COLOMA — The wait is over for the Niles baseball team.

The Vikings finally got a chance to open their season in Coloma Saturday afternoon and Niles took full advantage of it with a sweep of the Comets.

Tate Brawley had three hits as the Vikings won the opening game 6-1. In the second game, Austin Lintz, Brawley and Gaige Nichols combined on a three-hitter as Niles completed the sweep with a a 10-1 rout.

Cody Thornton picked up the win in the opening game with relief help from Tyler Clutter. Tate Rudlaff had a double for the Vikings, who finished with 11 hits.

Lintz earned the win in the second game as he made the start for Niles.

Lintz helped his own cause with a double, while Connor Glick also doubled.

 

First game

Niles                003     000     3 – 6 11 1

Coloma           000     000     1 – 1 5 3

Cody Thornton (W), Tyler Clutter (6); Nic Murray (L, 0-1), Justin Pullins (7)

2B: Tate Rudlaff (N); Tyler Blazier (C)

 

Second game

Niles                710      011      0 – 10 10 2

Coloma            001      000      0 – 1 3 5

Austin Lintz (W), Brawley (5), Gaige Nichols (7); Pullins (L, 0-2), Brendan Collins (2), Caleb Hester (4), Johnny Cole (5), Chase Potter (7)

2B: Connor Glick (N), Lintz (N)

 

Varsity records

Coloma 0-6; Niles 2-0