CHAFFEE HANDS CAPE 7-2 LOSS

SIKESTON -- Matt Stroup was solid on mound and at the plate as Chaffee's Junior American Legion team knocked off Cape 7-2 Friday night.

Stroup picked up the complete-game win and limited Cape to just six hits and struck out six, while providing three hits -- including a solo home run -- as Chaffee advanced to the District 14 finals. Chaffee is in the driver's seat of the tournament and will have to be beaten twice, while every other team in the tournament has either been eliminated or has one loss.

Chaffee had 10 hits and improved to 22-7.

Rob Carr suffered the loss for Cape in 3 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs (all earned) on five hits and two walks. He struck out three.

Chaffee scored four runs on five hits in the fourth. Stroup's homer started things off.

Chaffee's Travis Hanback, who had two hits, hit a three-run homer in the fifth to make it 7-1 and put the game out of reach.

For Cape (24-14), Jeff Daniels was the only player with more than one hit. He had two.

Cape scored its runs on a fielder's choice and a passed ball.

Chaffee will play the loser's bracket finalist at 7 tonight. Cape will play Poplar Bluff at 5 p.m. and the winner of that game will play Chaffee.

In other district tournament action, Dunklin County beat Jackson 7-2.

SENIOR LEGION

Chaffee drops two

to Dunklin County

SENATH -- The Chaffee Senior Legion team dropped two games of a doubleheader Thursday night to Dunklin County, 11-10 and 10-5.

In the first game, Brian Obermann suffered the loss in 2 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up five runs on six hits and three walks. Tommy Stidham got the start and lasted 4 2/3 innings, allowing six runs on three hits and five walks.

Offensively, Chaffee (19-11, 13-5) clubbed 12 hits.

Lance Amick had two hits, including a grand slam in the third inning. Josh Eftink had two hits, including a two-run shot. Brad Kolwyck and Jason Glastetter also had two hits apiece.

In the second game, Eftink was the starting pitcher and was tagged with the loss in 3 2/3 innings of work. Eftink allowed seven runs on seven hits and a walk. He fanned five.

Eftink, though, hit a grand slam, a 400-plus foot blast, for his 13th long ball of the summer.

Brad Kolwyck had two hits, including a solo home run.