By By TOM NYHUIS / Niles Daily Star
BUCHANAN - Buchanan's baseball team suffered a non-league doubleheader loss Monday afternoon at Memorial Field and fell to 7-10 on the season.
In game one, the Bucks were unable to produce any runs after knotting up the score at three in the fourth and fell 6-3 to the Bulldogs.
Jim Connors started on the mound for Buchanan and Tim Mosier came in for relief in the fifth and was tagged with the loss as Centerville scored a run in the sixth and added two more insurance runs in the seventh.
Buchanan out hit the Bulldogs 11-5, but it was six Buck errors that proved costly.
Five Buchanan players had two hit performances at the plate in the opener. Aaron Koziel, Zack Powers, Brenson Stroman, Evan Cauffman and Mosier produced at the plate for the Bucks. Koziel and Mosier each recorded a double. Nate Pearrow was the winning pitcher for the Bulldogs.
In a five inning nightcap, a nine run second inning by the Bulldogs erased a 3-0 lead that the Bucks built in the first inning.
Evan Cauffman took the mound for the first time this season and was given the loss in his debut.
Brenson Stroman came in and pitched three scoreless innings to finish the game for the Bucks.
Jim Connors had a two run double to lead the Bucks at the dish. Zack Parker picked up the win for the Bulldogs giving up just four hits. The sweep by Centerville improves them to 9-2.
Buchanan will face Edwardsburg in a Lakeland Conference battle on the Bucks home diamond with game one slated to start at 4 p.m.
Game one
Centerville 120 001 2 - 6 5 2
Buchanan 101 100 0 - 3 11 6
WP - Nate Pearrow
LP - Tim Mosier
Game two
Centerville 090 00 - 9 9 1
Buchanan 300 00 - 3 4 1
WP - Zack Parker
LP - Evan Cauffman