Missourian Diamond Roundup, Apr. 13-14: Meadow Heights dominant in Oak Ridge Invite

With another busy Saturday in the area, a couple of big tournaments came to a head including a high-flying finish from Meadow Heights in the Oak Ridge Invitational.

The Panthers, blazing a trail this season, dominated the hosting Oak Ridge Bluejays from start to finish to go undefeated.

__BB: Meadow Heights 11, Oak Ridge 2__

Meadow Heights (9-4) jumped out to an early lead on Oak Ridge (3-7) and came away with a nine-run victory to keep its tournament record perfect.

Both Isaiah Long and Braeden Hays finished with three hits, with Hays sending one for a double.

Ransom Grindstaff and James Miller each had two RBIs in the win, with Grindstaff rounding out his day with a hit, two walks and a hit-by-pitch to reach a team-high four times.

Hays grabbed the win on the mound, one of four pitchers, but his zero hits, walks and even hit-by-pitches saw Meadow Heights run away with the game early.

Hays struck out seven Bluejays, holding them scoreless in the first three as the Panthers ran away with the game.

Kaden Borgfield's two hits, one for a double, led Oak Ridge offensively, scoring once himself as he helped keep the fire on the home side.

__BB: Crystal City 4, Woodland 3__

For the second consecutive day, Woodland (3-7) dropped an Oak Ridge Invite game by a lone run, losing to Crystal City in a 4-3 thriller.

Crystal City took the lead in the sixth inning and held on tight in the seventh to grab the tourney win.

Kale Landewee led Woodland offensively with two hits, driving in a run while Seth Abernathy got the Cards' lone extra-base hit with an RBI double.

Elijah Abernathy led off on the mound for Woodland, throwing a scoreless 3.0 before being pulled after allowing two hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch.

__BB: Leopold 7, Delta 4__

It took a late rally, but Leopold (4-5) staved off Delta (1-13) in a brawl at the Oak Ridge Invite on Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats scored four runs in the sixth inning to go from down a run to lead 7-4, where the game finished after a scoreless seventh from Delta.

Riley Engelen's 2-for-3 day led Leopold, singling twice while driving in a run.

Frederick Brandel had a strong day on the mound, allowing seven hits and two hit-by-pitches but only one earned run, striking out nine Bobcats.

Rylin Huffman's two singles led Delta, driving in a run himself but with Delta's 10 strikeouts, the Bobcats couldn't generate the rhythm they needed to win.

__BB: St. Vincent 11, Jefferson 1__

St. Vincent (4-8) grabbed its second win of the Oak Ridge Invite with a stomping of Jefferson on Saturday afternoon.

Led by three-hit games from Jacob Seabaugh and Nicholas Buchheit, the Indians grabbed the lead in the first and never relinquished it.

Andrew Schumer tossed 5.0 innings for St. Vincent, allowing three hits and three walks for one earned run.

Simon Barber added another two hits for St. Vincent, while Trenten Welker's one hit and two walks got him to the basepaths thrice.

__BB: Mt. Vernon 5, Jackson 4__

Jackson (13-5) lost its first game on Saturday after two great innings from Mt. Vernon in the first and fifth.

The Indians put up four runs on four hits, with Caleb Nenninger and Waylon Hale both leading the offense with a hit and a walk each.

Sophomore Carter Shipman came in to throw a scoreless 3.0 innings to close out the game, allowing just two hits, but it wasn't enough to complete a Jackson rally.

__SB: Oak Ridge 11, Arcadia Valley 2__

Oak Ridge (6-4) stomped Arcadia Valley in the first of two games in the Oak Ridge Invite on Saturday.

Led by a nine-run second, the Bluejay offense ran wild to win their second game of the tourney in blowout fashion.

Kinsley Bogenpohl, Alana Taylor, Tristen Berry and Hailey Ward each singled twice, keeping the offense moving constantly.

Bogenpohl got the win in the circle as well, throwing three innings of two-run ball without allowing a hit to keep Arcadia Valley on its toes, striking out eight.

