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Peetz baseball squad opens with road sweep of Weldon Valley

WELDONA — Getting strong pitching, and running with abandon on the basepaths, the Peetz (Colo.) High School baseball team opened its season Monday afternoon with an 11-6, 12-2 sweep of host Weldon County.

“We were aggressive,” coach Darrin Fehringer said. “We stole a bunch of bases, and fought through the first-game jitters. The first game was close for a while, and we were more patient at the plate and played better in the second game.”

In the opener, the Bulldogs used a five-run fourth inning to break things open a bit for starting pitcher Austin Crane (1-0). Crane went four inn...

 

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