ROGERS, Ark. — The Carthage Tigers simply couldn’t get the bats going in a 7-1 loss at Rogers on Tuesday.
The Tigers (8-18) were limited to two hits, one apiece by Sylas Browning and Kaden Kralicek.
Carthage plated a run in the second, as Browning doubled and later scored on an error after Max Templeman’s bunt.
The Mounties tied the game with a single tally in the bottom of the second.
Rogers then plated two runs apiece in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to take a comfortable 7-1 lead.
Ty Frakes went 3-for-3 with two runs scored for Rogers (22-7), while Noah Goodshield added two hits and an RBI.
Danny Burns pitched five innings for the Mounties and allowed two hits. Karsen Uecker and Braxton Haywood tossed one scoreless inning apiece.
Carthage’s Kaden Arr took the loss, but he only allowed three runs on three hits in four innings. Mason Utter allowed four runs on six hits in two innings.
Carthage meets Republic at 4 on Monday in Springfield in an opening round game of the Class 6 District 6 tournament.
