PITTSBURG, Kan. — Carl Junction (17-9) scored five runs in the first three innings on the way to a 6-3 win over St. Mary’s Colgan to close the regular season at Jaycee Ballpark on Tuesday.
After Carson Johnson walked before coming around to score the game’s first run to open the first inning, Dylan Eck pushed the lead to 2-0 with an RBI single through the left side to plate Drew Beyer. Drendyn Downs singled home a run in the next at-bat to push the lead to three.
Colgan answered with a run in the second in the form of an RBI single by Janko Kalan, but Carl Junction answered back in the third with a pair of run-scoring doubles. Alex Baker doubled to center to score Noah Southern, while Downs doubled to center to score Baker with two outs to extend the lead to 5-1.
Johnson scored in the fourth on error to put the lead at 6-1.
Colgan added a run in the sixth and a run in the seventh off an RBI single from Caleb Hamilton to trim the lead in half.
Baker earned the win on the mound after allowing one unearned run on six hits, two walks and five strikeouts in three innings. Noah Southern pitched three innings of relief and allowed one run on five hits, two walks and three strikeouts. Kyler Perry pitched one inning of relief and allowed one run on three hits and a strikeout.
Downs had three hits, including a double, and two RBI to lead the Bulldogs. Baker doubled, drove in one and scored one. Beyer had two hits and scored a run.
Carl Junction hosts Neosho in the first round of Class 5 District 6 play at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
