<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4NE2c1_1CRMBMUi00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NE2c1_1CRMBMUi00" width="636" height="800" >This season, so far, has not gone as the North Platte 80s hoped or thought.They desperately needed a win in the second game of their home doubleheader against the Blackwell (Okla.) Flycatchers on Tuesday after losing the first game, 4-2.In the second game, the 80s finished strong after a rough start to pick up a much-needed 10-5 win.In the top of the first inning of the second game, Blackwell’s Shane Morrow scored after the ball flew out of Jake Boucher’s glove trying to tag him out a third base. Caleb Marquez then hit a three-run home run off Ira Clifton later in the inning to make it a 4-0 lead.In the bottom of the first, Tommy Ramos grounded out to the shortstop to put the 80s (6-12) on the board. But the Flycatchers got that run back in the third when Marquez hit his second home run off Clifton.But that was when the bats started to fire up for North Platte. With one out in the bottom of the third, Ramos doubled to center field to score a run. Carson McCurdy singled up the middle to score another run. Then the game was tied at 5-5 when Lucas Rincon hit a two-run double to right. Clifton gave himself the lead with a double down the foul line into left.“We just had to take it one at-bat at a time, one pitch at a time and stay focused,” 80s manager Todd Everleth said.In the fourth, McCurdy hit a two-run double to right that made it 8-5 and spelled the end for Blackwell starter Daniel Martinez.The 80s added a pair of runs in the sixth as Clifton and Ivan Santos each singled to center field to score a run.In the seventh, Clifton polished off the complete-game victory by throwing his fourth straight scoreless inning.“We knew we’d get to them,” Everleth said. “Ira had a rough start in the first inning but he settled right in and we let him go. He shut them down the rest of the way.”North Platte also got a strong outing from Cole Smith in game one but they didn’t have as strong of run support to back him up.The 80s led 2-0 after Boucher drove in a run in the first and fifth innings against Blackwell pitcher Samuel Mendez. But Smith started to tire out in the sixth.He walked Trey Watson and Isidro Jimenez to tie the game and he was relieved by Austin Salemi. The Flycatchers took the lead when Salemi walked Masafusa Kanroji. Another run scored on a wild pitch and Salemi was pulled. Luke Harris got North Platte out of the inning without any further damage.The 80s had runners on second and third bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh. But George Sandifer struck out Ramos and he got McCurdy to ground out to end the game.“It was a great pitchers dual in the first game, we just didn’t get on top of it,” Everleth said. “We had too many mental mistakes with our pitching. Base on balls hurt us. We gave up too many free passes. Cole Smith pitched a hell of a game but our bats weren’t really hot but I was really relieved we got the second game.”Tuesday was the second of two doubleheaders played between the two teams at Bill Wood Field. Sunday’s doubleheader also resulted in a split.North Platte won the first game, 23-9. Blackwell scored the first two runs in the top of the first before the 80s scored 19 unanswered runs with seven in the first, three in the second and nine in the third.Blackwell took the second game 11-9 as they scored five runs in the seventh to come from behind and steal the win.“It was another split,” Everleth said. “More mental mistakes on our part. I’m just happy we were able to come out of it with two wins in our two doubleheaders. We’ve got a long road trip ahead and we’ve got to make sure we’re ready and dialed in.”The 80s will play the next nine games on the road. On Thursday, they begin a four-game series at the Santa Fe Fuego. They will remain in New Mexico for three games at the Roswell Invaders before playing two more road games in Kansas at the Garden City Wind. Their next home game will be on June 27 against the Wind.© 2026 The North Platte Bulletin. All rights reserved!</div></body>

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This season, so far, has not gone as the North Platte 80s hoped or thought. They desperately needed a win in the second game of their home doubleheader against the Blackwell (Okla.) Flycatchers on Tuesday after losing the first game, 4-2. In the second game, the 80s finished strong after...

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This season, so far, has not gone as the North Platte 80s hoped or thought. They desperately needed a win in the second game of their home doubleheader aga

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