FORD & SONS SWEEPS JACKSON

JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team completed a season sweep of Jackson Friday night by sweeping a road doubleheader.

Ford & Sons, which had swept Jackson earlier in the season in Cape Girardeau, prevailed 3-1 and 12-2. Cape improved to 29-13 overall and 14-4 in District 14 play.

Nathan McGuire won a pitcher's duel against Greg Lincoln in the tight opener. McGuire allowed just two hits -- both coming in the seventh and final inning -- while striking out eight and walking one.

Lincoln was nearly as effective, giving up only five hits.

Cape grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning and that's the way things stood until the seventh, when Tatum Kitchen belted a two-run home run to give Ford & Sons some breathing room.

Jackson countered with its lone run in the bottom of the seventh as Zane McClard doubled and Lincoln singled. But the rally fell short.

The second game was much more comfortable for Ford & Sons, which banged out 10 hits, two each by Jeff Lappe (including a homer) and Lanson DeBrock.

Four Cape pitchers combined on a two-hitter. Craig Ringwald worked two innings and fanned six. Jeff Michel and Todd Pennington both pitched one inning while Jeff Beasley hurled three frames.

Cape will have a key doubleheader Monday, hosting District 14 leader Senath at 5:30 p.m. Senath swept Ford & Sons earlier in the year.

Jr. Legion District 14

CHAFFEE -- Chaffee's Junior Legion captured the District 14 crown Saturday with a 10-6 victory over Cape.

Chaffee (36-1) advances to next week's zone competition.

Jason Glastetter picked up the win for Chaffee, allowing six hits in five innings. He struck out three and did not walk a batter. Dustin Glastetter pitched the final two innings.

Richard Harrison suffered the loss for Cape (15-23), giving up 11 hits in 6 1-3 inning.

Chaffee scored one run in the top of the first and four in the second for a 5-0 lead. Cape scored a pair of runs in the bottom half of the second, but Chaffee countered with two runs in the third, one in the fifth and two in the seventh for a 10-2 advantage.

Jason Glastetter hit a two-run homer for Chaffee in the second inning. Dustin Dannenmueller led Chaffee's 11-hit attack with three hits and Jim Hulshoff added two.

Mark Fisher and Steve Sachse each had two hits for Cape while Tommy Wencewicz had two RBIs.

Earlier in the day, Cape defeated Poplar Bluff 15-6 in the losers' bracket final.

Matt Bollinger, the second of three Cape pitchers, picked up the win. He allowed four hits in 2 1-3 inning. He was relieved by Justin Cook, who allowed just three hits over the final four innings.

Cape finished with 12 hits. Griffin Reutzel finished with three hits and five RBIs and Ryan Fenwick added two hits and four RBIs. Wencewicz and Fisher both had a pair of hits.