WEBB CITY 9, MONETT 2
MONETT, Mo. — Webb City extended its winning streak to three and got back to .500 on the season with a 9-2 victory over Monett on Tuesday at North Park.
The Cardinals, who improved to 3-3, plated their nine runs on 11 hits and took advantage of seven walks. Webb City used two big innings to take control, a three-run first and a four-run seventh.
Monett, now 1-4, was limited to four hits.
Webb City plated three runs on three hits and two errors in the top of the first inning. Kenley Hood and Aidan Brock drove in runs with singles before the third run scored on a passed ball.
The Cardinals added a run in the fourth, as Kaylor Darnell singled and later scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of William Hayes.
Monett took advantage of two Webb City errors to get on the board in the bottom of the fourth.
In the top of the fifth, Cy Darnell’s RBI double to center allowed Hood to score and gave the Cardinals a 5-1 lead.
Webb City added four insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Jeremiah Leaming singled with the bases loaded before a walk made it 7-1. Hayes followed with a two-run single.
Monett’s Josh Wallace homered in the bottom of the seventh for the final margin.
Hood, Hayes and Cy Darnell had two hits apiece for the Cardinals, while Brock and Kaylor Darnell scored two runs apiece.
Webb City senior left-hander Gavin Stowell was the winning pitcher. He allowed just one hit in four innings, striking out eight and walking six.
Gage Chapman allowed one run on three hits and struck out two in three innings of relief.
Monett’s Marcus Young gave up four runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks in three innings. Alex Huntress and Isaac Lindsey pitched in relief for the Cubs, who stranded the bases loaded in both the third and fourth innings.
Wallace was the lone Cub to record two hits.
Webb City hosts Springfield Catholic at 4:30 on Thursday.
NEOSHO 5, ST. MARY’S COLGAN 0
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Neosho held St. Mary’s Colgan off the scoreboard on the way to a road win on Tuesday.
The Wildcats surpassed their win total from last season with the victory over the Panthers, improving their record to 5-1.
Austin Rodriguez earned the win and complete-game shutout. He scattered five hits, walked one and struck out nine over seven innings.
Kaden Vogel took the loss after allowing one run in 2/3 of a relief inning. SMC used eight total pitches in the contest.
Matt Velasco singled to right in the top of the third inning to score Carson Williams to give Neosho the first lead of the game. Velasco picked up an RBI in the fifth on a groundout to make the score 2-0.
Quenton Hughes tripled to right field to plate a run in the seventh, which was followed by a two-run double to left by River Brill two batters later to wrap the scoring at 5-0.
Hughes had three hits, scored a run and drove in one. Brill had two hits and two RBI, while Velasco had a hit, two RBI and scored a run.
Neosho is at Joplin on Thursday.
HELIAS CATHOLIC 15, CARTHAGE 5
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Carthage fell to 2-4 on the season after a non-conference loss to Helias Catholic.
Both teams plated five runs in the first inning before the Crusaders scored 10 unanswered runs to end the game early.
With the game deadlocked, the Crusaders scored twice in the second inning, five times in the third and three more times in the fifth to win via run-rule.
Braxdon Tate drove in two runs on one hit for the Tigers, while Caden Kabance, Kanen Vogt, Sylas Browning and Clay Kinder had one hit apiece.
Zach Geter took the loss on the mound after allowing four earned runs on six hits in two innings.
Helias Catholic’s Cole Peters was the winning pitcher. He scattered three hits and struck out five in five inning scoreless innings of relief.
Helias’ Jaden Kolb went 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored, while Sam Wyrick drove in three runs on three hits.
Carthage hosts Nevada at 4:30 on Thursday.
AURORA 6, CARL JUNCTION 3
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The game was deadlocked after seven innings when Aurora pushed across three runs in the top of the eighth inning.
Aurora’s Jaesik Friggle went 3-for-3, while Trey Mulholland, Hayze Hoffman, Kelton Brown, Aaron Fisher and Heath Hoffman all recorded two hits apiece.
Hayze Hoffman gave up three runs on three hits in one inning for the Houn’ Dawgs, while Mulholland pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight.
Carl Junction used four pitchers. Logan Eck went four innings and allowed two earned runs with three strikeouts, while Lucas Vanlanduit did not allow an earned run in two innings of work.
Jordan Woodruff gave up three runs in 1 2/3 innings, while Hunter Cantrell recorded one out.
Carl Junction’s Vanlanduit went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Kyler Perry and Drew Massey added two hits apiece.
The Bulldogs (1-5) are at Frontenac on Thursday.
