WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The higher seeds all prevailed in the quarterfinal round of the Class 5 District 7 baseball tournament on Tuesday at Warrensburg High School.
Top-seeded McDonald County rolled past eighth-seeded Ruskin 15-0, fourth-seeded Warrensburg topped fifth-seeded Carl Junction 4-2, second-seeded Webb City blasted seventh-seeded Grandview 13-0 and third-seeded Belton beat sixth-seeded Bolivar 6-1.
In Thursday’s semifinals, McDonald County (19-8) meets Warrensburg (11-14) at 4 p.m. and Webb City (19-13) takes on Belton (18-13) at approximately 6:15.
WEBB CITY 13, GRANDVIEW 0
Webb City junior Drew Vonder Haar tossed a five-inning perfect game, and the Cardinals’ offense put up runs in four straight innings to earn a dominant run-rule victory.
The Cardinals scored twice in the first inning, three times in the second, once in the third and seven times in the fourth. The game ended after the top of the fifth due to the run-rule.
Webb City scored twice in the first on two hits, an error and a ground out.
In the second, Sam Weller contributed a sac fly and Cy Darnell delivered a two-run single for a 5-0 lead.
One inning later, William Hayes smacked an RBI single to left.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 13-0 by scoring seven runs in the fourth.
In the big inning, Kaylor Darnell walked with the bases loaded, a run scored on Hayes’ fielder’s choice, Gage Chapman delivered a sac fly, Weller contributed a two-run triple, Cy Darnell hit an RBI double and Hunt followed with a run-scoring single.
Cy Darnell went 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Weller and Hayes had two hits apiece.
Vonder Haar struck out six batters in five innings of work. He did not allow a hit or a walk. Vonder Haar needed just 46 pitches to get through five frames.
WARRENSBURG 4, CARL JUNCTION 2
Warrensburg’s two-run fourth inning proved to be the difference in this one.
Carl Junction scored a run in the second inning when Drew Massey drew a bases-loaded walk.
The Tigers scored once in both the second and third innings.
Massey’s RBI double to left in the top of the fourth made it 2-2.
But Warrensburg went ahead for good on Keaton Frey’s two-run single in the bottom of the fourth.
The Bulldogs were limited to four hits, one apiece by Arlen Wakefield, Wyatt McAfee, Deacon Endicott and Massey.
Carl Junction’s Lucas Vanlanduit took the loss. He went five innings on the mound, allowing four runs, none earned, on six hits and two walks while striking out four.
Logan Eck tossed a scoreless inning in relief.
Warrensburg’s Gauge Claunch was the winning pitcher. He gave up one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out eight.
Carl Junction ends the season with a record of 9-18.
Note: No other information on McDonald County’s game was available at the time of publication.
