit, and five drove in at least one run, with Sam Knopf, Evan Watkins, and Lyrik Lilley driving in eight of twelve this time around.
Southeast needed just one pitcher in this game as Kayson Bertrand found nothing but smooth sailing, completing his five-inning shutout with six strikeouts to just one hit and one walk allowed.
With these wins, the Trojans improve to 9-5 overall and 3-1 in league play, while the Lions slide to 2-12 and 0-10 respectively.