WEBB CITY 10, ROLLA 2
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Webb City used an eight-run fourth inning to fuel a win over Rolla on Monday.
The win is the fifth straight for the Cardinals, who are now 5-5 on the season.
The Cardinals trailed 1-0 in the fourth inning when Lily Hall scored on an error to tie the game. Alex Maturino followed with a single up the middle to score Sydney Strickland, who doubled in the previous at-bat, for a 2-1 Webb City advantage. Kylee Sargen added a two-out, two-run double later in the inning to make it 4-1. Dawsyn Decker doubled to right in the next at-bat to plate another run and push the lead to 5-1. Liz Rhuems made it three straight run-scoring hits with two outs in the inning, singling to center to score Decker for a 6-1 lead. Webb City added a seventh run later in the inning on an error before Strickland stepped back up to the plate and wrapped the scoring with an RBI double to right for an 8-1 lead.
Jensyn Pickett picked up an RBI on a run-scoring single to right in the last of the sixth, with Maturino adding a two-out RBI double to left later in the frame to cap the scoring in the win.
Laney Taylor earned the win in the circle for Webb City after allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits, a walk and three strikeouts in a complete seven innings of work.
Madison Hamby took the loss after allowing eight runs, six earned, on 11 hits, two walks and four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
Maturino had three hits, including a double, two RBI and scored a run to lead the Cardinals at the plate. Sargent (two RBI, a run scored), Decker (one run and one RBI), Rhuems (two runs and an RBI), Hall (three runs scored) and Strickland (one RBI and run scored) all had two hits for Webb City. Decker, Hall, Sargent and Strickland, who had two doubles, all had extra-base hits.
Webb City is at Carthage on Tuesday.
CARL JUNCTION 13, SENECA 2
SENECA, Mo. — Carl Junction broke open a scoreless game after three innings with 13 runs in the final four trips to the plate in a win over Seneca on Monday.
The Bulldogs (4-5) scored twice in the second to take the lead on an RBI groundout by Kylie Spencer before Dezi Williams scored on a passed ball later in the frame.
Seneca’s Callie Rhoades hit a solo homer in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead in half, but CJ answered back with an RBI single to right by Ryleigh Palmer for a 3-1 lead. Sammie Sims followed with a triple to right to score Palmer for a three-run cushion. Izzie Southern added an RBI single to right to wrap the three-run fifth.
Palmer added a two-run double to center in the sixth inning before Sims followed with an RBI single to center. Two runs scored on errors and one one a passed ball in the seventh inning for CJ to go along with RBI singles from Alivia Haase and Sims.
Spencer earned the win in the circle after allowing two runs on seven hits, two walks and four strikeouts in seven complete innings.
Abigail Jamros took the loss after allowing 13 runs, seven earned, on 14 hits, three walks and three strikeouts in seven innings.
Sims had four hits, three RBI and scored a run, while Palmer had two hits, three RBI and two runs scored. Hannah Cantrell had two hits and scored twice for Carl Junction, while Madi Olds had two hits and scored a run and Southern finished with two hits, an RBI and a run scored.
Rhoades doubled and homered to go along with an RBI and a run scored, while Jamros added two hits for Seneca.
Carl Junction is at Neosho on Tuesday.
Seneca hosts McDonald County on Tuesday.
NEOSHO 3, MCDONALD COUNTY 1
ANDERSON, Mo. — Neosho broke a 1-1 tie with single runs crossing the plate in each the sixth and seventh innings to beat McDonald County on Monday.
Neosho’s McKaylie Forrest doubled to left with two outs and a runner on third to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning. Beclynn Garrett added a two-out RBI single to left to score Baylie Bowers in the seventh inning for insurance and a 3-1 advantage.
Olivia Emery allowed one run on three hits, two walks and 13 strikeouts in a complete-game win in seven innings of work.
Nevaeh Dodson took the loss after allowing three runs, one earned, on eight hits, three walks and eight strikeouts in seven complete innings.
Dodson had a hit and an RBI, while Analisa Ramirez tripled and scored a run.
Autumn Kinnaird had two hits and scored a run, while Garrett had two hits, two RBI and scored a run. Grace Johnson also had two hits for Neosho.
Neosho hosts Carl Junction on Tuesday.
