By Staff
The Buchanan varsity baseball team swept a Lakeland Conference doubleheader to host Buchanan on Monday.
The Bucks won the opener, 8-1 and then the nightcap, 11-1, in six innings.
The Rangers swept a non-league doubleheader from Covert, 19-0 and 14-4.
Matt DeGraff homered in the first game for the Rangers.
First game
Cassopolis 000 100 0 -- 1 4 2
Buchanan 103 301 x 8 8 1
Jeremy Lucas (W, 2-0), John Solloway (L)
Second game
Cassopolis 010 000 -- 1 2 4
Buchanan 211 313 -- 11 9 1
Kyle Tracey (W), Spencer Hardusty (L)
2B: Jeremy Lucas (B)
3B: P.J. Pollack (B)
Varsity record: Cassopolis 2-5, 0-4; Buchanan 5-6, 2-2
First game
Cassopolis 4(15)0 0 -- 19 9 0
Covert 000 0 -- 0 0 3
Andre Broussard (W, 1-0); J. Smith (L)
HR: Matt DeGraff (Cass)
Second game
Cassopolis 1(11)2 00 -- 14 5 1
Covert 310 00 -- 4 1 1
Dan Strange (W, 1-1); M. Daughtery (L)
2B: Strange (Cass)
Buchanan softball
Buchanan squared its Lakeland Conference record at 2-2 with a sweep of visiting Cassopolis Monday afternoon.
The Lady Bucks (3-4) won the opening game, 11-9, and then took the nightcap, 6-5.
Cassopolis got a double and a triple from Brittney Hulett and a double by Nicki Danzy.
In the second game, Danzy doubled for one of two Cassopolis hits.
Cassopolis swept Covert, 39-0 and 21-0.
Cona Marshall homered for the Lady Rangers.
First game
Cassopolis 121 041 0 -- 9 12 7
Buchanan 225 011 x -- 11 11 4
Ashley Pointer (W, 2-2) and Leslie Niemier; Nicki Danzy (L) and Jen Frucci.
2B: Brittney Hulett (C), Danzy (C)
3B: Hulett (C)
Second game
Cassopolis 120 020 0 -- 5 2 2
Buchanan 030 100 2 -- 6 10 4
Chenai Marker, Ashley Pointe (5) (W, 3-2) and Lesil Niemier; Nicki Danzy (L) and Jen Frucci.
2B: Danzy (C), Haley Burks (B)
3B: Neimier (B)
Records: Buchanan 3-4 (LAC 2-2); Cassopolis 3-5, 0-4
First game
Cassopolis (14)(12)(13) -- 39 17 0
Covert 000 — 0 2 12
Chaquitta Danzy (W, 3-3); L. Sexton (L)
2B: Danzy (Cass), J. Frucci (Cass)
HR: Cona Marshall (Cass)
Second game
Cassopolis (15)60 -- 21 5 0
Covert 000 -- 0 2 7
Randi Hoffman (W, 1-0); D. Swarn (L)