JOPLIN 8, CARTHAGE 7
Joplin built an early 6-1 lead before Carthage rallied to tie the game in the top of the seventh before the Eagles answered with a two-out run-scoring single by Jackson Queen in the bottom half to send his team to an 8-7 walk-off win over the Tigers in district action to wrap up play on Saturday at the JHS Athletic Complex.
Justin McReynolds doubled to right field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to get a runner in scoring position. Queen then followed with a shallow liner over the head of the Carthage first baseman to plate McReynolds for the winning run.
Joplin’s Brady Mails started and took a no-decision after allowing five runs, three earned, on eight hits and two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Alex Isbell pitched 1 1/3 relief innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits, a walk and a strikeout. Joe Jasper earned the win in relief after pitching a scoreless seventh inning on one hit and a strikeout.
Carthage’s Bradyn Tate took the complete-game loss after allowing eight runs, four earned, on 12 hits and two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Carthage plated a run in the top of the first inning with a run coming home on a fielder’s choice before Joplin answered in the bottom of the frame with a three-run first at-bat. Bodee Carlson led the inning off with a double before scoring with one out on a double to left-center two batters later by Kyler Stokes. McReynolds singled to right to plate a run and Queen wrapped the scoring with a sacrifice fly.
Joplin doubled its output in the second inning with three more runs touching home Carlson and Ethan Guilford each had RBI singles, while Byler Reither picked up an RBI on a groundout.
Mails brought home the seventh run of the game in the third inning with a safety squeeze to score Layten Copher, who singled to lead off the inning, to push the lead to 7-1.
The Tigers trimmed the lead to five in the top of the fourth when Sylas Browning doubled home a run.
Parker Copeland brought Carthage back into striking distance in the top of the fifth after doubling home two runs with a line drive off the wall in right field with two outs in the inning to make the score 7-4. Browning followed with an infield hit to the hole between second and first to score the third run of the inning, cutting the lead to two.
Kanen Vogt doubled to left-center field to lead off the inning before courtesy runner Kaden Arr came around to score on a passed ball to cut the lead down to one, 7-6.
Carthage led off the top of the seventh with a walk from Braxdon Tate before he stole second on the first pitch of the next at-bat to get into scoring position. Logan Carmickle followed with an RBI double off the wall in right to tie the game at 7s.
Carlson and Stokes each had two hits, scored two runs and drove in one for Joplin. McReynolds had three hits, scored once and drove in one. Guilford had two hits with a run scored and an RBI, while Copher had two hits and scored a run.
Carmickle had three hits, two RBI and a run scored for Carthage. Braxdon Tate had two hits and scored three runs. Copeland had two hits, two RBI and scored a run, while Browning had two hits and drove in two.
SMITHVILLE 10, JOPLIN 1
Joplin took a brief 1-0 lead before Smithville answered with 10 runs over the next three innings on the way to a win over the Eagles on Saturday at the JHS Athletic Complex.
The Warriors took control of the game with four runs scoring in the fourth, another in the fifth and five runs crossing home in the sixth.
Mason Crimm earned the complete-game win after allowing one run on five hits, a walk and three strikeouts in seven innings.
Reither took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits, two walks and six strikeouts in four innings of work. Jasper, Tyler Duley and Eli Sotlar all worked in relief for Joplin.
Joplin took the initial lead with a two-out run scoring in the bottom of the third when Reither doubled to left-center field to plate Landon Maples, who reached with a bunt for a hit to lead off the frame.
Smithville answered back with a crooked number, touching home four times in the top of the fourth to take control, 4-1. Garrett Pulse and Noah Vollenwider had back to back RBI singles before Ben Murawski doubled to right-center field to plate a pair of runs and cap the scoring.
The Warriors added a run on a wild pitch in the top of the fifth inning to push the lead to 5-1.
Smithville put the game out of reach in the sixth inning with five runs scoring in the frame, which was highlighted by a two-run double from Andrew Hedgecorth.
Maples had two hits and scored a run to lead Joplin at the plate, with Reither, Stokes and Guilford all collecting hits for Joplin.
SMITHVILLE 7, CARTHAGE 2
Smithville hung crooked numbers on the scoreboard in the first, third and fourth innings on the way to a win over Carthage in the second game of the day on Saturday.
The Warriors built a 7-0 lead by the end of the fourth before the Tigers plated a pair of runs in the fifth inning.
Austin Miller allowed a run on four hits, a walk and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings to earn the win. Lucas Noecker allowed one unearned run on two hits, a walk and two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of relief.
Copeland took the loss after allowing seven runs, five earned, on 12 hits, two walks and a strikeout in six innings.
Hedgecorth singled home a run on a line drive to center before coming around to score on the same play on a Carthage error. Chester Brooks hit a solo home run in the third inning and Ryker Edwards added an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0. A third run came home on a sac fly. Ryan Weers and Edwards added an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning.
Copeland doubled to right field to score a pair of runs in the fifth inning for Carthage.
Braxdon Tate had two hits and scored a run to lead Carthage at the plate, while Copeland doubled and had two RBI. Carmickle, Browning and Clay Kinder each had hits for the Tigers.
Edwards had three hits, two RBI and scored a run, while Brooks and Hedgecorth each had two hits, two runs scored and one RBI.
