Cape Legion stays hot with 16-3 win at DC

SENATH, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons Senior American Legion baseball team continued to set a torrid pace Sunday as it routed host Dunklin County 16-3 in a District 14 game stopped after seven innings by the 10-run rule.

Ford & Sons improved to 13-8 by winning for the 10th time in 11 games. Cape also took over first place in the district standings with a 4-1 record.

Dunklin County, the defending district champion which has won five of the past six District 14 tournaments, fell to 3-1 in the league.

"We just continue to play really well," Cape manager Tom Reinagel said. "Everything is clicking."

What clicked the most Sunday was an offense that banged out 22 hits as every starter hit safely.

"The bats were alive," Reinagel said. "We hit up and down the lineup. The guys were really ringing the ball."

Seth Hudson went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs while Tyler Schlosser was 4-for-5 with five RBIs.

Patrick Slattery belted his team-leading fourth home run of the season and added a double, good for two RBIs. Also getting two hits were Matt Wulfers, Blake Urhahn, Aaron Dohogne, Wayne Essner and Luke McClellan.

Jake Welch was the winning pitcher. In six innings, he allowed nine hits and one earned run. Essner hurled a scoreless seventh, allowing two hits.

Cape jumped on top with two runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back. Ford & Sons got five in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth and six in the fifth.

Dunklin County got single runs in the first, second and fourth innings.

"This is a big win for us, since Dunklin County has pretty much been the top team in the district for quite a while now," Reinagel said. "When we're clicking like we are now, we're a good baseball team. Hopefully we can keep it going."

Ford & Sons returns to action today with a 6:30 p.m. non-district home game against Imperial.

Cape A's win four

The Cape Girardeau Senior Babe Ruth A's swept road doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday to improve to 19-2-1.

Sunday, the A's beat the Dexter Nationals 12-1 and 4-3.

Tim Davis was the winner in the opener while Alex Ramsey, Mark Dunaway and Andrew Prater all had two hits. In the nightcap, Jared Jinkerson got the win and Jeff Brosey earned a save.

Saturday, the A's defeated the Dexter 16-year-olds 19-2 and 8-2.

Lucas McMahan notched the victory in the opener. Prater homered and had two hits. Also with two hits were McMahan, Ramsey, Arthur Pilsner and Lucas Presson. Ben Johnson was the winner in the nightcap as McMahan and Presson both had two hits.

Jackson Jr. Legion sweeps

Jackson's Junior American Legion team swept a doubleheader from visiting Calvery City, Ky., Sunday, winning 9-7 and 15-9.

In the opener, Jackson (9-13) got two hits each from Trey Busch and Joel Penrod. Geoff Endres was the winning pitcher.

The nightcap saw Busch have four hits and three RBIs. Dane Balsmann had three hits and three RBIs while Zach Brazer, Sam Sander and Sam Lincoln all had three hits. Rex Meyr and Cody Bangert added two hits each. Kyle Brown notched the victory.

-- From staff reports