Becker notches lone Argos hit in loss to Bethany Christian

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Baseball

Bethany Christian 19, Argos 0 (5 innings, Friday): Devon Becker had Argos’ lone hit in a Hoosier Plains road loss to Bethany Christian Friday.

Jamin Trump and Brady Montgomery each drew a walk.

Nate Manikowski pitched 3 ⅔ innings and took the loss. He allowed nine hits and five earned runs while walking two, hitting three batters and striking out six.

Nate Van Duyne got the final out in the fourth. He allowed a hit and walked one.

Argos committed six errors which led to 14 unearned runs for Bethany Christian.

Bethany Christian had eight-run innings in both the second and the fourth.

Jacoby Reinhardt tossed a one-hitter with two walks and 13 strikeouts for Bethany Christian.

Tyson Chupp had three hits and five RBIs.

Bethany Christian 19, Argos 0 (5 innings)

Argos 000 00 – 0 1 6

Bethany Christian 083 8X – 19 10 2

WP – Reinhardt (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K)

LP – Nate Manikowski (3 ⅔ IP, 9 H, 18 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 HBP, 6 K)

2B – Chupp (BC), Erickson (BC)

3B – Erickson (BC)