Douglas High’s Kaden McIver deals a pitch against Carson on Tuesday. McIver threw a complete-game shutout.
Photo by Ron Harpin.
Kaden McIver continues to dazzle on the mound this season, turning in a complete game shutout over Carson High on Tuesday in a 5-0 win.
The senior needed 94 pitches to strike out 13 of the 26 Senators he faced.
“I threw a lot of changeups until that fourth inning and then I went to the curveball and slider,” said McIver. “Just a mix between the three.”
McIver’s earned run average is 1.05 in 46 2/3 innings. His WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) is 0.83.
McIver has 86 strikeouts against 22 walks and 17 hits allowed.
“I’m in the gym five or six days a week in the offseason,” said McIver.
Carson was only able to reach third base one time Tuesday after Quentin Beck reached on a leadoff single before stealing second.
A sacrifice bunt moved Beck to third with one out, but a sliding stop by junior Noah Garrison kept a run off the board on a strikeout.
The next at-bat, Thomas Young came in from center field to make a lunging catch, which ended the threat.
Young was 2-for-3 with a run scored and a triple to the wall in the fourth inning.
Junior Aaron Moss was 2-for-3 with a double.
Carter Bleeker drove in a pair of insurance runs in the sixth to give the Tigers their 5-0 cushion.
Carson’s Jeremy Hernandez made a great play at shortstop in the fourth innings to get the second out of the frame.
Aden McNabb pitched well again for Carson, striking out five over five innings.
Douglas is 9-12 overall. Carson is 4-17.
Tigers head to Sacramento Meet of Champions
Six Douglas High track and field runners will be in Sacramento this weekend at the Meet of Champions.
Every athlete has to meet a certain threshold or time to be invited to the meet.
Bliss Moody will be the lone Tiger to compete in the invitational, where she qualified in the high jump.
Moody will also compete in the open division of the long jump.
A.J. Thurston will compete in two events as well, running the 100 and 200 meters.
Megan Strand and Logan Karwoski will compete in the shot put and high jump, respectively.
Sophomore Elizabeth Gneiting will take part in the triple jump while senior Jackson Davis will run the 1,600.
Carson softball uses big inning to down Dayton
Thanks to an 11-run second inning, the Carson High softball team was able to best Dayton on Tuesday, 14-4, in five innings.
The Dust Devils got on the board first after Zoee Wass came around to score on an error following a one-out double. Wass was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Dayton.
Carson’s Corine Doran answered with an RBI double and Rhys Branham followed with an RBI sacrifice fly.
Jasmine Slater helped jumpstart the second inning by singling to right field.
After two hit-by-pitches and three more singles, the Senators had extended their lead to 11-1.
Slater was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a triple in the win.
Doran, Kiele Franco and Sofia Morrison all recorded two RBIs each.
Sierra Lutheran baseball cruises past Virginia City
The Falcons bested Virginia City at James Lee Park on Tuesday, 19-1.
Grayson Ricks and Jonah Paul, who combined for five RBIs, led SL’s offense. Paul pitched four innings with eight strikeouts for the win.
North Valleys rallies past Dayton baseball
Dayton High baseball had a 10-5 lead over the Panthers of North Valleys after the top of the fourth inning Monday, but fell 20-14 by the end of seven innings.
Senior Garrett Cowee lead the Dust Devils with four hits and four RBIs while Beau Walker and Ty Francis each drove in a pair of runs.
Ivor Evans went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a double. Jacob Moore was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a triple.
UP NEXT: Dayton (1-13-1) is home this weekend for three games against Fernley (7-8-1).
