Mike Varner
Southwest Ohio Correspondent

Anderson Township - The Anderson Redskins opened up their 2013 season in search of another regional appearance against Campbell County, Kentucky (2-5) at home.

The Anderson Redskins lost fourteen seniors to graduation last year including pitchers Bela Perler (NKU recruit) and Nick Mason (Parkland CC recruit).This year’s roster includes six underclassman.

This game saw each team battling back and forth through the first three innings with Anderson leading 5-4 after three.

Anderson starting pitcher Conner Wheeldon pitched three innings allowing three earned runs on three hits. His fastball sat at 76-78 mph, his change at 71-73 mph, and his curve at 62-65 mph. Junior Zak Dunaway pitched one and one-third innings in relief and gave up five earned runs on four hits while striking out two and walking two.

Anderson 2015 pitcher Justin Hopkins pitched the final two and two-third innings. Hopkins shows a lot of promise on the mound with a fastball that hit 75 mph and a solid out pitch with a 61-64 mph breaking ball. Hopkins will be an interesting follow as he develops his arm strength.

On the offensive side, Anderson’s junior third baseman Cory Peterson went two for three with three RBIs and junior RHP/DH Jake Mason went two for four with three RBIs. Senior second baseman Sean Beebe went three for four with two runs scored showing some serious wheel on the base paths.

Anderson scored four runs in the fourth for a total of nine runs off Campbell County Starter Tyler Walsh, many of which were unearned due to some serious miscues in the field. Walsh’s fastball showed some nice movement and sat at 77-80 mph, touching 82 at times.

Senior Pitcher Andrew Perrin (2013) came in in relief and finished the game and earning the win. Perrin’s struck out five including the final three in the bottom of the 7th to preserve the 10-9 win. His out pitch was a very nice 62-64 mph curve with 12/6 break.

Campbell County’s hitting stars were senior outfielder Pau Griffis who went three for four with two RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore shortstop Josh Reynolds went two for three with two runs scored and an RBI while displaying a nice glove at short.