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Day: May 17, 2023

STATE SOFTBALL: Jasper headed back to Final Four

Posted on by Jason Peake

MILLER, Mo. — For the second straight year, the Jasper Eagles are headed to the Final Four of the spring softball state tournament.

Jasper rode a pair of big innings to an 11-4 win over Miller on Wednesday in a Class 1 quarterfinal. 

Jasper (22-12) will meet Concordia (26-1) in the semifinals at 11 a.m. on Monday at Killian Softball Complex in Springfield.

A year ago, Jasper reached the Class 1 title game before falling to Wellington-Napoleon.

On Wednesday, Jasper trailed 4-2 after the top of the fourth inning.

But the Eagles rallied in a big way.

Jasper scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth and six more in the fifth to blow the game open.

In the fourth, Livia Dumm hit a two-run home run to center and Shiloh Storm contributed an RBI single.

In the six-run fifth, Emersyn Bass drew a bases-loaded walk, Brie Haddock contributed a two-run single and Taylor Hinds launched a three-run homer to left.

Jasper scored its 11 runs on 12 hits.

Dumm went 4-for-5 with two RBI, while Hinds drove in five runs on two hits and Haddock scored three runs and had two RBI. Alivea Roberts had two hits and Addison Atnip scored twice.

Grace Osborne was the winning pitcher. She allowed three earned runs on 11 hits. Osborne didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight in the complete-game effort. 

Four players had two hits apiece for Miller, Hailey Mart, Rachel Nunez, Addison Stockton and Ashlynn Helton.

Loghann Leivan took the loss after allowing nine earned runs on 12 hits and five walks. She struck out five.

Miller ends the season with a record of 20-6.

Monday’s other Class 1 semifinal features Valle Catholic (18-3) vs. Ellington (16-6).

Two area teams will be competing at next week’s Final Four, as Mount Vernon advanced in Class 2.

DISTRICT BASEBALL: Seneca advances to title game

Posted on by Jason Peake

CASSVILLE, Mo. — Third-seeded Seneca knocked off second-seeded Mount Vernon 2-1 in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 11 baseball tournament on Tuesday.

The Indians (18-12) will meet top-seeded Monett (15-8) in the district title game at 4 on Thursday at Cassville High School.

In a game that featured just three combined runs, Seneca scored once in the first inning on Hagen Ginger’s RBI single, with Conner Ackerson scoring on the play.

The Mountaineers (11-12) tied it up in the third when Jarrett Zerby tripled and later scored on Jacob Leeper’s ground out. 

The Indians scored the go-ahead run in the fifth, as Drew Sherwood doubled to left and came home on Lincoln Renfro’s RBI single to right.

Seneca’s Sherwood was the winning pitcher. He went six innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out seven. 

Renfro earned the save by tossing a scoreless seventh.

Braden Dodson took the loss but allowed just two runs on five hits while striking out six. 

 

MONETT 2, CASSVILLE 1

Monett beat fifth-seeded Cassville 2-1 in the other semifinal.

The Cubs pushed across single tallies in the second and third innings, while Cassville’s lone run crossed home in the fifth.

Monett’s Carson Burtrum was the winning pitcher. He gave up one run on three hits and struck out four in 4 1/3 innings. Marcus Young picked up the save.

Hunter James took the loss after surrendering one earned run on seven hits in six innings.

 

C6D6 BASEBALL: Joplin, Neosho and Carthage fall in opening round

Posted on by Lucas Davis

 

NO. 3 OZARK TOPS NO. 6 JOPLIN

OZARK, Mo. — Third-seeded Ozark struck for four runs in the first inning and never trailed in a 7-1 win over sixth-seeded Joplin in the final game of the Class 6 District 6 opening round at the Sky Bacon Stadium on Tuesday.

The Tigers added two runs in the fourth frame to push the lead 6-0 before both teams traded runs in the sixth inning.

