Game 4

Porath shuts down Carthage

Carl Junction, behind the shutout pitching of junior Zak Porath, toppled Carthage 4-0 Wednesday afternoon in a makeup of a game rained out Tuesday.  The victory moves the Bulldogs to 3-1 on the season.

Porath allowed four hits and only one walk while striking out 14 Tiger hitters.  He moved his pitching record to 2-0, with both wins coming against the Tigers.

Brit Cacopardo drove in one of the four runs for the Bulldogs, which were all unearned due to several errors by the Carthage defense.  The Bulldogs return to action at home today at 4:30, entertaining Riverton.

Game 5

Bulldogs top Riverton

The Carl Junction Bulldogs varsity won their second contest in two days, defeating the Riverton Rams 8-3 Thursday at Carl Junction.  The Bulldogs are now 4-1.

Bulldog pitchers Chris Green and Paul Richard combined to allow three earned runs with 10 strikeouts.  Green allowed two runs with six punchouts through three innings of work, and Richard tallied four strikeouts and allowed one run through four frames.

Richard generated two hits and an RBI at the plate, including a double, and teammate Zak Porath had two hits and stole three bases for the Bulldogs.

Riverton’s Nathan Hughes cracked three hits and Blaise Feagan added two.

Carl Junction (4-1) will play Nevada in the Bill O’Dell Tournament at 6 p.m. Monday in Carthage.