Prep Baseball: Bertha-Hewitt keeps Pirates scoreless in doubleheader sweep

Verndale dropped both games of the Park Region Conference doubleheader to Bertha-Hewitt by identical 10-0, five-inning scores Tuesday.

The Pirates couldn’t muster a run against some tough Bertha-Hewitt pitching and committed 13 errors in the first game, which led to a rough outing for starter Dustin Motchenbacher.

Verndale managed six hits against Bertha-Hewitt pitcher Dakota Aeling, with Isaac Schmitz going 2-for-4 for the Pirates.

The nightcap wasn’t any better for the Pirates, although they did cut down on their errors by committing two.

Nate Bart collected the lone Verndale hit of the game.

“Our pitchers did their jobs tonight—unfortunately, the defense did not show up.” Verndale head coach Matt Parker said.

Dallas Ehrmantraut was the losing pitcher on record for the Pirates despite limiting the Bears to just five hits in the nightcap loss.

Verndale (4-9) hosts Menahga in a Park Region Conference doubleheader at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Verndale at Bertha-Hewitt on May 18
Bears 10, Pirates 0 (Game One)
Verndale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 6 13
Bertha-Hewitt 0 5 0 1 1 3—10 6 2
WP: Dakota Aeling (BH)
LP: Dustin Motschenbacher (Verndale)
Verndale—Isaac Schmitz 2-3; Motschenbacher 1-2
Bertha-Hewitt—No stats available

Bears 10, Pirates 0 (Game Two)
Bertha-Hewitt 4 3 3 0 0—10 5 1
Verndale 0 0 0 0 0—0 1 2
WP: Patrick Riewer (BH)
LP: Dallas Ehrmantraut (Verndale)
Verndale—Nate Bart 1-2
Bertha-Hewitt—No stats available