Big inning powers Knights past Warriors

WASILLA — Colony scored four times in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a 5-2 come-from-behind win over the Wasilla Warriors at Carl Fritzler Field in Wasilla on Thursday.

Wasilla held a 2-1 advantage before the Knights’ big inning. Colony had cut Wasilla’s lead in half with a run during the bottom of the fifth.

Zane Mileur led the Knights with three RBI in the win. Jonathon Boyer finished 3 for 4 at the plate, and Shawn Faulk was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Faulk was also solid on the ground, pitching a complete game five-hitter. He fanned eight hitters, while only walking two.

Chris Capo was 2 for 3 to lead Wasilla. Josh Grissom and Mitchell Chauvin scored runs for the Warriors.

Stars edge Knights

WASILLA — The Soldotna Stars edged Colony 2-1 in a pitchers’ dual at Carl Fritzler Field in Wasilla on Friday.

Colony’s Damon Hammer threw seven strong innings, but Soldotna was able to score a pair of late runs to earn the win.

“Both pitchers threw well. There were not a lot of base hits,” Colony head coach Jordan Chadwell said.

Chadwell was particularly impressed with Hammer, one of the Knights top starters this season.

“He was changing speeds, hitting his spots. He seemed like he kept them guessing pretty well,” Chadwell said.

Hammer allowed only one earned run.

Big innings power Kards

WASILLA — Kenai used a pair of big innings to score a 14-4 win over the Wasilla Warriors at Carl Fritzler Field in Wasilla on Saturday.

Kenai finished with only seven hits in the game, but scored four times in the four and six more runs in the seventh.

Wasilla finished with five hits, but committed three errors in the loss. Zack Garnett was 2 for 2 with two RBI to lead Wasilla. Tyler Boensch and Josh Grissom also drove in runs for the Warriors.