With two outs in the second inning, the Whetstone baseball team set the tone for its latest City League championship May 23 at Briggs.
A two-run double by catcher Marshall Cotter and RBI singles by right fielder Michael Newell-Dimoff and second baseman Justin Liesinger produced a four-run inning that proved to be more than enough for pitcher Henry Wollerman.
“The whole season we were a team that could really capitalize on mistakes and were a clutch team,” Newell-Dimoff said. “Every run came with two outs. That was a testament to our team and our ability to fight through any kind of disadvantage. We’ve had multiple innings where we’ve scored multiple runs with two outs this season.” Cotter got things going with a one-out first inning walk. He moved to second on a groundout, went to third on an error and scored on a wild pitch.
“The curve was really working,” Wollerman said. “I didn’t throw the splitter much, but when I got to the bottom of the order, the fastball was hitting the spots every time."