Jackson's baseball team survived four errors to hold off Farmington 11-9 in a matchup of the top two seeds in Class 4 District 1 at Farmington on Tuesday.
Jason Meystedt went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs for the Indians (15-2), and Chad Minson added three hits. Brandon Gendron and Zach Brazier each had two hits for Jackson.
Meystedt started on the mound but allowed nine hits and six earned runs in 5 2/3 innings before being replaced by winning pitcher Kyle Brown, who allowed two hits in the final 1 1/3 innings.
Jackson has the top seed in the district and Farmington is seeded second.
Jackson 321 032 0 -- 11 15 4
Farmington 100 062 0 -- 9 12 1
WP -- Kyle Brown, 1-0. LP -- Stuart Sago. HR -- Jason Meystedt (J). 2B -- Vogelsang (F), Sago (F), King (F). Multiple hits -- Jackson, Chad Minson 3-5, Meystedt 4-4, Brandon Gendron 2-5, Zach Brazier 2-2; Farmington, Usherwood 2-4, Vogelsang 2-3, Holman 2-3. Records -- Jackson 15-2.
Scott City 3, Kelly 2
Andy Stephens struck out 11 and allowed just three hits to propel host Scott City to its sixth win in seven games.
The Rams (7-7) scored the game-winning run with two outs in the sixth. Jon Barr led Scott City with two hits.
Kelly is seeded first in the Class 2 District 2 tournament hosted by Scott City, which is seeded third.
Kelly 000 200 0 -- 2 3 2
Scott City 110 001 X -- 3 6 2
WP -- Andy Stephens, 4-3. LP -- Dallas Tew. 2B -- Kyle Curry (S). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Jon Barr 2-3. Records -- Scott City 7-7.
Meadow Heights 12, Delta 7
Meadow Heights freshman Derek Hanners struck out eight in five innings to lead the Panthers to a home win.
Hanners also had three hits, including a double. Joel Hahs added two hits for Meadow Heights (9-8).
Nathan Stroder had a home run for Delta (4-9).
Delta 001 212 1 -- 7 4 2
MH 290 001 X -- 12 8 2
WP -- Derek Hanners, 2-0. LP -- Guilliams. HR -- Nathan Stroder (D). 2B -- Hanners (M), Tyler Wagner (M), Joel Hahs (M), Cody Shrum (D). 3B -- Hahs (M). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights, Hanners 3-4; Hahs 2-3. Records -- Meadow Heights 9-8, Delta 4-9.
Oak Ridge 6, Woodland 5
Relief pitcher Austin Morrison came on with two on in the seventh inning and struck out the side to preserve the Bluejays' victory.
Austin Hahs picked up the win.
Morrison also had two hits and a double, as did Ryan Pohlman and Johnnie Price for Oak Ridge (7-9). Tyler Williams had three hits.
For Woodland, Josh Foster and losing pitcher Andrew Wagoner each had two hits, including a double. Austin Bollinger had three hits.
Woodland 210 020 0 -- 5 11 1
Oak Ridge 222 000 x -- 6 12 3
WP -- Austin Hahs, 2-2. LP -- Andrew Wagoner. 2B -- Ryan Pohlman (O), Austin Morrison (O), Johnnie Price (O), Josh Foster (W), Wagoner (W). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge, Pohlman 2-4, Morrion 2-3, Price 2-3, Tyler Williams 3-4; Woodland, Anthony Grojean 2-4, Foster 2-4, Austin Bollinger 3-4, Wagoner 2-5. Records -- Oak Ridge 7-9.
St. Vincent 14, Valle Catholic 13
St. Vincent scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally for a home win.
In a preview of next week's Class 2 District 2 quarterfinal game, St. Vincent blew a 12-4 lead before rallying in the seventh. Luke Guyot got the game-winning hit with a two-run double.
Brian Buchheit had three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Indians (6-10). Joey Guilliams had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Waylon Richardet added two hits and three runs scored.
Kyle Kline picked up the win on the mound with two innings pitched. Kline also hit a home run.
Valle 103 054 0 -- 13 14 1
St. Vincent 228 000 2 -- 14 13 3
WP -- Kyle Kline. HR -- Kline (S). 2B -- Joey Guilliams (S), Luke Guyot (S), Greg Finger (S), Brian Buchheit (S), Kist 2 (V), Odneal 2 (V). Multiple hits -- Valle, Odneal 3-4; Kist 3-3; Schilli 2-4; St. Vincent, Buchheit 3-4; Waylon Richardet 2-4; Guilliams 2-5. Records -- St. Vincent 6-10.
Oran 8, Bell City 5
Oran was outhit 13-11 but managed to hold on.
The Eagles (14-6) got three hits from Ryan Bouge. Caleb Seyer and Paul Bucher had two hits apiece. Seyer had a double and a home run.
Austin Dumey pitched five innings for the win.
Nick Niemczyk and Clay Dover had three hits apiece for Bell City. Blaine Stewart and Garrett McIntyre had two hits apiece.
Oran 015 110 0 -- 8 11 1
Bell City 102 000 2 -- 5 13 4
WP -- Austin Dumey, 5-1. LP -- Nick Niemczyk. HR -- Caleb Seyer (O). 2B -- Seyer (O), Paul Bucher (O), Blaine Stewart (B). Multiple hits -- Oran, Ryan Bouge 3-4; Bucher 2-4; Seyer 2-4; Bell City, Niemczyk 3-4; Stewart 2-4; Clay Dover 3-4; Garrett McIntyre 2-4. Records -- Oran 14-6.
East Prairie 7, Chaffee 0
East Prairie scored all seven of its runs with two outs and won at Chaffee.
Steven Dooley suffered the loss for Chaffee (5-12), allowing four earned runs and striking out seven in four innings before being relieved by Adam Crowe in the fifth.
Augi Orr had two hits for the Devils.
East Prairie 002 410 0 -- 7 9 0
Chaffee 000 000 0 -- 0 3 2
WP -- Secoy. LP -- Steven Dooley, 1-4. 2B -- Shumaker (E), Walters (E) 2, Bright (E), Secoy (E), Augi Orr (C), Korey Chapman (C). Multiple hits -- East Prairie, Shumaker 2-4, Walters 2-4, Jones 2-4; Chaffee, Orr 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 5-12.
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