CARTHAGE 4, NEOSHO 1
NEOSHO, Mo. — Carthage used early offense to build a 4-1 lead after two innings and held that pace on the way to a Central Ozark Conference win over Neosho on Tuesday at Roy B. Shaver Field.
The Tigers (7-14, 2-4 COC) used a single, a Neosho error and a walk to load the bases with one out in the top of the first before Clay Kinder singled a pair of two-out runs home two batters later on a line drive to right field for a 2-0 lead. Kanen Vogt and Nate Norbury singled to reach base in the second before a two-out error on a fly ball by the Wildcats (11-11, 0-6 COC) allowed both runners to score to push the lead to 4-0.
Carter Baslee brought home Neosho’s lone run of the game on a fielder’s choice in the bottom half of the fourth.
Bradyn Tate earned the win for Carthage after allowing one unearned run on three hits, a walk and three strikeouts in six innings. Kaden Arr earned the save after allowing one hit and striking out two in a scoreless seventh inning.
Kael Smith took the loss for Neosho after allowing four unearned runs on seven hits, two strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. River Brill pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief and allowed a hit, walked one and struck out one.
Braxdon Tate and Sylas Browning each had two hits for Carthage. Kinder had a hit and two RBI, while Vogt and Norbury each had a hit and scored a run.
Carter Fenske doubled and had two hits to lead Neosho, while Reece Miller and Eli Zar also picked up hits for the Wildcats.
MCAULEY 6, EXETER 5
McAuley trailed 2-0 early before scoring two runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to earn a come-from-behind win over Exeter on Tuesday.
Rocco Bazzano-Joseph started and took a no-decision after allowing four runs on seven hits, two walks and three strikeouts in five innings. Kable Reichardt earned the win in relief after allowing one earned run on one hit, a walk and three strikeouts in two innings.
Trailing 2-0, the Warriors (6-3) plated two two-out runs in the fourth inning to tie the game. McAuley scored on an error with two away to cut the lead in half before Chase Gardner brought home the tying run with an RBI single through the left side.
Exeter had back to back run-scoring singles from Jimmy Filipe and Corey Hilburn to take back the lead in the top of the fifth, but McAuley tied it back up in the bottom half with a run scoring on a balk and a passed ball.
The Warriors took the lead for good in the sixth when Bradley Wagner broke the tie with a one-out single to left to plate Reichardt. Wagner later scored on a passed ball for insurance.
Reichardt had two hits and scored two runs, while Wagner had a hit, scored a run and drove in one. Gardner had a hit and an RBI, while Joe Staton, Bazzano-Joseph and Kendall Jones all had a hit and all scored a run. Kevin Tran also registered one of McAuley’s eight hits in the win.
MCDONALD COUNTY 7, SENECA 2
SENECA, Mo. — Class 5 No. 6 McDonald County hung up crooked numbers on the scoreboard in three of the first four innings on the way to a win over Seneca on Tuesday.
The Mustangs (17-5) plated three runs in the first inning before pushing across two runs in the third and the fourth innings to build an insurmountable lead over the Indians (5-15) in the win.
Cross Dowd earned the win after allowing two runs on five hits, eight strikeouts and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. Destyn Dowd struck out one over 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings.
Grant Houchin took the loss after allowing seven runs, four earned, on eight hits, four walks and a strikeout. Tanner Nesvold allowed one hit and walked one in a scoreless inning of relief.
Cross Dowd had a two-run double to right in the first inning to give McDonald County the lead, with Colton Ruddick adding an RBI single up the middle later in the inning. Tucker Walters picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly in the third, while Ruddick drove in another run with a groundout. Cole Martin singled to left for an RBI in the bottom of the fourth and a second run came home on an error to wrap McDonald County’s scoring.
The Indians got on the scoreboard with a two-run single from Hagen Ginger in the top of the fifth.
Martin had three hits and an RBI to lead McDonald County, while Cross Dowd had two hits, two RBI and scored twice. Ruddick had two hits and two RBI.
Ginger had two hits and two RBI, while Kaden Clouse and Kade Johnson each had a hit and scored a run for Seneca.