Joplin closes the season with a 9-20 record, while Ozark (16-14)  advances to take on second-seeded Nixa in the district semifinals on Wednesday.

Hudson Roberts earned the win after allowing one run on two hits, four walks and six strikeouts in five innings of work. 

Byler Reither took the loss after allowing six runs, five earned, on nine hits and three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

The Tigers went to work with the bats early, scoring four times on four hits, including three runs coming with two outs in the frame. Cooper Buvid had an RBI single to start the scoring before Brock Sundlie tripled home a run two batters later. Roberts helped himself after adding an RBI double in the next at-bat, which was followed by a run scoring on a wild pitch to push the lead to 4-0. 

Ozark added two runs in the fourth inning after a run scored on a wild pitch before Buvid picked up another RBI on a single through the left side with a runner on third and two outs to push the lead to 6-0.

Joplin got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth inning when Layten Copher picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and no outs to plate a run and trim the deficit to 6-1.

Ozark got the run back in the bottom of the sixth when a run scored on a throwing error. 

Buvid had two hits, two RBI and scored a run, while Sundlie had two hits, an RBI and scored a run to lead the Tigers at the plate

Brady Mails, Reither and Daniel Rose had hits for Joplin in the loss.

 

NO. 4 KICKAPOO RALLIES PAST NO. 5 NEOSHO

OZARK, Mo. — Fourth-seeded Kickapoo scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past fifth-seeded Neosho for a 4-2 win in the first round of the Class 6 District 6 tournament at the Sky Bacon Stadium on Tuesday.

Kickapoo and Neosho traded single tallies in the first inning, with Carter Fenske coming up with an RBI single for the Wildcats. Austin Rodriguez singled home a run in the top of the third inning to give Neosho a 2-1 lead before Kickapoo tied the game in the sixth with a bases-loaded walk before Nate Owen singled home a pair of go-ahead runs with two outs later in the frame.

Neosho closes the season with a 17-14 record, while Kickapoo advances to take on top-seeded Republic on Wednesday in the second round.

Brian Wamsher took a no-decision after allowing two runs on four hits, a walk and three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Owen earned the win in relief after pitching 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings on one hit and three strikeouts.

Kael Smith started and took a no-decision after allowing one run on four hits, two walks and four strikeouts in four innings. Fenske took the loss in relief after allowing three runs on two hits, two walks in two innings.

Eli Zar tripled on the way to two hits and two runs scored for Neosho. Fenske had a hit and an RBI.

 

NO. 1 REPUBLIC BEATS NO. 8 CARTHAGE

OZARK, Mo. —Top-seeded Republic used crooked numbers in the second and fifth innings to beat eighth-seeded Carthage 10-0 in the opening round of the Class 6 District 6 tournament at the Sky Bacon Stadium on Tuesday.

Republic put four runs on the board in the second inning to build a lead and scored five times in the fourth inning to build an insurmountable cushion before closing out the win in six innings with a run in the sixth frame.

Carthage ends the season with a 3-27 record, while Republic (21-9) advances to take fourth-seeded Kickapoo in second-round action on Wednesday.

Myles Lozano earned the win after pitching five scoreless innings on two hits, two walks and eight strikeouts.

Brodie Cole took the loss after allowing four runs on four hits, two walks and a strikeout in two innings.

Bradyn Tate and Drew Musche each had hits for Carthage in the loss.

Devon Hughes had three doubles, four RBI and scored a run to lead Republic at the plate. 

DISTRICT BASEBALL: Webb City, Mac County advance to semifinals, Carl Junction falls

Posted on by Jason Peake

WARRENSBURG, Mo. —  The higher seeds all prevailed in the quarterfinal round of the Class 5 District 7 baseball tournament on Tuesday at Warrensburg High School. 

Top-seeded McDonald County rolled past eighth-seeded Ruskin 15-0, fourth-seeded Warrensburg topped fifth-seeded Carl Junction 4-2, second-seeded Webb City blasted seventh-seeded Grandview 13-0 and third-seeded Belton beat sixth-seeded Bolivar 6-1.

