NEOSHO 14, SENECA 3
SENECA, Mo. — Neosho built a 7-3 lead heading into the sixth inning before erupting for a seven-run sixth inning in a run-rule win over Seneca to wrap the regular season on Tuesday.
The Wildcats (13-15) scored three runs in the second inning before both teams scored a pair of runs in the third. Neosho plated two more tallies in the fifth and Seneca (5-21) answered with a run in the bottom half.
The three-run second inning was highlighted by an RBI single from Austin Rodriguez and Quenton Hughes added an RBI double an inning later before Tanner Nesvold picked up an RBI with a single for Seneca in the bottom of the third.
Carter Fenske added a two-run single for Neosho in the top of the fifth. In the six-run sixth frame, Rodriguez had a two-run double to left, while Hughes also had an RBI double. Eli Zar also drove in a run with a single through the left side.
Carson Williams earned the win after allowing three unearned runs on four hits and four strikeouts in five innings of work. Rodriguez allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief.
Grant Houchin took the loss after allowing 12 runs, five earned, on eight hits, a walk and three strikeouts in five innings.
Hughes had three hits, two for doubles, two RBI and scored a run. Fenske had two hits, four RBI and three runs scored. Carter Baslee had two doubles and scored twice, while Rodriguez had two hits, including a double, and drove in three.
Third-seeded Neosho hosts sixth-seeded Pembroke Hill in the Class 5 District 7 Tournament at noon on Saturday at the Neosho Athletic Complex.
CARL JUNCTION 8, ST. MARY’S COLGAN 6
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Carl Junction built an early 5-1 lead and held off St. Mary’s Colgan for a non-conference win in the Bulldogs’ final regular season contest of the year on Tuesday at Jaycee Ballpark.
Lucas Vanlanduit earned the win after allowing three runs, one earned, on four hits, a walk and two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Jordan Woodruff allowed three runs on four and two walks in 2 1/3 relief innings, while Gaige Carson allowed two hits and struck out three in one relief inning.
Keller took the loss after allowing five runs, three earned, on four hits, three strikeouts and five walks in 2 1/3 innings. Vogel allowed three runs on four hits and three walks, while Bodart did not allow a run on two hits and two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
Arlen Wakefield broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out, two-run double to center field in the second inning to start the production in the four-run frame. After a run came home on an SMC error, Jordan Woodruff tripled to left to plate a run and push the lead to 5-1.
Mekhi McGarry singled home a run in the fourth for Carl Junction before Shane Diskin and Bentley Rowden picked up an RBI each on back to back two-out singles with runners in scoring position to push the lead to 8-3.
An RBI double by Simmons and a sac fly two batters later cut the Panthers’ deficit to 8-5. Keller singled home a run an inning later to wrap the scoring in the game.
Colgan loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning before three straight strikeouts ended the game.
Kyler Perry had three hits, including a double, and three runs scored, while Wakefield had a hit, two RBI and scored a run. Woodruff had a hit, drove in one and scored a run.
Fourth-seeded Carl Junction takes on fifth-seeded Raytown South in the first round of the Class 5 District 7 Tournament at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Neosho Athletic Complex.
KICKAPOO 6, WEBB CITY 4
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Cardinals led 4-1 when the Chiefs erupted for three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie it up. Kickapoo plated two runs in the sixth for the final margin of the non-conference clash at Pittman Field.
Webb City scored once in the first, as Eric Fitch reached on an error and later scored on Kenley Hood’s ground out.
The Cardinals went up 2-0 in the second after Jeremiah Leaming walked and later scored from third on a wild pitch.
Kickapoo got on the board in the third on Noah Wilkinson’s RBI double.
Webb City added two runs in the fourth, as Hood scored on a sacrifice fly from William Hayes and Cade Wilson singled and later scored on a passed ball.
The Chiefs tied it up in the bottom half on Evan Vienhage’s three-run home run. The hosts went ahead with two runs in the sixth on Anderson Underwood’s RBI triple, with Underwood later scoring on a wild pitch.
Ranked sixth in Class 6, Kickapoo improved to 24-5.
