After a rough weekend to start the season, Van-Far began its home schedule much differently.

The Indians beat Calvary Lutheran 15-12 in Farber after finishing with 16 hits — much different from the combined eight hits in two losses Saturday to Wheatland and New Bloomfield. Van-Far (1-2) picked up its first win this season while breaking a four-game losing streak against Calvary Lutheran (0-1).

Van-Far’s biggest inning happened in the second when it scored 10 runs to respond to seven Calvary Lutheran runs in the first two innings. The lead eventually grew to 15-7.

Tyson Douglas finished 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs at the leadoff spot, Carson Huff went 3-for-3 with two runs and a RBI, Gibson Condie finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles, Reece Culwell was 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI and Ronnie Stanich added two RBI and a triple.

Van-Far is back in Farber next Monday when it hosts Hermann (0-1) at 5 p.m.

Indians struggle with two opening losses in New Bloomfield

The baseball season didn’t start positively for Van-Far on Saturday.

The Indians lost 15-0 in three innings to reigning Class 1 third-place Wheatland and then lost 15-4 in five innings to New Bloomfield in two games played in New Bloomfield. Van-Far had just one hit versus nine hits from Wheatland and then tallied seven hits against New Bloomfield but allowed 13 runs total in the third and fourth innings.

Tyson Douglas went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a triple and a double against New Bloomfield, Garrett Hopke finished 2-for-3 with a RBI, Gaven Gaston had a RBI double and Gibson Condie had a RBI single.

Six unearned runs on three errors were allowed against New Bloomfield.