Shiner's Kloesel freezes Flatonia hitters
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
by Mike Forman, Advocate Sports Writer
AdvoSports.com Article | Shiner Comanche Baseball | Shiner Comanche Sports Home Page
SHINER – The temperatures were in the 40s when Hunter Kloesel took the mound for Shiner’s District 28-2A opener.
Shiner’s starting pitcher, Hunter Kloesel, warms up before the top of the fourth inning during Tuesday night’s (March 5, 2019) District 28- 2A game against Flatonia at Green-Dickson Park in Shiner. all photos by Charlie Blalock, Advocate
But Kloesel was more concerned with the Flatonia hitters than the weather.
“It was a little cold at first, but it warmed up as soon as I threw my first pitch,” Kloesel said. “I was ready. I was in a zone. I wasn’t worried about the cold.”
Kloesel pitched a no-hitter to lead the Comanches (2-2) to a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs (0-6) on Tuesday evening at Green-Dickson Park.
“It’s mostly about practice,” Kloesel said. “Just getting warm in practice, taking ground balls, get your arm warm and ice it when you get home a little bit. It’s just getting ready for game day and stand out in the cold before you hit.”
Shiner’s starting pitcher, Hunter Kloesel, warms up before Tuesday night’s (March 5, 2019) District 28-2A game against Flatonia at Green-Dickson Park in Shiner.
Kloesel struck out 16, walked only one and pitched around two errors.
“He was a warrior today,” said Shiner coach Daniel Boedeker. “It was good to see because of the long layoff we’ve had, it’s been a while since he’s thrown to live hitters. He’s got his bullpen in, but to see him come out that sharp with that big of a layoff was really impressive.”
Kloesel struck out 10 of the first 11 hitters he faced and struck out the side in four innings. Six of his strikeouts came on called third strikes.
“I was trying to get ground balls and pop flies,” Kloesel insisted. “I’m really not trying to just juice it up there and strike them out. I just let my defense work and see how it goes.”
Kloesel had two of the Comanches’ four hits against Flatonia pitcher Matthew Ponewash.But the Bulldogs committed seven errors, and both of Shiner’s runs were unearned.
Shiner’s starting pitcher, Hunter Kloesel, warms up before Tuesday night’s (March 5, 2019) District 28-2A game against Flatonia at Green-Dickson Park in Shiner.
“We haven’t got much work in because of the weather,” Boedeker said. “The most obvious was at the plate. Our timing was off with things, and it’s been a while since we’ve seen the live pitching, and that’s just something we’ve got to get back with. I know we’re a better hitting team than we showed today.”
But Kloesel made sure the lack of offense wasn’t an issue.
“These past couple of weeks, we’ve been in the gym a lot because of the rain and the cold,” he said. “We’ve been doing as much as we could. When we get on the field, we do what we can.”
GAME STATISTICS District 28-2A Shiner 2, Flatonia 0 123 456 7 R H E Flatonia 000 000 0 – 0 0 7 Shiner 001 100 x – 2 4 2 W: Hunter Kloesel. L: Matthew Ponewash. Highlights: (Flatonia) Ponewash 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO. (Shiner) Kloesel 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 16 SO, 2-for-3; Cole Patek 1-for-2, R; Cross Rankin 1-for-2. Records: Flatonia 0-6, 0-1; Shiner 2-2, 1-0.
|
Hunter Kloesel pitches a no-hitter to lead Shiner to a 2-0 win over Flatonia in District 28-2A opener Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - @mikeforman21 Twitter video note: your browser must be HTML5-compatible to play this video local video source: ShinerComancheSports Video Copy on-line video source: '@mikeforman21' Twitter Video Clip |
|
Mike Forman is the Sports Editor for the Victoria Advocate.
Contact him at 361-580-6588 or mforman@vicad.com |
|
Charlie Blalock is a multimedia intern at the Victoria Advocate.
Contact him at 361-575-1451 or cblalock@vicad.com |
© Copyright
BaerCom - Shiner, Texas 2019
