A blowout victory in game one and a go-ahead winning hit from Easton Weseloh in the bottom of the fourth of game two were what the Iola A Indians needed to sweep Chanute at home Thursday.
The Indians (12-6) used a five-run third inning in game one to take the lead and later win behind Gavin Jones’ five-inning start on the mound in a 7-1 win. Weseloh then stepped up in game two and smacked a two-run single to left to take the 3-1 final score in game two.
Game one — 7-1 win
Sound and consistent hitting kept the Iola A Indians in the lead against Chanute.Jones earned the win on the mound across five innings, allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts.
The Indians scored a run in the bottom of the first when Blake Ellis grounded out to shortstop to score Cole Mathes for the early 1-0 lead.
Chanute countered with a run in the top of the third when Brady Alonzo singled to center field to knot the game at 1-1.
Mathes singled to shortstop to score Henry White for the 2-1 lead in the third. Ellis then doubled to left to score Lucas Maier and Mathes for the 4-1 advantage. Grady Dougherty added another run with an RBI groundout to short to make it 5-1.
Two batters later, Ryan Golden singled to left field to score Ellis for the five-run lead, 6-1.
Iola scored its final run in the sixth when Tyler Lord grounded out to shortstop to bring home Golden for the 7-1 victory.
Game two — 3-1 win
A big two-run single off the bat of Weseloh in the fourth inning gave the Indians a 3-1 victory and a sweep of Chanute. Maier got the win on the mound in relief, throwing 1.1 innings and striking out three while not allowing a hit.
Golden began the game on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings of one-run baseball and allowing two hits. He also struck out three Chanute batters in his start.
Chanute jumped on top early when Thompson took home on an error by Golden for the 1-0 score.
White delivered the first run of the game for the Indians on an RBI single to left in the bottom of the second to knot the game at 1-1. Neither team scored again until the fourth inning when White singled to left field to bring home Kade Nilges and Golden for the 3-1 victory.
Weseloh drove in a team-high two runs while Lord, Ellis, Weseloh and White each had one hit.
The Indians are at Ottawa Tuesday at 6 p.m.