In Thursday’s semifinals, McDonald County (19-8) meets Warrensburg (11-14) at 4 p.m. and Webb City (19-13) takes on Belton (18-13) at approximately 6:15.

 

WEBB CITY 13, GRANDVIEW 0

Webb City junior Drew Vonder Haar tossed a five-inning perfect game, and the Cardinals’ offense put up runs in four straight innings to earn a dominant run-rule victory.

The Cardinals scored twice in the first inning, three times in the second, once in the third and seven times in the fourth. The game ended after the top of the fifth due to the run-rule.

Webb City scored twice in the first on two hits, an error and a ground out.

In the second, Sam Weller contributed a sac fly and Cy Darnell delivered a two-run single for a 5-0 lead.

One inning later, William Hayes smacked an RBI single to left.

The Cardinals extended their lead to 13-0 by scoring seven runs in the fourth.

In the big inning, Kaylor Darnell walked with the bases loaded, a run scored on Hayes’ fielder’s choice, Gage Chapman delivered a sac fly, Weller contributed a two-run triple, Cy Darnell hit an RBI double and Hunt followed with a run-scoring single.

Cy Darnell went 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Weller and Hayes had two hits apiece.

Vonder Haar struck out six batters in five innings of work. He did not allow a hit or a walk. Vonder Haar needed just 46 pitches to get through five frames.

 

WARRENSBURG 4, CARL JUNCTION 2

Warrensburg’s two-run fourth inning proved to be the difference in this one.

Carl Junction scored a run in the second inning when Drew Massey drew a bases-loaded walk.

The Tigers scored once in both the second and third innings. 

Massey’s RBI double to left in the top of the fourth made it 2-2.

But Warrensburg went ahead for good on Keaton Frey’s two-run single in the bottom of the fourth.

The Bulldogs were limited to four hits, one apiece by Arlen Wakefield, Wyatt McAfee, Deacon Endicott and Massey.

Carl Junction’s Lucas Vanlanduit took the loss. He went five innings on the mound, allowing four runs, none earned, on six hits and two walks while striking out four.

Logan Eck tossed a scoreless inning in relief.

Warrensburg’s Gauge Claunch was the winning pitcher. He gave up one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out eight.

Carl Junction ends the season with a record of 9-18. 

Note: No other information on McDonald County’s game was available at the time of publication.

 

STATE SOFTBALL: Mount Vernon advances to semifinals with run-rule win

Posted on by Jason Peake

SPARTA, Mo. — A seven-run third inning propelled Mount Vernon to a dominant 13-3 victory over Sparta in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 spring softball tournament on Tuesday.

With the lopsided win, the Mountaineers (35-1) advance to the state semifinals, where they’ll meet Fair Grove (19-4) at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, May 22 at Killian Sports Complex in Springfield.

It’s Mount Vernon’s first semifinal appearance since 2019, when the team finished fourth in Class 1.

Sparta’s Natalie Wilks homered in the first inning before Mount Vernon’s Ava Bellis tied it up in the second with a single to center.

Mount Vernon erupted for seven runs on eight hits in the game-changing third inning.

Allie Schubert, Harley Daniels, Cheyenne Bieber and Hali Stokes all drove in runs during the big inning. 

The Mountaineers added four runs in the fourth.

Lillian Burk hit an RBI single, scoring Molly Daniels. A throwing error and a wild pitch made it 11-1 before Stokes hit an RBI single for an 11-run cushion.

The Trojans extended the game by plating two runs in the fifth on Wilks’ second homer of the game.

The Mountaineers scored the game-ending run in the bottom of the fifth, with Molly Daniels driving in Payge Evans for the walk-off.

Stokes had three hits, while Evans, Molly Daniels, Harley Daniels and Rae Downing had two hits apiece.

Mount Vernon’s Harley Daniels (27-1) was the winning pitcher. She allowed three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four in five innings.

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