LAWRENCE, Kan. — Carthage opened the River City Festival tournament with an 8-4 win over Shawnee Mission West on Friday.
After both teams traded runs in the first inning, Shawnee Mission West took a brief lead with a run in the top of the third before Carthage answered right back with a four-run bottom of the third. The Vikings cut the lead to two with a run in the fifth before the Tigers put the game out of reach with a three spot in the last of the sixth.
After Kanen Vogt tied the game in the third inning with an RBI single to right, Grant Collier reached on a bunt single that also scored Kaden Kralicek to give Carthage a 3-2 lead. In the next at-bat, Micah Lindsey came through with a two-run triple to center field to push the lead to 5-2.
The Tigers scored their first run in the sixth on a Viking error. Two batters later, Vogt doubled through the left side to score Caden Kabance and Sylas Browning to push the lead to 8-3.
Vogt also earned the win on the mound after allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits, two walks and two strikeouts in a complete-game effort.
Brandon Stone took the loss after allowing eight runs, four earned, on nine hits, two walks and four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Browning led Carthage with three hits, including a double, and a team-high three runs scored. Vogt doubled on the way to two hits and a team-high three RBI. Lindsey had two hits and an RBI, while Collier had one hit, scored once and drove in one.
