JOPLIN 5, WAYNESVILLE 0
Joplin scored a pair of runs in the first inning and three more in the second to build an insurmountable five-run lead in a win over Waynesville on Thursday.
The victory was the final regular season contest for the Eagles, who finished with a 15-13 record.
Caelyn Bobski earned the complete-game win after pitching seven shutout innings and allowing four hits, walking five and striking out six.
Emma Ray took the loss after allowing five runs on nine hits, a walk and six strikeouts in six innings.
Joplin’s two-run first was fueled by a leadoff single by Bailey Ledford in front of a two-run home run from Abby Lowery.
Lowery singled home Ledford again in the second inning to highlight the scoring in the frame. Jadyn Pankow added an RBI on a ground out.
Lowery finished with two hits, three RBI and two runs scored, while Ledford scored twice on two hits. Libby Munn also had two hits, while Maria Loum had a hit and scored a run.
Joplin hosts the Class 5 District 7 Tournament as the fourth seed and matches up with fifth-seeded Carthage at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12.
NEVADA 16, CARL JUNCTION 0 (4 INNINGS)
NEVADA, Mo. — Nevada hung six runs up in the first inning and added crooked numbers in every frame after on the way to a 16-0 win over the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
The Tigers added to their six-run lead with four runs in the second, two in the third and four more in the fourth to finish off the run-rule win.
Peyton Eaton earned the win after pitching four scoreless innings, scattering five hits and striking out three for Nevada.
Hannah Cole took the loss after allowing 10 runs on nine hits and two walks in two innings.
Eaton hit two home runs and totaled five RBI in two runs scored at the plate. Kaleiah Johnson doubled and homered twice on the way to a game-high seven RBI and two runs scored. Ella Heatherman also doubled and homered for the Tigers, who are now 24-7.
Madi Olds and Kiley Spencer both doubled for Carl Junction.
The Bulldogs host Branson on Monday.
