Boys Spring Sports: Rough start for Fighting Falcons

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The 2010 baseball season opened in a rough manner for Elverado High School's Falcons Tuesday.

Visiting Crab Orchard scored 15 times in the first three innings en route to an easy 18-1 win.

Elverado plays at home again Wednesday, hosting Webber Township at 4 o'clock.

The lone Elverado run scored in the second inning as Troy Stewart drew a bases loaded walk.

Freshman Kyle Whittington, Collin Hester and Bryce Mathis all drew walks ahead of Stewart.

In the first inning, Stewart had a single which turned out to be the lone Falcon safety.

Crab Orchard 18, Elverado 1

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LP-T. Stewart, 0-1.