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GOODWELL, Oklahoma:  DC3 baseball put quite a hurt on the JV Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State on Tuesday, collecting 33 hits for 35 runs in the two-game romp.

The first game took only six innings for DC3 to take the victory.  The Conqs put things in perspective in the third inning, collecting on four hits and one error to go up 4-0 early on.  Dodge City was far from done scoring, picking up six runs in the fourth, two in the fifth and a whopping nine in the sixth to put down the Aggies 21-0.

In the game, centerfielder Johnny Balsamo went 4-5 with two RBIs and a triple on the day.  Third baseman Leno Ramirez picked up two doubles after going 3-4 with two RBIs and a walk for the Conqs.

Designated hitter Jason Nichols and Hayden Simmons led the team with four RBIs throughout six-innings of work.  Nichols lined a double to left center while collecting a 2-4 performance while Simmons owned a triple to center and a knocked a dinger outside of left center for his scoring duties.

Colbey Madewell and Frankie Valle closed out the two-hit Conqs with a 2-3 performance with one RBI for Madewell and a 2-4 performance with three RBIs for Valle.  Valle also tabbed a triple on the day.

Merle Trueblood, Ricky Trammell, Anderw Balderaz and Tim Wakefield all owned a hit throughout the game as well, rounding out the 19 total hits in game one to kick off the 2015 season.

The pitching staff was more than effective on the bump with Russell Mithlo collecting the win after two innings of working, sitting down one while allowing one hit in six batters faced.  Fellow right-hander Cory Royer came in to close out the third inning, facing three batters and collecting three immediate outs.

The DC3 coaching staff then brought in a pair of southpaws to close out the fourth and fifth.  Anthony Bowmaker started things off, allowing the Aggies two hits before shutting things down and keeping the opposition scoreless.  Matthew Perea showed two more Aggies the pine with two strikeouts in three batters of work.  Closing out the sixth inning and the game for the Conqs was Adam Rutz who struck out one.

In game two, the Conqs continued with hot bats, earning 14 hits and 14 runs while only allowing the Aggies five hits in the game and eight total on the day.

DC3 scored in every inning to complete the 14-2 victory over OPSU.  The kicked off the first inning with three runs, starting with a single to center field by Balsamo.  Balsamo then stole second and was knocked around the bases on a single to left field by Jordan Doan.  As Doan reached third on a stolen base and throwing error by the home team's catcher, Ramirez picked up his first of eight RBIs in the game on a deep sacrifice fly.  Nichols then ripped one out past center field for the third run of the inning.

OPSU then picked up their first run of the day in the second on a sacrifice fly after collecting two hits in the bottom of the inning.

DC3 was far from ready to stop earning runs however, putting up five in the second, four in the third and one in each the fourth and fifth innings.
Jorden Fields started things off with a big triple through left center and scored on a single by Max Laney.  Ramirez picked up his next three RBIs in the top of the second on a triple to right center.  DC3 continued to score in the inning, owning seven hits for five runs.

In the top of the third inning, the Conqs loaded the bases and found Ramirez back at the plate.  He was up for the challenge and knocked a grand slam out past right field to give the Conqs four runs on two hits.

Balderaz picked up an RBI singled to left center in the fourth and DC3 picked up another run to close out the fifth on a fielding error by the shortstop on a hard-hit connection from Simmons that scored Trueblood from third.

In a last-bottom of the inning attempt to collect 13 or 14 runs by the Aggies, the home team sent another sacrifice fly out to centerfield that score one run.  The DC3 defense closed the door after that, sitting down the Aggies.

Ramirez was good for a 2-2 performance with eight RBIs.  His two hits were a triple and a grand slam.  Jordan Doan led the team with a 3-3 outing at the plate while owning one RBI and crossing the plate three times.

Balsamo and Josh Williams also owned two hits on the day while Andrew Balderaz, Nichols, Trueblood, Fields and Laney all collected one hit outings.
From the mound, DC3 was yet again more than effective with five right-handers holding down the defense.  Andrew Riddell started things off in the first inning, allowing two hits and one run after five batters.  Luke Crabb then allowed one hit in the second while sitting down two more.  Layne Downing kept the Aggies scoreless in the third after showing two more OPSU batters the bench and allowing no hits.

Austin Hammer and Cameron Brockhoff then closed down the last two innings with both allowing one hit, Hammer sitting down one and Brockhoff allowing one run to finish the game.

The day puts the Conqs at 2-0 to start the new campaign.  On the season thus far, the Conqs rank in the top 25 on the NJCAA rankings in eight separate categories, including second with a collective .478 batting average and a .855 slugging percentage.  They are ranked third with five triples and fourth with a .542 on-base percentage. 

As a team, there are 10 Conqs with a .400 batting average or higher with the top being Ramirez with a 5-6 outing for .833 average at the plate including 10 RBIs, two doubles and one triple and homerun.  Balsamo has gone 6-8 for a .750 at the plate and Nichols has collected five RBIs in seven at bats for a .429 average.