Sidney Seniors open season with a bang

It was all downhill after the first inning for Sidney’s American Legion squad in Wednesday night’s season opener.

Fortunately, the Seniors pounded out 10 runs in that frame, on their way to an 11-0, five inning whitewash of visiting Hershland.

“We have to hit the ball—put hits together,” reported head coach Tim Herrera, feigning disappointment over the outcome. Over the final three innings his team indeed managed only one single, a shot off Hershland pitcher Josh Connell’s hand by Austin Pile.

But in the first, Sidney hammered four extra-base hits, starting with Devon Sullivan�...