Kewanee High School’s frosh-soph baseball team claimed two victories recently.

The Riveters beat Mendota 9-7, then got another close win over Rock Island, 12-11.

At Mendota, the Riveters got on the board in the top of the first inning when Walker Colomer singled to center field, the Riveters scored on two wild pitches.

The Riveters added a run in the second on a passed ball.

Mendota jumped into the lead in the bottom of the second when Dylan Welch was struck by a pitch, driving in a run, and Joe Cackley doubled, scoring three runs.

Steele Martin walked, which helped Kewanee tie the game at five in the top of the third.

In the top of the fifth, Kewanee broke the tie when Camden Cernovich doubled, scoring one run. Then a single by Kyden Jones extended the lead to 8-5.

Reid Nichols pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief for Kewanee. The righty allowed four hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out 10 and walking one. 

Jones took the mound first for Kewanee and gave up two hits and five runs (four earned) over 1 1/3 innings, striking out two and walking four. 

Jones and Colomer were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected two hits for Kewanee while hitting back-to-back. Jones led the team with two runs batted in and went 2-for-2 on the day. 

Kewanee had six walks for the game. Easton Blake and Jones led the team with two bases on balls each. Jones stole three bases as Kewanee stole eight bases in the game.

The game against Rock Island came down to the wire on Tuesday at Northeast Park, as Kewanee won in walk-off fashion. The game was tied at 11 in the bottom of the seventh when Easton Blake singled, driving in the winning run.

Jaxon DeReu drove in four runs in the win. The outfielder went 2-4 on the day.

Kewanee opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Blake singled to drive in a run.

A triple by Colomer extended the Riveters’ lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the second.

Rock Island flipped the game the top of the third, scoring five runs on five hits to take the lead, 6-3. The biggest blow in the inning was a double by Nathan DeMarlie on a 3-0 count that drove in one.

Kewanee tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a single by Kyden Jones, a single by Colomer, a triple by DeReu and a walk by Adam Yepsen.

In the top of the fifth, Rock Island broke the tie when an error scored two runs. Then a fielder’s choice by Matthew Thoms followed to extend the lead to 11-8.

Kewanee scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh when DeReu doubled, scoring two runs, and Blake singled, scoring one run.

Camden Cernovich pitched four innings in relief for Kewanee, giving up three hits and five runs (three earned) while striking out two and walking four.

Blake led things off on the mound for Kewanee, surrendering eight hits and six runs (three earned) over three innings, striking out four and walking one. 

Kewanee totaled 13 hits in the game. Blake and Colomer each collected three hits. 

The Riveters had seven walks for the game and Reid Nichols stole two bases.