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Posted by Wade Gerstner - Mon, Jul 6, 2009 - [ NEKS ] - Viewed 158 times
by Justin Fluke
On a busy Sunday for American Legion baseball, Centralia remained undefeated in the league with a pair of comeback wins at Sabetha. Holton knocked off Hiawatha while Falls City beat Atchison and Doniphan County fell at home to Auburn, Nebraska.
   

Centralia is now 8-0 in the league and 19-5 overall after winning at Sabetha 7-5 and 9-8. Post 216 scored three runs in the sixth to comeback in game one as David Heideman went five-plus-innings for the win and Nathan Hollis struck out five batters for the save. Hollis was the winning pitcher in game two as Centralia rallied with four runs in the 7th including a two-run single with two-outs by Derek Surdez for the game winner. Sabetha had scored three runs in the sixth to take the lead on RBI hits by Christian Busch and Brock Boldra but a pair of walks and a dropped third strike helped Centralia's rally in the final frame. Sabetha drops to 10-13 overall and 2-6 in the league after their eighth loss in nine games.

Falls City advanced their league record at 5-2 following their 6-4 win versus Atchison. Falls City has won back-to-back games after three straight defeats. The A's record is 4-12 overall and 3-5 in the league.

Doniphan County stepped outside league play at fell to Auburn 10-4 Sunday as Brennan Wehner took the pitching loss. Ethan Robinson had a home run and Jerad Hawkins had a pair of hits and RBI to lead the offense. Doniphan County is now 15-5 overall and needs to win at Centralia Wednesday to have a chance at the top seed in their zone.

Holton and Hiawatha made up a game from June 9th at Chandler Park with the home team winning 7-3. Marshall Bjelland was the winning pitcher and Adam Luthi had a home run as Holton evened their league mark at 4-4 while improving to 7-8 overall. Hiawatha dropped to 2-7 in league and 4-12 for the season.

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