HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Bell City baseball blanks Saxony Lutheran at Oak Ridge Invitational

Cole Nichols hit a triple to produce the only extra-base hit of the game as the Bell City baseball team downed host Saxony Lutheran 7-0 in the opening round of pool play Thursday in the Oak Ridge Invitational Tournament.

Austin Hicks went the distance to get the win for Bell City. He recorded 11 strikeouts and walked one.

Paris Johnson took the loss. He pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed five runs (three earned) on five hits. He struck out five and walked one.

Andrew Hartmann, Nathan Hurst and Jake Wyatt each had a hit for Saxony Lutheran (6-3).

The Cubs followed up the win over the Crusaders with a 22-0 blistering of Zalma in their final pool play game. Hicks belted a triple and drove in five runs to help lead Bell City to victory.

Peyton Maddox got the win for the Cubs on the mound. He pitched three innings, gave up three hits, struck out five and walked zero batters. He also reached base all of his four times at the plate and batted in three runs for Bell City (7-2). Nichols added a double and five RBIs for the Cubs.

Dallan Stotts had a triple, and Brent Overbey went 2-for-2 at bat to pace Zalma (0-2). The Bulldogs will face the Crusaders today in the final pool play game.

Bell City advances to Saturday's tournament championship with opponent, location and time to be determined.

Bell City 7, Saxony Lutheran 0

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Saxony 000 000 0 -- 0 3 5

WP -- Austin Hicks. LP -- Paris Johnson. 3B -- Cole Nichols (BC). Multiple hits -- Bell City: Cole Nichols 2-5.

Bell City 22, Zalma 0

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Zalma 000 0 -- 0 4 0

WP -- Peyton Maddox. LP -- James Douglas. 3B -- Austin Hicks (BC), Dallan Stotts (Z). 2B -- Cole Nichols (BC), Nate Finney (BC), Peyton Maddox (BC). Multiple hits -- Bell City: Nate Finney 2-5, Austin Hicks 2-3, Peyton Maddox 4-4; Zalma: Brent Overbey 2-2.

Jackson 11, New Madrid C.C. 0

Ryan Mize blasted a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs to lead the Indians in the five-inning conference road rout of the Eagles.

Jarrett Newell went the distance to get the win on the mound for Jackson. He had six strikeouts and walked one batter.

Will Winingar added a double and drove in three runs for the Indians (8-6, 2-1 SEMO Conference).

Tyler Sprouse sustained the loss. He pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs (five earned) on three hits. He struck out two and walked five.

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WP -- Jarrett Newell. LP -- Tyler Sprouse. HR -- Ryan Mize (J). 2B -- Colten Weber (J), Will Winingar (J), Drew Pikey (NMCC). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Skylar Pease 2-2, Will Winingar 2-2.

Cape Central 4, Shawnee (Ill.) 1

Brock Baugher hit a double and reached base all of his three times at the plate, as the Tigers picked up the rain-shortened five-inning victory over the visiting Redskins of Wolf Lake, Illinois.

Cooper Crosnoe was the winning pitcher and also doubled for Cape Central (7-5). He threw a complete game and allowed one unearned run with three strikeouts and one walk.

Nick Crane threw a complete game in taking the loss for Shawnee (3-5). He allowed two earned runs and recorded three strikeouts. He also had the only hit for the Redskins.

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WP -- Cooper Crosnoe. LP -- Nick Crane. 2B -- Brock Baugher (C), Cooper Crosnoe (C), Justin Vaught (C). Multiple hits -- Cape Central: Brock Baugher 3-3.

East Prairie 14, Oran 1

Clay Sauceda belted a solo home run to get the only run for the Eagles in the six-inning conference loss at home.

Preston Hahn was tagged with the loss on the mound for Oran (2-5, 1-2 Scott-Mississippi Conference). He pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up 14 runs (four earned) on 12 hits. He struck out four and walked two.

Sam Wallace went the distance to get the win. He allowed one earned run, struck out four and walked three.

Kasten Campbell smacked two doubles and got on base all three in all three of his at-bats to lead East Prairie (5-3, 1-2). Carson Aycock added a double and two RBIs, while Dalton Coots drove in three runs for the visiting Eagles.

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Oran 000 001 -- 1 6 7

WP -- Sam Wallace. LP -- Preston Hahn. HR -- Clay Sauceda (O). 2B -- Carson Aycock (EP), Kasten Campbell (EP) 2, Derez Tipler (EP), Blake Overfield (O). Multiple hits -- East Prairie: Kasten Campbell 3-3, Dillon Lingle 2-4, Luke Marcum 2-3, Derez Tipler 3-4, David Wells 2-4; Oran: Blake Overfield 2-3.

Scott City 4, Dexter 3

Bryan McNeely reached base all of his three times at the plate, as the Rams withstood an hour rain delay in the third inning to edge the visiting Bearcats.

Jordan Kluesner was the winning pitcher for Scott City (8-2). He threw six innings and allowed one earned run with five strikeouts and five walks.

Riley Mason took the loss for Dexter (4-6). He pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up four earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts and three walks.

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Scott City 021 010 X -- 4 6 1

WP -- Jordan Kluesner. LP -- Riley Mason. Multiple hits -- Scott City: Isiah Berry 2-3, Bryan McNeely 3-3.

