CASSVILLE, Mo. — Third-seeded Seneca plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a walk-off 2-1 against sixth-seeded Reeds Spring in the Class 4 District 11 opening round in Cassville on Saturday.
An error on Reeds Spring (4-24) to start the bottom of the seventh followed by a single from Cade Galindo put runners on first and second with no outs for Seneca (17-12). Kaden Clouse dropped down a sacrifice bunt and reached on an error by the Wolves that also allowed the tying run to score. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Lincoln Renfro brought home the winning run with a fielder’s choice to send the Indians to the next round.
Renfro had one hit and one RBI for Seneca, while Galindo had a hit and scored a run. Drew Sherwood also recorded a hit for Seneca.
Grant Houchin earned the no-decision on the mound for the Indians after allowing one run on two hits, three walks and seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Sherwood earned the win in a scoreless 1/3 of an inning in relief.
Blake Seige took the loss after allowing two unearned runs on two hits, three walks and eight strikeouts in six innings.
Seneca advances to take on second-seeded Mount Vernon (11-11) in the district semifinals at 6 p.m. on Monday.
