SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — After suffering their first loss of the season on Thursday night, the Webb City Cardinals bounced back nicely one day later.
Competing in the Blue and Red Classic, Webb City earned two wins on Friday, beating Glendale 14-2 in six innings before out-slugging Belton 13-9.
The Cardinals are now 7-1.
WEBB CITY 14, GLENDALE 2
The Cardinals scored two runs in the first and third innings before breaking the game open with a four-run fourth.
In the first, Treghan Parker drove in a run with an RBI single, while Shane Noel added a sac fly.
The Falcons pushed across single tallies in the first and second innings to tie the game.
Cole Gayman’s run-scoring groundout and Eli Goddard’s RBI single gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead in the third.
In the fourth, Aiden Brock singled and Eric Fitch walked. Both players later scored on an error, giving Webb City a four-run cushion.
Later in the frame, Noel lined a two-run single to right, scoring Devrin Weathers and Parker.
Webb City added a run in the fifth on Weathers’ RBI single to right. Gavin Stowell scored on the play, extending his team’s lead to 9-2.
The Cardinals added five more runs in the sixth. During the big inning, Goddard and Jeremiah Leaming both drew bases-loaded walks before Fitch contributed a two-run double to left.
Parker added a run-scoring groundout for a 14-2 advantage.
The game ended after the bottom of the sixth due to the run-rule.
Weathers went 3-for-4, while Parker, Noel, Brock and Fitch all had two hits apiece. Noel, Parker, Goddard and Fitch all had two RBI apiece.
Noel was the winning pitcher. He went five innings and allowed two runs on four hits while striking out two. Goddard pitched a scoreless sixth.
WEBB CITY 13, BELTON 9
In a high-scoring affair, the Cardinals pushed across nine runs in the first inning, but the Pirates scored seven in the third.
Webb City added two runs in the third and fifth innings.
The Cardinals scored their 13 runs on 12 hits.
Parker had a big day for the Cardinals. The Missouri Southern recruit went 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple and four RBI.
Noel, Gayman and Goddard contributed two hits apiece, while Weathers drove in two runs. Matt Woodmansee, Parker and Noel scored two runs apiece.
Webb City used four pitchers—Stowell, Noah Mitchell, Cooper Crouch and Leaming. They combined to strike out 11 batters.
Stowell was credited with the win. He struck out six in 2 2/3 innings.
Belton had seven hits and took advantage of nine walks.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Cardinals have two games at Hillcrest High in Springfield on Saturday.
