Kenton Boys Varsity Baseball falls to Celina Senior 7 – 3

The Kenton Wildcats lose to Celina despite out hitting the Bulldogs.

Celina got the scoring started by putting 2 runs up in both the 2nd and 3rd inning, making it 4-0. Kyle Thrush lead off the 4th inning with his fourth home run in the past 5 games, to put the Wildcats on the scoreboard. The score stayed 4-1 until the bottom of the 5th when the Bulldogs added 1 run and 2 more in the 6th. Kenton was able to push across a run in the 6th and 7th, but it wasn’t enough, ending the game with a 7-3 score.

Starting on the mound for Kenton was Dawson Miller going 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 1 K. Pitching in relief was Grady Kleman-Beazley going 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 1 K. 

The Wildcats filled up the box score with hits but couldn’t break through, leaving 10 runners stranded. Leading the Wildcats at the plate were :

Kyle Thrush : 2-4, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI

Luke Leffler : 2-3, 1 BB

Seth Leffler : 2-4, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI

Grady Kleman-Beazley : 1-3, 1 BB, 3 SB

Hunter Taylor : 1-3

Alex Beach : 1-4

Kade Smith : 1-4, 1 RBI

Anthony Hunt : 1 BB

The JV Wildcats also lost to Celina 0-14 on Friday night.

The Wildcats are off until Tuesday when they welcome 10th ranked Defiance to Kenton, JV will travel to Defiance both games at 5 PM.