NEOSHO, Mo. — McDonald County rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning to earn a 5-3 non-conference prep baseball victory over Neosho on Tuesday at Roy B. Shaver Field.
Neosho fell to 0-3, while the Mustangs improved to 3-1.
Trailing 1-0, the Wildcats plated three runs in the third inning, as Wyatt Shadwick delivered a two-run double and Ryan Cargile contributed a sacrifice fly.
The Mustangs scored twice in the sixth to tie the game, with one run scoring on a sac fly and the second tally coming home on a wild pitch.
Neosho stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Mustangs reliever Rylee Boyd worked out of trouble.
In the top of the eighth, Levi Helm’s RBI double to left gave McDonald County a 4-3 lead. Another run later scored on a wild pitch.
The Wildcats brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the eighth after Cargile hit a two-out single. But the Mustangs induced a game-ending ground ball.
Cole Martin had three hits for the Mustangs, with Helm recording the other two.
Chase Flynn, Brett Slavens, River Brill, Shadwick and Cargile had one hit apiece for the Wildcats.
McDonald County starting pitcher Cross Dowd went six innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits. He struck out six.
Boyd was the winning pitcher. He struck out three and surrendered just one hit in two innings.
Yost went 7 1/3 innings and gave up two earned runs on five hits while striking out seven.
