BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — An unexpected road trip turned into a four-game losing streak for Allen Community College’s baseball team. THE RED Devils scored four in the bottom of the second in Saturday’s second game, but managed only three hits after that. THE BLUE Devils erupted for nine runs in the top of the sixth to take control of Sunday’s opener. KANSAS CITY’S Matt Dye shut down Allen’s offense in the finale, scattering eight hits over seven innings with six strikeouts. ALLEN WAS scheduled to host Brown Mackie College for a doubleheader today before traveling to Johnson County Friday and Saturday for a four-game, weekend series.
The Red Devils were originally scheduled to host Kansas City, Kan., for a pair of doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday, but the games were moved to Bartlesville because of snowy and wet field conditions.
Kansas City downed Allen 3-2 and 7-4 Saturday and 13-4 and 4-1 Sunday.
The Red Devils (3-8) have lost five in a row overall after a weeklong layoff due to bad weather. They committed 25 errors in the weekend series.
Tanner Lee was the hard-luck loser in Saturday’s opener, taking the loss despite pitching a complete game and allowing only four hits to the Blue Devils. He was done in by seven Red Devil errors, which played a role in all three KCK runs.
Allen scored in the bottom of the second after opening the inning with three straight hits. Cole Slusser’s single scored Troy Willoughby, but a double play ended the scoring threat.
Slusser’s double in the bottom of the sixth also scored Willoughby, who opened the frame with a two-base hit.
The Red Devils left seven men on base paths in the loss.
Willoughby and Slusser both had two hits, including a double. Jerrik Sigg and Tim Lewis also had two singles, while Cody Amerine and Clint Heffern singled once.
Lee struck out four and walked three.
The second-inning rally featured another RBI double by Slusser, driving in Nate Arnold, who led off the frame with a double of his own. Garrett Rasch’s single scored Slusser before Drew Walden smacked a two-run home run, to give Allen a 4-3 lead.
Kansas City retook the lead in the top of the next inning and rolled from there, adding single runs in the fourth and seventh innings.
Gage Dickerson took the loss giving up six hits and five runs — four earned — in 2 2/3 innings with two walks. Jake Johnson came on in relief and gave up just three hits in 4 1/3 innings with two walks and a strikeout.
In addition to Walden’s home run, Slusser had two hits, both doubles. Arnold also had a double. Lewis, Heffern and Rasch singled.
The Red Devils scored a run in the bottom of the first on a single by Lewis and a double by Arnold, but left two more runners on base. Allen then took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Lewis doubled in Rasch, then came around to score on a single by Arnold.
Six Allen errors and four hits led to the nine-run KCK outburst. The Blue Devils sent 14 men to the plate.
Arnold’s RBI single capped the Red Devil scoring in the sixth.
Seth Jones pitched into the sixth, giving up eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Hunter Miller gave up three walks and a hit in the sixth. Auston Weldy gave up a hit and a walk in 1 1/3 innings of relief work.
Arnold went 3-for-4, including a double. Lewis had two hits, including a double. Slusser singled twice. Jerrik Sigg, Heffern, Willoughby, Trey Francis and Rasch all had singles.
The Red Devils scored their only run in the bottom of the seventh when Lewis singled to drive in Heffern. Dye induced a Matt Kellett fly-out to end the game with two runners on base.
Arnold had a single and double, while Sigg singled twice. Lewis, Willoughby, Heffern and Rasch also singled.
Red Devils drop weekend series
