A pair of errors in the ninth inning helped Bloomfield score three runs and down Woodland 9-6 in the Stoddard County Activities Association baseball tournament title game Wednesday.
The Cardinals forced extra innings when David Gray ripped a two-run triple with two outs in the seventh inning to even the score.
C.J. McAlister took the loss in relief, although he started the game. He went the first five innings before Neil Johnson took over for three innings. McAlister returned for the ninth, where he gave up three runs. He finished with six strikeouts over six innings.
Dylan Miller went 3 for 4, including a triple, in the loss.
"It came down to pitching depth and they had more of it," Woodland coach Jason Crane said.
Bloomfield 000 005 103 -- 9 8 3
Woodland 100 111 200 -- 6 12 5
LP -- C.J. McAlister. 3B -- David Gray (W), Dylan Miller (W). 2B -- Skyler Liley (W). Multiple hits -- Woodland: Gray 2-5, Miller 3-4, Liley 2-5. Records -- Bloomfield 6-6, Woodland 6-3.
Andrew Hileman provided some power at the plate and on the mound.
Hileman pounded a solo home run and struck out five over five innings to earn the win.
Christian Cavaness drove in four runs, while J.T. Kratochvil knocked in two for Central (8-5).
Kelly 000 00 -- 0 3 3
Central 305 5x -- 13 13 0
WP -- Andrew Hileman. LP -- Ian Householder. HR -- Hileman (C). 3B -- Christian Cavaness (C). 2B -- Trey Gardner (C). Multiple hits -- Central: Cavaness 2-4, Gardner 2-3, Ramsey Scott 2-2, Ryan Siebert 2-3. Records -- Central 8-5.
Jacob Light went 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs to lead the visiting Blue Jays to victory.
Dakota Zoellner drove in four runs for Oak Ridge, which improved to 8-4.
Kelby Brown struck out three over seven innings to earn the win.
John Bohnsack collected a pair of hits for the Wildcats.
Oak Ridge 000 400 3 -- 7 8 2
Leopold 102 001 0 -- 4 6 1
WP -- Kelby Brown. LP -- Joe Elfrink. 2B -- Jacob Light (OR), Dakota Zoellner (OR), John Bohnsack (L). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge: Light 3-4, Zoellner 2-4; Leopold: Bohnsack 2-3. Records -- Oak Ridge 8-4.
Kasey Crowden scored once and assisted on another in the Indians' road win.
Erin Eakens assisted on Crowden's tally.
Hailey Callis scored off a corner by Crowden.
Victoria Smith scored Jackson's other goal off an assist from Alex Sotak.
Brooke Sanders recorded three saves in goal for Jackson (10-1), which hosts Poplar Bluff today.
Brooke Evans scored the Tigers' lone goal in a home loss.
Mollie Nelms picked up the assist.
Sydney Rapp, Lauren Hecht, Nicole Hemmann and Regan Obermann all netted one goal in the Crusaders' victory.
Kristy Winter and Maci Daniel both finished with two assists to help Saxony Lutheran improve to 4-6.
Williams Anderson carded a 6-over-par 41 to lead the Tigers and capture medalist honors at Cape Girardeau Country Club.
Derrick Garner paced the Hawks with a 43.
Central (172) -- Williams Anderson 41, David Watts 42, Chris Reeder 43, Mike Reeder 46
Kelly (195) -- Derrick Garner 43, Brandon Houesman 48, Jacob Buell 49, Josh Roberts 55
Brady Dixon and Jake Seabaugh both shot 4-over-par 40s to lead the Bulldogs to victory at Bent Creek Golf Course.
Cody Cox (42) and Gunnar Knudtson (44) rounded out Notre Dame's scoring.
The Tigers only dropped two games in their lopsided road win.
Jake Wright and Sushil Sobti both won their singles matches 8-0 then teamed to win at No. 2 doubles 8-0.
Singles
No. 1 -- Ryan Watts (C), def. Torrie King 8-1
No. 2 -- Alvaro Jaramillo (C) def. Lily Day 8-1
No. 3 -- Jake Wright (C) def. Levi Allen 8-0
No. 4 -- Sushil Sobti (C) def. Nico Oberle 8-0
No. 5 -- Caleb Strickland (C) def. Jacob Dahle 8-0
No. 6 -- Skylar Horton (C) def. Sam Hoff 8-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Watts-Jaramillo (C) def. King-Day 8-0
No. 2 -- Wright-Sobti (C) def. Wickerham-Dahle 8-0
No. 3 -- Strickland-Horton (C) def. Allen-Oberle 8-0
JV -- Central won 8-1
Mallory James tossed a four-inning no-hitter and went 2 for 3 at the plate to lead the host Wildcats.
James, who improved to 8-0, struck out 10.
Denai Arnzen ripped a bases-loaded triple to plate three runs, while Kylie Stoverink added a pair of RBIs.
Oak Ridge 000 0 -- 0 0 3
Leopold 1(10)0 4 -- 15 14 1
WP -- Mallory James, 8-0. LP -- Emilie Beard. 3B -- Denai Arnzen (L). 2B -- Emily Elfrink (L), Kylie Stoverink (L), Ashley Keim (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Arnzen 2-3, Elfrink 2-4, Stoverink 2-3, Keim 2-3, Dana Thiele 2-2, James 2-3. Records -- Leopold 8-1.
-- From staff reports
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