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SPENCER – Spencer scored eight runs in its final two at-bats to ease past Loyal 14-6 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division baseball game Tuesday at Spencer High School.
Spencer led 6-3 after two innings before the Greyhounds tied the game with three runs in the fifth inning. Spencer (2-0, 1-0 Cloverbelt East) responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and five more in the sixth to grab the win.
Matt Ivacic struck out eight in 4 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win for the Rockets. He also added a double at the plate.
Bobby Pilz and Ben Grieser each went 3-for-4 for Spencer. Pilz added three stolen bases and the Rockets had 10 steals in all.
Spencer is scheduled to host Colby on Thursday and Gilman on Friday in a pair of Cloverbelt East games.
Rockets 14, Greyhounds 6
Loyal 300 030 0 – 6 6 6
Spencer 330 035 x – 14 13 5
WP: Matt Ivacic. LP: Ryley Fischer.
Top hitters: S, Bobby Pilz 3×4, 3 SBs, 2 RBIs; Ben Grieser 3×4, 3B, 2 RBIs; Ivacic 2B; Alex Brostowitz 2×4, 3 RBIs.
Records: Loyal 0-2, 0-1 Cloverbelt East; Spencer 2-0, 1-0 Cloverbelt East.