St. Vincent 17, Grandview 6

Ethan Pecaut belted a home run, a double and drove in four runs to lead the Indians in the conference victory over the winless Eagles on the road in Hillsboro, Missouri.

Joe Whistler was the winning pitcher. He threw 1 2/3 innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits. He struck out two and walked four batters.

Jordan Rellergert doubled twice and batted in two runs for St. Vincent (6-2, 2-0 JCAA Conference-Small Schools Division).

Jesse Pope was the losing pitcher. He threw 2 1/3 innings and gave up 11 earned runs on seven hits. He walked six and struck out one.

Colton McAnally had a double, and Trace McDaniel drove in two runs to pace Grandview (0-6, 0-1).

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Grandview 210 300 0 -- 6 7 6

WP -- Joe Whistler. LP -- Jesse Pope. HR -- Ethan Pecaut (SV). 2B -- Colton McAnally (G), Tyler Monier (SV), Noah Niswonger (SV), Ethan Pecaut (SV), Jordan Rellergert (SV) 2. Multiple hits -- Grandview (Hillsboro): Colton McAnally 2-4, Trace McDaniel 2-4; St. Vincent: Jordan Buchheit 2-4, Noah Niswonger 2-2, Ethan Pecaut 4-5, Jordan Rellergert 2-3.

SOFTBALL

Scott City 16, Shawnee (Ill.) 1

Courtney Enderle hit a triple and reached base both of her times at the plate, as the Rams easily handled the visiting Redskins of Wolf Lake, Illinois, in four innings.

Kaileigh Dirden went the distance to get the win in the circle. She allowed one unearned run and recorded seven strikeouts and one walk. She also hit a double and drove in three runs for the Rams.

Jaime Glastetter added a double and three RBIs for Scott City (7-2).

Chloe Kirkpatrick was the losing pitcher. She threw 2 1/3 innings and gave up 14 earned runs on 13 hits with one strikeout and three walks.

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Scott City 437 2 -- 16 14 2

WP -- Kaileigh Dirden. LP -- Chloe Kirkpatrick. 3B -- Courtney Enderle (SC). 2B -- Tori Buckner (SC), Kaileigh Dirden (SC), Jaime Glastetter (SC), Britney Parker (SC). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Valerie Bahr 2-3, Bella Bowers 2-3, Tori Buckner 2-2, Kaileigh Dirden 2-3, Courtney Enderle 2-2, Britney Parker 2-3.

Oran 10, East Prairie 0

Oran's Claire Ramsey hit a double and drove in four runs, as the host Eagles picked up their first win of the spring season with the conference shutout.

McKenzie Graviett threw a no-hitter in three innings to get the win for Oran (1-3, 1-1 Scott-Mississippi Conference). She struck out three with no walks. Hannah Scherer got the save in the final three innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.

Grace Sutton went the distance in the circle to endure the loss. She gave up five earned runs and also had one of the two hits for East Prairie (4-1, 1-1). Demisha Brown had the other hit for the visiting Eagles.

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WP -- McKenzie Graviett. LP -- Grace Sutton. 2B -- Claire Ramsey (O), Hannah Scherer (O). Multiple hits -- Oran: Leah Cauble 3-4, Lexi Davis 2-3, Claire Ramsey 2-3, Hannah Scherer 2-2.

Leopold 10, Meadow Heights 0

Patience VanderMierden blasted a triple, drove in three runs and reached base all of her three times at the plate to lead the Wildcats in the five-inning shutout of the Panthers in the opening round of the Oak Ridge Invitational round-robin tournament.

Lexi Vandeven went the distance to get the win in the circle for Leopold (6-1). She recorded 11 strikeouts and walked one batter. She also batted in two runs for the Wildcats.

Paige Mills suffered the loss. She pitched 4 1/3 innings and allowed 10 runs (nine earned) on 11 hits. She walked five and had no strikeouts.

Breeanna Cochran and Brittany Marshall each had a hit for Meadow Heights (3-4).

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Leopold 101 53 -- 10 11 0

WP -- Lexi Vandeven. LP -- Paige Mills. 3B -- Patience VanderMierden (L). 2B -- Brooke Horrell (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Brooke Horrell 2-3, Patience VanderMierden 3-3, Lexi Vandeven 3-4.

GIRLS SOCCER

Saxony Lutheran 2, Sikeston 1

Brianna Mueller and Tess Daniel each netted a goal to lead the Crusaders in the road win over the Bulldogs.

Grace Mirly dished out one assist for Saxony Lutheran.

Torrie Helms scored the lone goal for Sikeston (2-4-2) on an assist from Larysa McClellon.

JV -- Sikeston won 1-0

BOYS GOLF

Saxony Lutheran 184, Perryville 201

Olivia Voelker shot a 7-over-par 42 to earn the medalist honors and lead the Crusaders to victory over the Pirates in a match at the Perryville Country Club.

Colin Prost carded a 9-over-par 46 to pace Perryville.

SAXONY LUTHERAN (184) -- Olivia Voelker 42, Karsten Short 43, Anton Rhodes 48, Ben Daniel 51

PERRYVILLE (201) -- Colin Prost 46, Connor Ireland 47, Brock Kurre 54, Tyler Moll 54

-- From staff reports