Nate Owen was the winning pitcher. He tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Hayden Strenfel, who allowed four runs, three earned in 3 1/3 innings.
The Chiefs recorded five hits in the game. The Cardinals were limited to three hits, one apiece by Cy Darnell, Wilson and Kaylor Darnell.
Webb City’s Cooper Crouch went five innings, allowing four runs on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts. Walker Sweet went one inning and gave up two runs on one hit and a walk while striking out three.
Ranked 10th in Class 5, Webb City (15-15) hosts St. Mary’s Colgan at 4:30 on Thursday in the regular-season finale.
WILLARD 12, JOPLIN 1 (5 INNINGS)
WILLARD, Mo. — Willard started fast and didn’t let up in a five-inning win in the final Central Ozark Conference matchup of the year for Joplin on Tuesday.
Willard (27-6, 8-1 COC) clubbed three home runs in the win, which included a six-run fourth inning to put the game out of reach.
Cooper Wilken earned the complete-game win after allowing one run on five hits, a walk and seven strikeouts in five innings.
Justin McReynolds took the loss for Joplin (13-14, 6-3 COC) after allowing 11 runs, eight earned, on nine hits, four walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Joe Jasper allowed one run on two hits and a walk in one relief inning.
The Tigers, the top-ranked team in Class 5, used a three-run home run from Cooper Hampton in the first to take a lead before Kade Biellier pushed the lead to 5-0 in the second with a two-out, two-run double to right-center.
Joplin got on the board in the third when Byler Reither hit a solo home run, Willard kept pace in the bottom with a run coming home on a Joplin error for a 6-1 lead.
Biellier struck again with a two-run home run to center field in the fourth to push the lead to 8-1. Owen Bushnell added a three-run home run to the opposite field later in the inning to push the lead to 11-1. Landon Moore added an RBI single to wrap the Tigers’ six-run inning.
Kyler Stokes had two hits for Joplin at the plate, while Reither homered to finish with an RBI and a run scored. McReynolds and Jackson Queen accounted for the Eagles’ other two hits.
MARION C. EARLY 11, MCAULEY 1 (5 INNINGS)
MORRISVILLE, Mo. — Marion C. Early scored five runs in the first inning and added three more in the second frame to build an insurmountable lead in a five-inning win over McAuley on Tuesday.
Hadan Madewell earned the win after allowing one unearned run on two hits, five walks and nine strikeouts in five innings.
Kable Reichardt took the loss after allowing nine runs, six earned, on seven hits, four balls and seven strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Chase Gardner allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in one inning of relief.
Chance Hampton had three hits and scored two runs while Jacob Presley, Colby Pellam and Isaac Franka, who tripled, all had two hits. Presley scored three runs and drove in two, Pellam had two RBI and a run scored and Franka drove in a pair.
Michael Parrigon and Bradley Wagner had hits for McAuley.
Second-seeded McAuley takes on the winner of third-seeded Exeter and sixth-seeded Greenfield in the Class 1 District 7 Tournament semifinals at 6 p.m. on Monday at Hurley High School.
EAST NEWTON 20, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 5 (3 INNINGS)
GRANBY, Mo. — East Newton scored four runs in the first inning, added eight runs in the second and eight in the third on the way to a three-inning win over College Heights in the Cougars’ final regular season contest on Tuesday.
Kolt Walters earned the win after allowing three runs on three hits, four walks and three strikeouts in two innings pitched. Josh Mathis allowed two runs on three hits and two strikeouts in one inning.
Nick Brueggemann started and took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits and two walks in one inning.
Walters had three hits, one a double, one RBI and scored four times, while Ty Bowman had three hits, including two doubles, three runs scored and six RBI. Will Eichelberger and Braxton Wolfe each had two hits, with Eichelberger tripling, two runs scored and an RBI.
Kelton Welch had two hits and scored a run for CHC, while Brueggemann doubled and had an RBI. Jayce Walker had a hit, drove in two and scored once, while Joshua Anderson doubled, drove in one and scored. Smoke Ezell had a hit and one RBI.
Fourth-seeded College Heights takes on fifth-seeded Jasper in the opening round of the Class 2 District 12 Tournament at 1 p.m. on Friday at Miller High School.
