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EAGAR — Round Valley’s Elks kicked off the baseball season with a 19-2 victory over Alchesay on Feb. 27.
Pitcher Noah Dana lead the way for the host Elks, limiting the Falcons to three hits while striking out six. Treyson Merrill came in on relief to close out the game for the Elks.
Pitching for the Falcons included appearances by Seth Beatty, Jawan Taylor and Alex Cosay. They fanned nine but give up six walks.
The Elks were led by several players on offense, with Merrill getting three hits and driving in two runs along with Knell Ruvalcaba’s three hits and one RBI. Ridge Knight and Brenton Walker also knocked in two runners apiece in four at-bats. Ryker Marble, Aaron Rogers, Jeffrey Cochran and Dana added base hits for Round Valley.
Taylor led the Falcons on offense with two hits and two RBIs.
Cosay and Chauncey also had base hits.
The Elks are a young and inexperienced team. Merrill is the Elks’ only senior playing alongside six juniors, two sophomores and nine freshmen listed on the roster. The Elks are led once again by coach Troy Merrill, who is in his 12th year of coaching baseball.
Merrill is not put off by the youth in his program. He understands the challenges of having a young squad and the adjustment the players make coming into high school, but he feels that the 2023 team “has the most talent” of all the teams during his tenure. He’s looking forwared to molding that talent into a well-coordinated team of experienced and skilled players.
The Elks will get an early-season tournament in the first weekend in April before settling into some division and region games. Coach Merrill believes the Elks will be able to compete well in the 2A North region this season.
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