Oskaloosa High’s baseball season ended Wednesday night. Bondurant-Farrar beat the Indians 5-0 in the sub-state game in Alleman. Home runs by Jordan Collins and Nyanti Gehrke (a 3-run shot) supplied the offense for the Blue Jays. And Indians Coach Clint Gingerich complimented Bondurant-Farrar pitcher Quinn Waterhouse. The lefty threw a 3-hit shutout with five strikeouts.
“Waterhouse did a really nice job. I thought we had them prepared. I think we did, I think we just struggled at the plate. He hit his spots really well. I think you’ve got to tip your cap to the pitcher. It’s like game 7 out here every night in district play. It’s just one game. That’s baseball we ran into a tough pitcher and didn’t square him enough to put some runs on the board.”
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“District champs again and last 16 teams in the state to be playing tonight (Wednesday). That’s a great accomplishment in Class 3A. It hurts right now, and it hurts in all of our guys and it should hurt. It hurts because we care; it hurts because of all the time we’ve invested. We start throwing in February, the kids played spring ball, they’re playing fall ball, the amount of time they’ve put into this it should hurt and it
it big picture-wise, there’s a lot of teams that aren’t playing tonight. And we were one of them that was…and that’s exciting and I’m proud of the guys and I’d take this team over any team in the state. The way that they work, the way that they care for each other, the families they come from. They’re great kids, they’re top-notch kids and I’m proud of what they’ve accomplished this season.”
This was Clint Gingerich’s final game as Oskaloosa baseball coach. He’s moving to a new job. But he leaves the Indians baseball program in great shape.
“I think it comes down to the kids and they’ve done a nice job. They’ve responded and people notice that Oskaloosa baseball is very competitive. Umpires see it, opposing teams see it, opposing fans see it and that’s exciting for our kids. When we go play teams, they throw their best at us. They want to beat us and they know it’s going to be a good game. It’s exciting and it’s been a blessing to be a part of this, to work with these individuals, these young men, watch them grow. And I’m excited to continue to watch this program grow in the right direction.”
