Missourian Diamond Roundup, Mar. 18: Scott City downs Portageville as powers clash

Entering the first full week of diamond sports action, a couple of teams had some big shakeups on Monday afternoon, including the first loss of the year for one of the area's premier teams.

Jackson (3-1) jumped out to an early lead over Fort Zumwalt West, but couldn't hold on before suffering a tough loss in the Troy Baseball Classic semifinals.

In softball action, Advance (1-0) got the best of Woodland (0-1) in both teams' season openers despite a ridiculous performance from Woodland's Rhodie Long.

The senior slugger went 4-for-4 at the plate with a quartet of singles. Despite earning the loss on the mound against a hot-hitting Advance squad, she made a big statement in her senior debut.

Meanwhile, for Scott City baseball, a sweet start only got sweeter as the Rams (3-0) went on the road and knocked off Portageville for a top-tier local win between two small-school powers in early-season action.

Junior shortstop Kobe Watson again led his Rams to the win, going 3-for-4 at the dish including a solo homer in the fifth inning to add some insurance.

Scott City pitcher Blake Wilburn pitched the full seven innings in the win, allowing just five hits against one of the area's top squads, punching out eight batters on a 2-earned-run day on the mound.

In the second of two local softball games, Malden escaped a shootout with Leopold (0-1) in the season opener thanks to the loud bat of Kinley Buchanan.

The Green Wave pitcher and first baseman went 3-for-5 at the plate, hitting two doubles and a home run for four RBIs en route to the loud win for Malden.

Chaffee (3-0) kept its hot start rolling with a sound victory over Delta (0-3) going away, taking full advantage in the second with an impressive 10-run frame to pull far in front.

St. Vincent baseball's season-opening matchup with Fredericktown didn't go as planned, with the Indians (0-1) dropping by a heavy decision against the Blackcats on the road.

Fredericktown only notched four hits, but that was more than enough to take down St. Vincent on Monday in a rough debut for the Indians.

Lastly, Meadow Heights (1-0) got a great start to the year by defeating East Prairie at home, overcoming a five-error game to grab the win in Patton.

The Panthers batted .360 against the Eagles, torching their starter before holding on for a big victory on home turf.

Here are your box scores for Monday action among Southeast Missourian schools.

Baseball

__FORT ZUMWALT WEST 4, JACKSON 2__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Fort Zumwalt West 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 1

Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 3

WP: Cole Harris, Fort Zumwalt West (5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 ER, 8 K).

LP: Adrian Fox, Jackson (3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 3 K).

MULTI-HIT: Nicholas Alagna, Fort Zumwalt West (2-3). Garrison Brown, Jackson (2-3, 3B).

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__CHAFFEE 16, DELTA 1__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Chaffee 2 10 2 2 X X X 16 8 1

Delta 0 1 0 0 X X X 1 2 5

WP: Leyton Hanback, Chaffee (4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 8 K).

LP: Jase Anglin, Delta (1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 ER, 4 K).

MULTI-HIT: Peyton Vaughn, Chaffee (2-3, 2B). Kade Atkins, Chaffee (2-2, 2B).

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__SCOTT CITY 7, PORTAGEVILLE 4__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Scott City 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 7 11 2

Portageville 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 5 1

WP: Blake Wilburn, Scott City (7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 8 K).

LP: Carson Bradley, Portageville (3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 ER, 1 K).

MULTI-HIT: Kobe Watson, Scott City (3-4, HR). Lane Miller, Scott City (2-3).

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__FREDERICKTOWN 13, ST. VINCENT 2__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

St. Vincent 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2 1 4

Fredericktown 0 8 0 5 X X X 13 4 0

WP: Ryan Souden, Fredericktown (2.1 IP, 0 H, 5 BB, 2 ER, 6 K).

LP: Nicholas Buchheit, St. Vincent (2.0 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 8 R, 3 K).

MULTI-HIT: Easton Wood, Fredericktown (2-3).

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__MEADOW HEIGHTS 6, EAST PRAIRIE 4__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

East Prairie 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 1

Meadow Heights 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 6 9 6

WP: Braeden Hays, Meadow Heights (3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 8 K).

LP: Jack Pearson, East Prairie (4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 5 ER, 5 K).

MULTI-HIT: Caidyn Byrd, Meadow Heights (2-3). James Miller, Meadow Heights (2-4, 2B). Braeden Hays, Meadow Heights (2-3). Noah Johnson, East Prairie (2-3).

Softball

__ADVANCE 12, WOODLAND 8__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Woodland 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 8 11 4

Advance 6 0 1 0 5 0 X 12 12 2

WP: Addison Carlton, Advance (7.0 IP, 11 H, 0 BB, 5 ER, 7 K).

LP: Rhodie Long, Woodland (4.1 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 6 ER, 3 K).

MULTI-HIT: Kaylee Cline, Advance (2-3). Natalee Roper, Advance (2-4). Addison Carlton, Advance (2-4, 2 2B). Rhodie Long, Woodland (4-4). Makayla Altenthal, Woodland (2-4). Laci Detjen, Woodland (2-4, 2B).

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__MALDEN 18, LEOPOLD 11__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Malden 4 6 3 3 0 0 2 18 13 1

Leopold 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 11 12 4

WP: Alyssa Broom, Malden (5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 ER, 7 K).

LP: Piper Lincoln, Leopold (7.0 IP, 13 H, 1 BB, 8 ER, 5 K).

MULTI-HIT: Kinley Buchanan, Malden (3-5, 2 2B, HR). Allison Perry, Malden (2-3, HR). Addison Buchanan, Malden (2-3, 2B). Piper Lincoln, Leopold (4-5, 2B). Ava Jansen, Leopold (2-5, 2B, HR). Katlyn Arnzen, Leopold (2-3, 3B).