The visiting Kenai Central baseball team defeated Homer 13-0 in five innings Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action.
The Kardinals improve to 3-3 in the league and 6-3 overall, while the Mariners drop to 2-4 and 7-6.
Kenai had two hits in the game, while Homer had one.
The reason for the uneven score is Kenai walked 12 times to Homer’s two, and the Mariners committed seven errors to Kenai’s two.
Jacob Joanis threw the five-inning shutout for Kenai, giving up a hit to CJ Burns while walking two and striking out nine. Joanis filled up the strike zone, throwing 54 of his 88 pitches for strikes.
Henry Wedvik lasted an inning for Homer, giving up no hits and four walks. Of the seven runs that crossed against Wedvik, just two were earned.
Jayden Sims pitched two innings, giving up four runs — two earned — on a hit while walking four. Austin Briscoe also pitched two innings, giving up two earned runs on a hit and four walks.
Joanis helped himself at the plate by going 1 for 2 with three runs, an RBI and three stolen bases. Braden Smith scored three runs and had two stolen bases.
Also for Kenai, Gabe Joanis had a pair of RBIs and Avery Martin walked three times and scored three times.
Homer hosts Grace Christian on Friday at 6 p.m., while Kenai hosts Grace Christian on Saturday at noon.
