Atkinson has two hits, three RBIs for Dons

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

GRANTON — Billy Young tossed a one-hit shutout to lead the Columbus Catholic baseball team to its third-straight win, a 14-0 defeat of Granton on Tuesday at Granton High School.

Young struck out nine and walked three to earn the win for the Dons (7-10, 7-8 Cloverbelt Conference East Division).

The Dons scored two runs in the top of the first, led 6-0 after four, and finished off the game with an eight-run fifth.

Will Atkinson had two hits and three RBIs, and Tyler Fuerlinger and Kienan McIntee had two hits and two RBIs each to lead Columbus Catholic.

The Dons wrap up their Cloverbelt East schedule Thursday at Loyal.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Dons 14, Bulldogs 0

Columbus Catholic 201 38 – 14 11 0

Granton 000 00 – 0 1 4

Granton statistics not provided.

WP: Billy Young.

SO: Young 9. BB: Young 3.

Top hitters: CC, Tyler Fuerlinger 2×4, 2 RBIs; Kienan McIntee 2×2, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs; Will Atkinson 2×3, 3 RBIs; Young 2B.

Records: Columbus Catholic 7-10, 7-8 Cloverbelt East; Granton 1-19, 1-14 Cloverbelt East.