Eureka rolls past Libby behind Van Orden’s gem

LIBBY — Tyce Van Orden threw a five-inning three-hitter and drove in two runs to help his own cause as Eureka beat Libby 17-2 in high school baseball Monday at Lee Gehring Field. 

The Lions (3-3) combined 10 hits with seven walks and one four batters issued by Libby pitching to put away the Loggers.  

Two errors set up two-run singles by Logan Cuffe and Colter White in the first inning for Eureka; after Libby bounced back with two runs, the Lions added four more runs in the second inning, with Cuffe hitting an RBI single to make it 8-2. 

Rogan Lytle hit a two-run single in the fifth as the game got out of hand. Lytle scored four times; Cuff had three hits; Tristan Libby scored three times for the Lions. 

Van Orden went the distance; he walked none, hit one batter and struck out four. 

Boe Miles and Hunter Rooney had the RBIs for the Loggers (2-2).