Buchanan and Edwardsburg squared off in a battle of two of the area’s best baseball teams Tuesday.

And when the smoke cleared, the Bucks had swept the non-league doubleheader from the Eddies 9-5 and 5-3.

The first game lasted nine innings.

Buchanan (16-7) won the opener with a run in the bottom of the ninth.

Christian Hall drew a leadoff walk from losing pitcher Devin Pulling, who advanced to third on a single by Kyle Leazenby and scored on an Edwardsburg miscue.

Leazenby earned the victory in relief of starter Jarrett Thomas.

The Bucks finished with 11 hits, including a double by Dalton Riddle.

Chad Adkerson went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Bucks, who also got two hits and three RBIs from Gavin Morris. Leazenby and Riddle both finished with two hits.

In the nightcap, Alex Lindamood picked up the victory with relief help from Riddle.

Adkerson went 2-for-3 with a double for the Bucks, while Leazenby doubled and drove in a pair of runs.

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BUCHANAN 9-5, EDWARDBURG 8-3

At Buchanan

First game

Edwardsburg           004     000     400 – 8 11 2

Buchanan      020     003     301 – 9 11 1

Jarrett Thomas, Kyle Leazenby (5, W); Brendon Handy, Joe Raab (5), Zach Priebe (7), Devin Pulling (8, L).

2B: (E) Zach Plummer; (B) Dalton Riddle.

HR: (E) Mason Mitchell.

 

Second game

Edwardsburg           000     100     2 – 3 6 4

Buchanan      020     102     x – 5 7 1

Alex Lindamood (W); Matt Hepler (L).

(B) Chad Adkerson, Leazenby.

Varsity records: Edwardsburg 20-8, Buchanan 16-7.

 

Brandywine baseball

The Brandywine baseball team took advantage of seven Mishawaka errors to hand the visiting Cavemen a 9-7 non-conference loss Tuesday.

Toby Fox and Cole Searles combined to scatter 10 hits. Fox picked up the mound victory.

Hunter Janowiak was 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs, while Searles was 3-for-4. Fox finished with two hits for the Bobcats, who also got doubles from Jeshua Wiese and Mark Conrad.

 

BRANDYWINE 9, MISHAWAKA 7

At Brandywine

Mishawaka               003     004     0 – 7 10 7

Brandywine              003     213     x – 9 6 3

Toby Fox (W), Cole Searles (7, S); Sam Shively, Sam Rajski (4, L), Dylan Hall (7)

2B: (M) Ashten Williams; (B) Jeshua Wiese, Hunter Janowiak, Mark Conrad.

HR: (B) Janowiak.

Varsity record: Brandywine 23-11.