PRYOR 4, JOPLIN 3
CLAREMORE, Okla. — Joplin took an early lead only for Pryor (Okla.) to rally in the later stages on the way to a win to close out the Tiger/Zebra Classic on Saturday.
The Eagles (2-5) scored twice in the first and once in the third to build a 3-2 lead over the Tigers. Pryor plated the tying run in the fourth inning and a go-ahead run in the fifth to earn the win.
Stephen Osborne earned the win after giving up three runs on five hits, five walks and a strikeout in four innings. Ty Conseen pitched 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings, walking one and striking out three.
Byler Reither took the loss after allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits, five walks and five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Joe Jasper pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. He allowed one hit and struck out one.
Aden Parker, Josh Gore and Bunk Gray all had two doubles apiece. Parker, Gore and Gray each scored a run while Gore also added an RBI.
Ethan Guilford and Landon Maples each doubled for Joplin. Guilford had two RBI.
Joplin hosts McDonald County on Tuesday.
CARTHAGE 11, MARSHFIELD 6
The Carthage Tigers earned their first win of the season by beating the Marshfield Blue Jays 11-6 on Saturday at Joe Becker Stadium.
The Tigers plated six runs in the first inning en route to victory. Carthage added two runs in the third, one in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
Sylas Browning and Parker Copeland had two hits and two RBI apiece for the Tigers, while Braxdon Tate drove in five runs and doubled and Clay Kinder scored three runs.
Copeland pitched five innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits while striking out three. Kanen Vogt did not allow an earned run in two innings of relief.
Marshfield’s Bryant Bull gave up four earned runs on four hits and five walks in five innings.
Marshfield’s Owen Curley and Easton Arthur each drove in two runs on two hits.
CARTHAGE 6, AVA 1
Carthage’s Bradyn Tate hurled a gem in this one.
Tate went all seven innings, striking out 10, walking none, scattering five hits and giving up just one run to earn the pitching win.
The Tigers trailed 1-0 when they put up four runs in the third inning.
In the big inning, Kinder singled and Caden Kabance and Nate Norbury both walked to load the bases before Logan Carmickle cleared the bases with a triple to right. Vogt’s RBI single to center made it 4-0.
A two-run fourth accounted for the final score. One run scored on an error and the second came home on a double steal.
Ava’s Andrew Dalton was charged with the loss. He gave up four earned runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings. Dalton was the game’s lone player to record two hits.
Carthage (2-3) is at Helias Catholic on Wednesday.
MCDONALD COUNTY 2, CARL JUNCTION 0
ANDERSON, Mo. — The McDonald County Mustangs had a fine debut on their new turf field.
McDonald County’s Levi Helm tossed six scoreless innings and also homered to lead the Mustangs past the Carl Junction Bulldogs 2-0 on Saturday.
The Mustangs plated single tallies in both the third and sixth innings. Weston Gordon drove in the first run with a single to center before Helm hit a solo home run to left in the sixth.
On the mound, Helm scattered four hits and struck out seven to earn the win. Gordon recorded the final three outs to earn the save.
Carl Junction’s Shane Diskin pitched well in defeat. He allowed two runs on four hits and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings. Jordan Woodruff got two outs in relief.
The Bulldogs had five singles and a double by Lucas Vanlanduit.
Mac County also beat Camdenton 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.
The game was deadlocked after seven innings when the hosts plated the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Cross Dowd walked and later scored on Tucker Walters’ double.
Walters went 3-for-4, while Isaac Behm and Gordon had two hits apiece.
Gordon, Colton Ruddick and Behm handled the pitching duties. Behm earned the win after going two innings, striking out four.
McDonald County is now 5-1 on the season. The Mustangs are at Shiloh Christian on Monday.
CARL JUNCTION 3, CAMDENTON 0
ANDERSON, Mo. — Carl Junction picked up its first win of the spring by shutting out the Camdenton Lakers 3-0 on Saturday in their second game at McDonald County High School.
Kyler Perry was the winning pitcher. He went 6 2/3 scoreless innings, scattered four hits and striking out eight. Vanlanduit recorded the final out to earn the save.
Perry also went 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI.
Carl Junction’s Logan Eck drove in two runs in the second inning with a single to center, with Dalton Mills and Drew Massey scoring.
Perry recorded an RBI single in the seventh for some insurance, with Massey scoring.
Camdenton’s Kade Durnin took the loss, but he only allowed two earned runs on three hits while striking out nine in six innings.
The Bulldogs (1-4) host Aurora (4-2) at 4:30 on Tuesday.
WEBB CITY 4, LEBANON 0
WILLARD, Mo. — Cooper Crouch and Walker Sweet combined on a no-hitter as Webb City beat Lebanon 4-0 on Saturday at the Willard Tournament.
A Crowder College signee, Crouch tossed six scoreless innings and struck out nine. Sweet fanned two in one inning of relief.
It was the first victory of the 2022 season for the Cardinals.
WEBB CITY 5, MARQUETTE 4
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Cardinals earned their second of the win of the day in a game that was played at Kickapoo High School.
Kaylor Darnell earned the pitching win and recorded three hits. Sweet picked up the save.
Eric Fitch had three hits for the Cardinals.
Webb City (2-3) is at Monett on Tuesday.
