KELLY RALLIES WITH 2 OUTS IN SEVENTH TO BEAT ST. VINCENT 8-3

PERRYVILLE -- Seven consecutive base hits with two outs in the top of the seventh inning propelled Kelly to an 8-3 victory over St. Vincent Wednesday.

Kelly scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 3-0 lead. St. Vincent knotted the score with three of its own in the bottom of the sixth. Then with two outs in its half of the seventh inning the Kelly bats came alive.

John Heuring got it started with a single and came around to score what proved to be the game-winner on a one-hop double off the wall by Brad Kolwyck. The Hawks tacked on four more runs and held St. Vincent scoreless in the bottom of the seventh to even their record at 5-5.

The Hawks totaled 12 hits with Heuring going 3-for-4. Kolwyck was 2-for-3 and Jess Pattengill went 2-for-4.

Justin Simpher (2-2) gave up seven hits, fanned seven, and allowed two walks to pick up the victory.

St. Vincent, aggressive on the base paths, was thwarted by a well executed Kelly defense that threw out several potential base stealers.

"We finally got some timely hitting late in the game and our defense was outstanding," said Kelly coach Mike Scott.

Bernie 6, Leopold 2

BERNIE -- Unable to mount any offense until late in the game, Leopold fell to Bernie.

A bright spot for Leopold was the pitching performance of freshman Josh Van de Ven. The young hurler tossed a complete game, giving up seven hits, striking out six, and issuing two walks.

Ashton James led Leopold with two hits, a single and a home run for two RBIs. Lee Vandermierden had two hits also, both singles.

Leopold's record evened at 3-3.

SOFTBALL

Chaffee 18, Malden 2

MALDEN -- Chaffee scored in every inning to handily defeat Malden in a game shortened to five innings by the run rule.

Ashley Pepple (3-0) pitched a complete game, allowing three hits, striking out seven, and issuing six walks.

Amy Burnett had a perfect day at the plate going 2-for-2, drawing three walks, stealing three bases, and scoring three runs. Jodi Pfefferkorn chipped in with three hits in five at bats (two doubles) and two RBIs.

"This is the second consecutive game that we've scored in every inning," said Chaffee coach Mark Devenport, obviously pleased with his team's offensive consistency.

An eight-team tournament hosted by Chaffee starts Friday and continues through Saturday. The Lady Red Devils meet Delta Friday afternoon in the opening round.

Leopold 21, Bernie 5

BERNIE -- Leopold's Sarah Gowen turned on the power with three fence-clearing shots for five runs batted in to lead an impressive offensive showing.

Joining the hit parade were Iris Elfrink (3-5, 2 RBIs), Holly Jansen (2-4, 2 RBIs), and Ashley Jansen (2-4, 2 RBIs).

Melinda Trankle (2-0) picked up the win to take Leopold's record to 5-2 for the season. Trankle allowed two hits and two walks, and struck out none.

"We came out very aggressive and hit the ball well," said Leopold coach Jill Gentry.

BOYS GOLF

Jackson 148, Bloomfield 189

JACKSON -- Jackson shot a season low as a team and improved to 9-0 in dual meets this season with an easy win at Kimbeland Country Club.

Matt Litz led Jackson with a 1-over par 36, followed by Peyton Sims and Kyle Perry with 37 and Chris Pike at 38.

Notre Dame 165, Perryville 168

PERRYVILLE -- Nick Martin and Tim Buerck shot 40s to lead the Bulldogs past Perryville at the Perryville Country Club.

Derek Welter followed with a 41 for Notre Dame and Lucas Klein rounded out the top four with a 44.

For Perryville, Josh Ponder was the medalist with a 39, followed by Kellen Stark with a 42, Nick Erlacher with a 43 and Jeff Hotop with a 44.

TRACK

Chaffee Meet

CHAFFEE -- Kelly's girls took first with 168 points and its boys took second with 104.

Kelly's girls team was led by Jenny Riley, who won the 3200 with a personal best time of 13:17 in the 3200. She also took first in the mile in 6:13 and was on the 4x800 relay team which took first in 11:30.

Andy Obermann posted some good throws for Chaffee to take first in the shot put at 50 feet, 1 inch and in the discus at 132-9.

Jennifer Vandeven was a triple winner for Chaffee, taking first in the 100 (14.00), the 200 (29.12) and the 400 (1:05).

For complete results, see "Scoreboard" on Page 2B.