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STATE BASEBALL: Webb City meets Borgia in Class 5 semifinal

By:
Jason Peake

For the first time since 2010, the Webb City Cardinals are in the Final Four of the MSHSAA state baseball tournament.

Webb City (22-13) meets St. Francis Borgia (24-5) at 1 p.m. on Friday in a Class 5 semifinal at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark.

The Webb City-Borgia winner will take on either Festus (25-8) or Fort Zumwalt South (27-6-1)  at 1 on Saturday in the state title game.

The third-place game is slated for 10 a.m. on Saturday at what was previously US Ballpark. 

In the quarterfinals, Webb City beat Kearney 3-2 and Borgia knocked off Glendale 2-0.

The quarterfinal opponents are the lone common opponents this season. Glendale nipped Webb City 5-4 and Borgia beat Kearney 8-5.

Webb City is 8-1 on neutral fields this season, while Borgia is 5-0.

The Cardinals score 5.5 runs per game and allow 3.1, while the Knights average 6.2 runs per game and give up 3.1. Washington-based Borgia is on a 10-game winning streak.

Webb City captured its seventh district title since 2011.

The Cardinals were the Class 4 runner-up in 2010. In recent history, Webb City was second in Class 3 in 2008 and the program won back-to-back state championships in ’05 and ’06, also in Class 3.

Before that, Webb City was second in ’97 and fourth in ’88. 

The Knights won the Class 4 title in ’19. 

 

PROBABLE LINEUP

Webb City’s probable lineup will feature junior second baseman Sam Weller in the leadoff spot, followed by senior shortstop Cy Darnell, junior catcher Shaun Hunt, junior third baseman Drew Vonder Haar, junior designated hitter Christian Brock, senior first baseman Kenley Hood, senior pitcher Kaylor Darnell, senior left fielder William Hayes and senior center fielder Gage Chapman. Senior Eli Miller starts in right. Senior right-hander Walker Sweet is the closer.

 

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