__BB: Scott City 9, East Prairie 0__

Scott City (19-1) kept the bats hot for another big Malden win on Saturday, winning its first game with a 9-0 trouncing of East Prairie.

After a scoreless first three, Scott City broke down the scoring dam in the fourth and kept pounding the rock, scoring in each of the final four frames.

Mark Panagos, Kobe Watson, Levi Senn and Gavin Venable each singled twice, helping Scott City's offense stay consistent.

Lawson Graff tossed a scoreless 7.0 innings, grabbing the complete-game shutout with three hits, two walks and a hit batter while striking out five.

__SB: Scott City 16, Bernie 3__

Scott City (10-5) began its Saturday run in Malden with a 13-run victory against a tough Bernie team.

Scoring 12 runs in the fourth to force and early ending, the Rams got it done in both departments to smoke the Mules in tourney play.

Halle Comer's three hits led the rams, doubling once, while Harley Glueck's two hits including a homer as she drove in three runs.

Alyssa Dirden did it both ways, as she frequently does, driving in four runs on two hits offensively to pair with a 3.2-inning, two-hit, one-walk effort, allowing just two runs.

Abbygail Powell and Mackenzie Meese grabbed Bernie's two hits, with Meese driving in two runs on a single.

__BB: DeSoto 10, Kelly 0__

Two big innings from DeSoto saw Kelly (7-7) end its Wood Bat Classic with a blowout loss to the Dragons on Saturday afternoon.

Kelly got no-hit on the day, striking out 10 times in five innings. The Hawks only reached once, breaking the perfect game thanks to a walk from Reece Eftink.

DeSoto walked it off with an eight-run fifth inning, pounding Kelly's pitchers and turning a once-close game into a mercy-rule rout quickly.

__SB: Portageville 7, Scott City 6__

Ja'Niya Smith called game in Saturday's Malden finale, going from down a run to scoring two and walking it off to beat Scott City 7-6.

Mia Scherer's two hits led the Bulldogs, including a homer of her own, but Smith's walk-off is what'll be remembered most favorably as Portageville ran the table in Malden.

Scott City's Halle Comer had two hits as well, one for a double, but the Scott City offense came up short as only Mackenzie Lawless produced more than one base behind her.

__BB: Scott City 11, Portageville 7__

Scott City (19-1) kept its win streak hot with another big win, this time over Portageville in the Malden finale.

Portageville got the game's first five runs, but Scott City racked up all 11 of its runs between the second and fourth to cruise to a huge win.

Lane Holder, Kobe Watson, Lane Miller, Jackson Gloth and Levi Senn each had two hits, with Gloth driving in five total runs on a single and a double.

Gloth also threw the final two innings of the game, allowing just one hit to shut the lights out on the Bulldogs.

Mason Adams of Portageville threw a scoreless final 2.1 innings without allowing a hit while racking up two hits and two RBIs offensively, but he couldn't do it alone.

Both Portageville and Scott City baseball and softball each combined for a 7-1 record in the Malden Tournament with the victory.

__BB: Jackson 6, Warren East 4__

Jackson (13-5) ended its wood bat run in Kentucky by finally grabbing a win against Warren East in the finale with a late rally.

The Indians scored four runs in the sixth inning to go ahead for good in a back-and-forth slugfest.

Senior Owen Osborne led the Indians with two hits, both for singles, while Caleb Nenninger and Jaiden Glency both doubled.

In a bullpen game for the Indians, Adrian Fox stood out the most with a 2.2-inning run into the middle innings without surrendering a hit and striking out five batters.

Jackson concluded its run in the Bluegrass State with a 1-2 record on the weekend.

__SB: Woodland 11, New Madrid 3__

Woodland (7-4) had a perfect ending to its weekend in Malden, bludgeoning the New Madrid County Central Eagles for 11 runs in a blowout victory.

Mallary Barks' three hits led the Cardinals once more, driving in a run while Mollie Long's two hits for two RBIs helped lead Woodland in production.

Rhodie Long's strong day in the circle including five hits and zero walks surrendered, but none of her three runs were earned as she struck out five Eagles.