NEOSHO 11, LAKES COMMUNITY 10 (8 INNINGS)
NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho earned its seventh win of the season in exciting fashion with a walk-off win over Lakes Community (Illinois) in extra innings.
The Wildcats (7-1) led 9-7 through six innings before the Eagles scored three times in seven to take a 10-9 lead.
Brody Cane led off the bottom of the seventh with a double before moving to third on a Kael Smith single in the next at-bat. River Brill tied the game up at 10-10 and ultimately sent it into extra innings with a one-out sacrifice fly to center field two batters later.
In the eighth, Wyatt Shadwick hit a one-out double to center before Austin Rodriguez singled him to third. Hudson Williams was intentionally walked to load the bases before Crane came through with a walk-off single to center field to bring home Shadwick.
Brill earned the win in relief after allowing three runs on five hits, two walks and four strikeouts in two innings.
Crane had four hits, including two doubles, scored three times and drove in two. Brill had two hits, including a home run, drove in three and scored once. Eli Zar, who doubled twice, Shadwick and Williams had two hits each. Williams scored twice, Shadwick scored once and drove in one and Zar had one RBI.
Neosho is at Marshfield on Tuesday.
HELIAS CATHOLIC 12, CARTHAGE 2
Up 5-2 after four innings, the Helias Catholic Crusaders erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning to earn the run-rule victory over the Carthage Tigers on Wednesday at Joe Becker Stadium.
Langston Morgan had two of Carthage’s seven hits, while Bradyn Tate, Clay Kinder, Drew Musche, Mason Adams and Ethan Stark had one hit apiece.
Carthage’s two runs came home in the fourth. Musche homered to right field and Stark recorded an RBI double to left that allowed Morgan to score.
Carthage’s Brodie Cole was charged with the loss.
Helias Catholic’s Nate Roark was the winning pitcher. He tossed three scoreless innings, striking out four.
Carthage (1-6) is at Nevada on Thursday night.
