Baseball roundup: 'Dawgs shut out Grand Haven
Thu, May 22, 2008 
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Grandville's Zach Johnson put together a solid game on the mound and in the batters' box, leading the Bulldogs to a 10-0 victory over the Buccaneers Wednesday.
Johnson threw all seven innings, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out five batters to earn the win on the mound. He also banged out three of his team's 10 hits and scored a pair of runs for Grandville.
Grand Haven, meanwhile, couldn't overcome six errors in the field.
Grand Haven turned in six hits — all singles. Josh Poel, Kyle Jonas, Cody Porta, Tyler Duston, Jordan Anderson and Sam VanHeest had the hits for the Bucs. Anderson suffered the loss on the mound, allowing seven runs, four earned, over 4 1-3 innings. T.J. Jackson pitched the final 2 2-3 innings, giving up three runs, one earned, on three hits.
The Buccaneers, now 6-20 on the year and 3-11 in the O-K Red Conference, host Holland today.
TIME CHANGE: Grand Haven's annual Memorial Day weekend contest against Spring Lake on Saturday has been changed from 11 a.m. to 10 a.m. The game will be held at Spring Lake's Tom Hickman Field.
TROJANS EDGED
Fruitport, playing shorthanded due to a rash of injuries, suffered a 5-4 loss to Mona Shores Wednesday as the Sailors scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Trojans were without their leadoff batter, their starting shortstop and their No. 1 catcher, along with their normal right fielder and their backup catcher.
Sophomore Mario Flores took the mound and threw a strong game, going all seven innings. He issued just one walk. Freshman Kody Schultz was called up to fill in at catcher, and he played outstanding behind the dish, according to coach Paul Masko.
Dom Rizzo paced the Trojans' offense as he went 3-for-4 with an RBI double. Robert Afton, Mitch Blackmer and Nick Brezina each added a pair of hits as the Trojans finished with 11 hits against the Sailors' Chris Mattson.
The Trojans will try for win No. 20 when they host Oakridge this afternoon.
SPRING LAKE JUNIOR VARSITY: The Lakers came back from a 7-2 deficit to beat North Muskegon, 8-7. The Lakers received a strong outing on the mound from Tony Sabo, who struck out five batters over five innings. Ryan Walling pitched the final inning, striking out a pair.
Brandon Zervas was 3-for-4 and scored the game-winning run. Lance Fredrickson added the game-winning RBI, while Sam Beauregard made a few great plays in the field.
Tuesday, the Lakers split with Fremont, winning 12-2 and losing 11-4. Nick Keller earned the win in the opener, striking out eight.