WEBB CITY SPLITS WITH MARSHFIELD
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Webb City split a non-conference doubleheader with Marshfield on Saturday at Chuck Barnes Field.
The Cardinals won the opener 2-1 before the Bluejays took the second game 12-9.
In Game 1, the Cardinals plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning when Cade Wilson singled with the bases loaded, allowing Kenley Hood and Jeremiah Leaming to score.
The Bluejays pushed across a run in the second on a walk, single and fielder’s choice. Neither team scored the rest of the way.
Webb City’s Gavin Stowell was the winning pitcher. Stowell struck out nine and limited Marshfield to one run on two hits and four walks in five innings.
Cooper Crouch earned the save after tossing two scoreless innings in relief. Crouch fanned five and did not allow a hit.
Webb City recorded seven hits.
Wilson went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while William Hayes, Cy Darnell, Kaylor Darnell, Kolton Eilenstein and Hood contributed one hit apiece.
Marshfield’s Kyler Massie took the loss, but only allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out five.
In Game 2, Marshfield scored two runs in the first, five in the second and one in the third for an 8-0 lead.
The Cardinals pushed across four runs on two hits and an error in the bottom of the third to trim their deficit in half.
Webb City added two runs in the fifth. Hayes doubled to right, took third on an error and came home on Hood’s RBI groundout. Later in the inning, Wilson contributed a run-scoring double, trimming Marshfield’s lead to 8-6.
The Bluejays erupted for four runs on three hits and an error in the sixth for a 12-6 lead.
The Cardinals got a run back in the bottom of the sixth, as Hayes delivered a sac fly to right. Webb City added two runs in the seventh on Aidan Brock’s double.
The Cardinals recorded 10 hits. Cy Darnell, Hayes and Brock had two hits apiece. Jeremiah Leaming, McQuade Eilenstein, Kolton Eilenstein and Wilson added one hit apiece.
Gage Chapman took the loss after giving up seven runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Drew Vonder Haar, Leaming and Hayes all pitched in relief.
Marshfield’s Easton Arthur earned the win after limiting the Cardinals to three earned runs on three hits 3 1/3 innings.
Owen Curley had three hits for the Bluejays, while Kyle Jones drove in three runs.
Webb City (12-14) is at Neosho on Tuesday.
CARL JUNCTION 5, SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC 1
The Bulldogs scored all five of their runs in the game-changing fifth inning while limiting the Irish to a single tally in the sixth at Joe Becker Stadium.
Carl Junction’s Shane Diskin was the winning pitcher. He went six innings and allowed one run on five hits while striking out nine.
Lucas Vanlanduit tossed a scoreless seventh.
Vanlanduit drove in two runs on two hits for the Bulldogs, while Diskin had two RBI and Bentley Rowden had one. Arlen Wakefield contributed two hits.
Cole Schoen took the loss after giving up four earned runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out seven. Weston Cline gave up one run on three hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Ben Smith had two hits for Class 3 No. 1 Catholic.
GLENDALE 6, CARL JUNCTION 1
Ranked second in Class 5, the Falcons plated three runs in the top of the first inning before the Bulldogs answered with a single tally in the bottom half after Wakefield tripled and scored on Kyler Perry’s grounder.
The Falcons added an insurance run in the fourth and two more in the fifth for a 6-1 advantage.
The Bulldogs were limited to three hits, two by Wakefield and a triple by Logan Eck.
Eck went four innings on the mound, allowing three earned runs on five hits and three walks.
Vanlanduit and Gaige Carson pitched in relief for the Bulldogs.
Glendale’s Drew Wedgeworth was the winning pitcher. He went the distance and allowed just one run on three hits.
Brayden Biggers had two hits for the Falcons, while Carter Lewis drove in two runs.
MOUNT VERNON SOFTBALL 2, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 1
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Mount Vernon scored single tallies in the fourth and sixth inning and held off a late rally by College Heights (with McAuley) in a win on Saturday in the Mount Vernon Softball Tournament.
Molly Daniels earned the complete-game win after allowing one unearned run on five hits, two walks and 13 strikeouts in seven innings.
Maddy Colin was saddled with the tough-luck, complete-game loss after allowing two unearned runs on two hits, one walk and 10 strikeouts in six innings of work.
The Mountaineers took the lead in the fourth with a run coming home on a CHC error and pushed the lead to 2-0 in the sixth off an RBI single to right field by Rae Downing.
CHC got on the scoreboard in the seventh on an RBI single from Jayli Johnson.
Downing had one hit, one RBI and scored a run to lead Mount Vernon.
Johnson had two hits and an RBI to lead College Heights at the plate.
EAST NEWTON SOFTBALL 6, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 1
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — East Newton scored three times in the first to take the lead and added insurance throughout in a win over College Heights in the Mount Vernon Softball Tournament.
The Patriots added runs in the second, sixth and seventh frames to build an insurmountable lead.
Addie Lawrence doubled home a run in the seventh inning to get the Cougars on the scoreboard.
Gracie Ford earned the complete-game win after allowing one run on seven hits and five strikeouts in seven innings.
Colin took the complete-game loss after allowing six runs, two earned, on seven hits and 13 strikeouts in seven innings.
Lawrence had two hits and drove in one, while Aaliyah Perez and Kloee Williamson each had two hits.
