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PREP BASEBALL: Webb City knocks off Aurora in clash between state-ranked teams

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SoMo Sports staff reports

 

AURORA, Mo. — Webb City rode a big first inning to a 6-1 win over Aurora on Tuesday in a clash between state-ranked teams.

The Cardinals pushed across four runs in the first inning and added a single tally in both the second and third innings.

The Houn’ Dawgs scored their lone run in the sixth. 

Ranked third in Class 5, Webb City hiked its record to 23-5. Ranked fourth in Class 4, Aurora slipped to 16-7.

Senior center fielder Devrin Weathers recorded his 51st hit of the season, a new single-season school record. 

Senior shortstop Treghan Parker had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Parker hit his seventh home run of the season. 

Shane Noel and Matt Woodmansee had two hits apiece for the Cardinals. 

Eric Fitch was the winning pitcher. He went five innings and allowed just one unearned run on one hit while striking out six. Cooper Crouch tossed two scoreless innings in relief, striking out two.

Trey Mulholland took the loss after allowing six runs on 11 hits in seven innings. He struck out two and walked three. 

Jaesik Friggle had Aurora’s lone hit, while Mulholland had his team’s only RBI. 

In the four-run first, Parker doubled to center and scored on Noel’s RBI single to left. 

Woodmansee then drove in Noel with a run-scoring single to left. Woodmansee later scored on Aiden Brock’s sacrifice bunt before Cade Wilson contributed an RBI groundout. 

Parker homered to right in the second.

Eli Goddard delivered an RBI single to right in the third for a 6-0 lead.

In the sixth, Friggle singled to left, went to second on an error and then took third on a fly out.

Friggle scored on Mulholland’s groundout. 

Webb City hosts Kickapoo at 4:30 on Thursday.

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