High school roundup: McCormick strikes out 18 in Woodland's season-opening win

The Woodland baseball team defeated Oak Ridge 7-5 in the season opener for both teams on Friday afternoon.

Ben McCormick recorded the complete-game win for the host Cardinals. He struck out 18 batters and walked eight and also added a triple at the plate.

Senior Kelby Brown was tagged with the loss for Oak Ridge. Brown pitched 4 1/3 innings while giving up five and striking out five. He gave up six runs but only one was earned.

The Blue Jays committed four errors in the contest while Woodland did not commit any.

Landon Johnson was 3 for 4 for Woodland and was one of five Cardinals to record an RBI.

Jake LeGrand was 4 for 5 with a double and a run scored for Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge 001 021 1 -- 5 6 4

Woodland 002 050 X -- 7 5 0

WP -- Ben McCormick. LP -- Kelby Brown. 2B -- Landon Johnson (W), Jake LeGrand (OR). 3B -- McCormick (W). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge: LeGrand 4-5; Woodland: Johnson 3-4.

Chaffee 13, Risco 1

The Red Devils opened their season with a five-inning, run-rule win at home.

Cody Payne pitched four innings to pick up the win. He struck out eight and walked two while allowing one run. He was also 2 for 2 at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI.

Chaffee's Cole Hanna was 2 for 3 with two RBIs, and Devon Yahn was 1 for 3 with two RBIs.

Storm Estes, who pitched the final inning for the Red Devils, was 0 for 2 at the plate but had two walks and two RBIs.

Risco 100 00 -- 1 4 3

Chaffee 216 4X -- 13 11 0

WP -- Cody Payne. LP -- J. Earnheart. 2B -- Layton Tenkhoff (C), Charlie Montgomery (C). Multiple hits -- Risco: J. Pavy 2-2; Chaffee: Payne 2-2, Tenkhoff 2-3, Cole Hanna 2-3, Montgomery 2-3.

Carbondale 6, Jackson 1

The Indians combined to collect two hits on offense and 10 errors on defense in their season-opening loss.

Avery Whiteside pitched 6 2/3 innings for Jackson. He allowed just three hits while giving up six runs, four of which were earned. He struck out five and walked one.

Cameron Duke and Wyatt Eldridge each had a hit for Jackson.

Jackson 000 100 0 -- 1 2 10

Carbondale 020 022 X -- 6 3 2

LP -- Avery Whiteside. 2B -- Wyatt Eldridge (J).

Central 7, Perryville 2

The Tigers opened their season with a pool-play win over the Pirates in the Valle Catholic tournament.

Chase Haggerty recorded the win for Central. He pitched five innings and gave up three hits while striking out five and walking three.

Perryville 000 002 1 -- 2 6 5

Central 112 120 X -- 7 6 1

WP -- Chase Haggerty. LP -- G. Maken. 3B -- Matt Chism (C). 2B -- Trenton Grren (P), Haggerty (C), Josh Morse (C). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Grant Dix 2-4.

Central 4, Senath-Hornersville 3

Central improved to 2-0 in pool with the victory.

Hayden Lynn pitched six innings to earn the win while Matt Chism pitched a scoreless seventh for the save. Lynn gave up six hits and three runs, none of which were earned, while striking out three and walking none.

Clayton Reynolds had two RBIs for the Tigers.

Central 010 003 0 -- 4 8 4

SHHS 000 003 0 -- 3 7 1

WP -- Hayden Lynn. LP -- J. Harris. 2B -- Josh Morse (C), A. Autry (SH). Multiple hits -- Central: Morse 2-4, Ryan Tegel 2-4; Senath-Hornersville: K. Moore 2-4, Autry 3-3.

-- From staff reports