BALLWIN -- Kirkwood gave Ford & Sons Cape Legion a rude sendoff at the Ballwin Tournament Saturday, completing a winless weekend for the local team with a 15-5, six-inning rout.
Cape Legion finished the tournament 0-3 and fell to 14-15 on the season.
Dustin Glastetter, who pitched the first three innings, suffered the loss. He allowed eight hits, struck out one and walked one.
Cape Legion mustered just five hits, two coming off the bat of Mark Fisher. Nathan Essner added a triple.
Cape took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, but Kirkwood tied the score in the bottom of the inning. With the score tied 5-5, Kirkwood scored seven runs in the third inning.
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