GOLF
Thomas Jefferson wins duel with Sarcoxie
Thomas Jefferson scored 184 as a team to best Sarcoxie’s 225 team score on the front nine at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club on Thursday.
Thomas Jefferson’s Owen D’Amour took first place medalist honors after carding an even-par 36. Sarcoxie’s Eli Ellis took second medalist honors with a 48, while Thomas Jefferson’s Jack Tyrrell and Jake Jarrett tied for third medalist honors after shooting 49s.
Caden Myers shot a 61 for Thomas Jefferson. Rounding out Sarcoxie’s scores were Matt Swayne (56), Tyler Cupp (58), Justin Mandera (63) and Kenzie Chrisman (70).
BASEBALL
OZARK 9, CARL JUNCTION 3
OZARK, Mo. — Ozark scored three times in the first inning and added two runs in each of the fourth and fifth frames on the way to a 9-3 win over Carl Junction in Central Ozark Conference action on Thursday.
The Bulldogs (12-7, 3-3 COC) were led at the plate by Alex Baker, who had an RBI single in the first and a run-scoring double in the third to lead the team in hits (two) and RBI (two). Carson Johnson hit a solo home run in the fifth and scored twice. Drew Beyer had two hits and scored a run.
Devyn Wright went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored for Ozark. Holden Sabor, Colton Casteel, Rhett Hayward and Cooper Buvid all doubled and had two hits each.
Brody Baumann earned the win after allowing three runs on six hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings.
Baker took the loss after surrendering nine runs, eight earned, on 14 hits and four strikeouts.
Carl Junction is in Springfield on Saturday with games against Springfield Catholic and McDonald County.
BRANSON 5, NEOSHO 3 (8 INNINGS)
Neosho and Branson took a 3-3 tie into extra innings with Branson scoring twice in the eighth inning to earn a 5-3 win on Thursday at Roy B. Shaver Field.
Neosho took the initial lead with two runs in the third inning on a two-run triple to center field to score Brett Slavens and Lane Yost. Slavens walked and Yost doubled to left earlier in the inning.
Branson added single tallies in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to take a one-run lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, River Brill kept the game alive for Neosho with an RBI single to left to tie the game at 3-3. Eli Zar led the inning off with a single up the middle.
In the top of the eighth, two batters following a leadoff walk, Carter Jenkins tripled to right field to score a run and give the Pirates a 4-3 lead. Jenkins scored later in the inning on a Neosho error to push the lead to 5-3.
Mark Bristow earned the win in relief after allowing one run on two hits and a strikeout in two innings of work.
Brill took the loss in relief after giving up two runs, one earned, on one hit, a walk and two strikeouts in one innings. Wyatt Keplar started and gave up one run on one hit, a walk and a strikeout in five innings.
Yost and Zar each had two hits to lead the Wildcats at the plate. Keplar had a hit and a team-high two RBI.
Neosho is at Webb City on Tuesday.
