Cape Legion junior team finishes sixth in Bash

The Cape Girardeau American Legion junior team split its two games Sunday at the Eureka Mid Summer Bash to finish sixth out of 16 squads.

Cape (20-13) first routed Timberland 19-0 in five innings as Jamie Pickel pitched a one-hitter.

Pickel, Jacob Conklin, Eric Hayes, Andrew Williams and Sam Schneider all had two hits. Williams and Schneider both drove in three runs.

Cape then fell to Columbia Rock Bridge 7-6 in the fifth-place game. Brandon Peters suffered the loss. Jimmy Obermark had three hits, while Conklin and Josh Hiett each added two hits.

-- From staff reports