WEBB CITY 1, NEOSHO 0
NEOSHO, Mo. — The Webb City Cardinals didn’t record a hit, but still came out victorious in Tuesday’s Central Ozark Conference clash with the Neosho Wildcats at Roy B. Shaver Field.
The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between Neosho’s Kael Smith and Webb City’s Cooper Crouch.
A junior right-hander, Smith did not allow a hit in seven innings, but took the tough-luck loss. Smith struck out two, walked one and hit one.
A senior right-hander, Crouch struck out 10, including five straight batters at one point late in the contest. A Crowder College signee, Crouch gave up one hit, plunked one and did not walk a batter en route to earning the complete-game victory.
The contest, which had district seeding implications, featured just one hit, a second inning infield single by Neosho’s Carter Baslee.
The Cardinals plated a run without recording a hit in the top of the fifth inning.
Aidan Brock reached on an error, taking second on the play. Pinch runner Evan Freeman went to third on a passed ball and then scored on a wild pitch for the lone run of the game.
The Wildcats had the tying run in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh after River Brill was hit by a pitch and stole second. But Crouch retired the side to secure the win.
Ranked 10th in Class 5, Webb City improved to 13-14 and 5-3 in the COC. Neosho fell to 11-13 and 0-8 in the COC.
Both teams resume COC action on Thursday, as Webb City is at Republic and Neosho is at Nixa.
MCDONALD COUNTY 2, NEVADA 0
ANDERSON, Mo. — Class 5 No. 4 McDonald County broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third inning before adding an insurance run an inning later on the way to a shutout win over Nevada on Tuesday to win the Big 8 West Conference title.
Levi Helm earned the win for the Mustangs after pitching 6 1/3 shutout innings. He scattered three hits, walked three and struck out 11. Weston Gordon struck out one in 2/3 of an inning in relief.
Case Sanderson took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits, two walks and nine strikeouts in six innings of work.
The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Helm singled home Cole Martin, who reached with a single earlier in the frame. Cross Dowd reached on a walk in the fourth and came around to score on a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead.
Martin and Helm had the two hits for McDonald County, with Helm driving in one and Martin scoring once.
Sanderson, Caden Klumpp and Logan Marquart all had hits for Nevada.
BRANSON 6, CARTHAGE 2 (9 INNINGS)
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Branson and Carthage took a 2-2 tie into extra innings when the Pirates plated four runs in the top of the ninth on the way to the Central Ozark Conference win on Tuesday at Carl Lewton Stadium.
Branson scored four runs on three hits, three walks and a hit-by-pitch.
Kale Lankton earned the win after pitched three scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits, walking three and striking out one. Carter Jenkins started and took a no-decision after allowing two runs on five hits, three walks and six strikeouts in six innings.
Braxdon Tate took the loss in relief after allowing two runs on four hits and two strikeouts in two relief innings. Kaden Arr started and took a no-decision after allowing two runs on four hits, five walks and five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
Jenkins had three hits and scored two runs, while Rylan Cornelison had two hits and three RBI for Branson.
Nate Norbury had two hits and scored a run, while Braxdon Tate had a hit and drove in one.
SKYLINE 16, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 1 (4 INNINGS)
Skyline scored in every inning with crooked numbers touching the plate in the first, second and fourth innings on the way to a four-inning win over College Heights on Tuesday.
Skyline scored five times in the first inning before adding three runs in the second and seven more in the fourth to fuel the win.
Trent Pinon earned the win after pitching three scoreless innings on three hits and drive strikeouts. Cohen Mashburn allowed a run on three hits and a strikeout in one relief inning.
Ben Thomas took the loss after allowing five runs on dive hits, a walk and a strikeout in one inning. Joshua Anderson allowed 11 unearned runs on five hits, four walks and three strikeouts in three relief innings.
Caleb Evans had two hits, while Kelton Welch had a hit and scored a run. Austin Miller had a hit and drove in one for College Heights.
