Twin Cedars welcomed Orient-Macksburg to Bussey Friday night for a baseball/softball doubleheader. The Sabers dominated the softball contest 12-0 in three innings and the baseball team took down the Bulldogs 10-0 in their matchup.
The Sabers pounced on the Bulldogs early, as they put up all 12 runs in the first inning. Chloe Durian got the scoring started with a two RBI base knock. Grace Bailey provided the big blow of the inning with a grand slam to blow things open. Ali Mockenhaupt pitched a perfect game in the 3 inning win for Twin Cedars and struck out 6 Bulldogs. The win brought the Sabers back to .500 on the year with a record of 3-3.
The Sabers had a fantastic day on the diamonds as the baseball team collected their second shutout of the season, defeating Murray 12-0. The 11th ranked softball team took down Murray by a final of 15-4. Both games ended after five innings.
Nathan Smith got the start on the bump for Twin Cedars and dominated the Mustang bats as he pitched 3 no-hit innings with seven strikeouts. Smith helped his own cause in the game as he went 2-3 with two RBI’s. Mason Sanders came on in relief and struck out 3 while allowing no runs in two innings of work. Kade Dunkin along with Smith led the offense with a 2-3 day at the plate.
There were three seniors on the Twin Cedars Boys Basketball Squad this season. Kade Dunkin scored the most points of the three at 10.9 points per game, while Brett Sedlock had 45 assists and grabbed 100 rebounds while Jace Nichols had one of the top three point shooting percentages on the team at 41-percent. Coach Blake McWilliams tells KNIA/KRLS Sports they all meant a lot to the program.
McWilliams:
“Kade Dunkin has been playing a lot for me, and Jace Nichols played a bigger role, and Bret Sedlock always put in the effort and made the right play.”
The three seniors led the Sabers to a 7-10 record this season.