NEOSHO 9, SENECA 2
SENECA, Mo. — Neosho poured it on late with eight runs coming in the final three innings of a win over Seneca on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning before both teams went scoreless through the next two frames. Neosho scored three runs in the fourth to take a four-run lead. Both teams traded a pair of tallies in the fifth before Neosho put the game away with a three-run sixth inning.
Olivia Emery earned the win after pitching four scoreless innings on four hits and five strikeouts.
Abigail Jamros took the loss after allowing nine runs, five earned, on nine hits, four walks and nine strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Addysan Hart had two hits, two RBI and scored a run, while Journey Arnall had a pair of hits and a pair of RBI. Beclynn Garrett had two hits, including a double, and scored a run.
Kahli Fields had two hits and scored a run to lead Seneca at the plate.
Neosho takes part in the Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Invitational kicking off on Sept. 1.
Seneca hosts Carthage on Tuesday.
CARL JUNCTION 8, CASSVILLE 4
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction scored five runs in the final three innings to rally for a win over Cassville on Monday.
The Bulldogs scored three times in the first inning thanks to a two-out three-run home run from Izzie Southern. The Wildcats plated four runs in the third inning to take the lead before Carl Junction’s Ryleigh Palmer, who doubled, and Madi Olds had consecutive run-scoring hits to give the Bulldogs the 5-4 lead in the fourth. Carl Junction added two runs on a Cassville error in the fifth and Palmer brought another run home in the sixth with a sac fly.
Olds had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run to lead CJ at the dish. Southern homered, drove in three and scored twice. Palmer had a hit and two RBI with a run scored. Hannah Cantrell and Kady Hunt each had a hit and combined for three runs.
Kyler Hayward had two hits, two RBI and a run scored, while Kalee Lowe and Joei Blankenship each doubled on the way to two hits and a run scored.
Kiley Spencer earned the win for CJ after allowing four runs, three earned, on nine hits and six strikeouts in a complete-game effort.
Aubrey Stoufer took the loss after allowing eight runs, four earned, on six hits, five walks and seven strikeouts in six innings.
Carl Junction (4-1) is at Hillcrest on Wednesday.
CAMDENTON 6, CARTHAGE 1
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Camdenton scored five runs in the second inning fueled by a pair of Carthage errors en route to a win over the Tigers on Monday.
Addison Wallace took the loss for Carthage after allowing six unearned runs on eight hits, two walks and two strikeouts in seven innings.
Cayden VonSande earned the win in the circle after allowing one run on six hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings.
Shelby Hegwer had a hit and an RBI to lead the Tigers at the plate. Lexa Youngblood, Brooklynn Dolon-Main, Alexis Smith, Lottie Youngblood and Aven Willis all collected hits for Carthage.
Addyson Clay had three hits and two RBI, while VonSande had two hits and an RBI and Ellie Moore added two hits and a run scored to lead the Lakers at the plate.
Carthage (2-2) is at Seneca on Tuesday.
