Wildcats shut out Touchet twice

The Colton baseball team got two shutout wins in a doubleheader against Touchet March 23, played at Clarkston. The Wildcats won 10-0 and 20-0.

In the first game, pitcher Jon Bean delivered 11 strikeouts in five innings, starting with eight of the first nine Touchet batters.

In the second game, Reece Chadwick went 7-for-7 batting for the Wildcats, with seven RBIs and five extra-base hits. The team is now 4-1 on the season and 3-0 in league.

Colton’s 12th year coach Pat Doumit leads the Wildcats back after a second-place finish at state 1B last year.

Returning lettermen include Reece Chadwick, Parker Druffel, Luke Vining, Hayden Neighbors, Jon Bean, Kian Ankerson, Jackson Meyer, Chris Wolf, Kelton Devlin, Trent Druffel and Connor White.

The Wildcats last year graduated Cameron Bean, a four-year starter, and cousins Matt and Tom Wolf.