Onekama wraps up D League title

Posted by Manistee News Advocate on-line

ONEKAMA — The Portagers capped their dominant run through the West Michigan D League this season with a sweep of Walkerville on Thursday, May 16th, to clinch an outright title.

Onekama (15-5, 12-1 WMD) topped the Wildcats 14-0 and 6-1 to finish their league schedule with just one blemish. It’s their first championship since 2010.

“I’m very excited for the kids,” said Portagers coach John Neph. “They worked so hard. In a very competitive league, they won some really tough games.”

Joe Eno notched the win on the mound in the opener with 12 strikeouts and just one hit allowed in the full five innings. He also led Onekama at the plate with two hits in the contest, which was sparked by the Portagers’ eight-run fourth inning.

In the nightcap, Dallas Hearit took the win with just three hits allowed to go with seven strikeouts in six innings.

The Portagers scored two runs in the first, one in the second, one in the fourth, and two in the sixth.

Josh Jacobs led Onekama with two hits while Jared Bair, Jon Acton, Jon Eno, and Joe Eno each had a hit.

The nightcap of a doubleheader against Crossroads Charter Academy was rained out in April, but Neph said the league game will not be made up considering its result wouldn’t factor into the standings.

BOYS BASEBALL ROSTER

# 7 Eno, Joe (12)
# 42 Jacobs, Josh (12)
# 12 McKenney, Curtis (12)
# 8 Reckow, Bryce (12)
# 15 Hearit, Dallas (11)
# 6 Clarke, Mitchel (11)
# 2 Johnson, Tyler (11 BL)
# 7 Eno, Jon (10)
# 41 Bair, Jared (10 BL)
#22 Clarke, Andrew (10)
# 43 Petrosky, Spencer (9)
# 9 Hunt, Ethan (9)

# 24 Morley, Hunter (9)
# 3 Emery, Josh (9 BL)
#4 Mertes, Aidan (9 BL)
# 5 Verrett, Cole (9 BL)
# 14 Acton, Jon (9)
# 44 Farfsing, Kamryn (9 BL)
Szarka, Caleb (BL)
Szarka, Josias (BL)

Coach: John Neph
Assistant Coaches: Jim Kosiboski,
Ryan Miller and Steve Brant
Manager: James Eno
Baseball Schedule (co-op with BL)
Softball Schedule
Track Schedule (co-op with BL)
Golf Schedule

 

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