Missourian Diamond Roundup, Mar. 28: Woodland knocks off Bell City baseball

It was a busy Thursday across the Southeast Missourian newspaper coverage area, with one of the area's last undefeateds falling in perhaps the day's top game.

Woodland baseball (2-3) knocked off Bell City (4-1) in a big local matchup, with the Cubs only mustering up one hit in the loss.

Kiren Lindley of Woodland proved a big leader on both ends of the ball, finishing as the game's only multi-hitter while also putting together a staggering performance on the mound.

Scott City baseball (7-1) stayed blazing hot by torching East Prairie on the road, with Lawson Graff's two-hit day leading the way for the Rams.

Mark Panagos put together a solid game at the dish, hitting three singles to provide a sturdy base for the Scott City offense.

Perryville baseball (2-2) made it a second consecutive win on Thursday with a shutout win against Oak Ridge as Troy O'Keefe dominated the mound.

O'Keefe put together a one-hit outing over five innings, helping keep the Pirates hot as they blew by the Bluejays at home.

Oran softball (3-1) made it two consecutive wins in a thrashing of Delta (1-5) on the road, doubling down on a similar performance from Oran baseball (4-2) against the Bobcat baseball (1-6) team.

Both the baseball and softball Eagles won by nearly 20 runs each, cracking down on the less sunny Bobcat programs this season.

The Oran diamond sports continue their strong start to the 2024 season, seemingly having a leg up on most conference competition in the early year.

Meadow Heights baseball (4-3) had one interesting game against Lesterville, throwing seven pitchers for exactly one inning each and holding the Bearcats hitless.

He didn't earn the win, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Caidyn Byrd's four strikeouts in 1.0 innings of work. That's about as rare as it gets.

The Panthers' Braeden Hays again had a day at the plate, driving in two runs on two hits including a double.

Chaffee baseball (8-1) made it two wins in a row with Thursday's hefty defeat of Bloomfield at home, led by Levi McKinnie's four RBIs on two hits, one for a three-run homer.

Scott City softball (4-4) rebounded from back-to-back losses with a solid win against Malden on Thursday.

Mackenzie Lawless had a strong day in the circle, going without an earned run while also doubling for the Rams.

Last, but certainly not least, are the Jackson Indians (6-2), who got the wackiest win of the year thanks to an interesting ruling on Thursday afternoon.

Northwest's Dominic DeBella threw 4.2 innings for Northwest, and with 105 pitches and the game-tying run on second, began a new at-bat and pitched twice to Jackson's Connor Beltz.

A long-referenced MSHSAA rule on pitch count states that no upperclassman pitcher can begin a new at-bat with 105 or more pitches, and the Lions, though barely, passed up this rule.

After a long discussion, the umpires ruled the game a Northwest forfeit and, with Jackson trailing 9-8, gave Jackson the automatic 7-0 victory at home.

Certainly not pretty, but a victory nonetheless for the Indians. Certainly not something you see very often, but you learn something new every day.

Here are the box scores for Thursday's local games.

Baseball

__WOODLAND 3, BELL CITY 0__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Bell City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Woodland 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 4 0

WP: Kiren Lindley, Woodland (7.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 12 K).

LP: Dawson Loomes, Bell City (5.0 IP, 4 H,4 BB, 3 ER, 8 K).

MULTI-HIT: Kiren Lindley, Woodland (2-3, 2B).

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__SCOTT CITY 5, EAST PRAIRIE 0__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Scott City 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 0

East Prairie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

WP: Lawson Graff, Scott City (7.0 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 0 ER, 9 K).

LP: Noah Johnson, East Prairie (4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 4 ER, 8 K).

MULTI-HIT: Mark Panagos, Scott City (3-4).

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__PERRYVILLE 11, OAK RIDGE 0__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Oak Ridge 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 0

Perryville 1 0 4 6 X X X 11 8 0

WP: Troy O’Keefe, Perryville (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 10 K).

LP: Noah Engler, Oak Ridge (1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 2 K).

MULTI-HIT: Grant Smith, Perryville (3-3, 2 2B).

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__MEADOW HEIGHTS 9, LESTERVILLE 1__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Lesterville 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7

Meadow Heights 0 0 4 0 3 2 X 9 4 2

WP: Dierks Simmons, Meadow Heights (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 2 K).

LP: Tyson Boyer, Lesterville (5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 3 K).

MULTI-HIT: Braeden Hays, Meadow Heights (2-4, 2B).

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__ORAN 22, DELTA 0__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Oran 2 4 5 3 8 0 X 22 8 1

Delta 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 9

WP: Parker Bryant, Oran (4.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 10 K).

LP: Rylin Huffman, Delta (1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 3 ER, 1 K).

MULTI-HIT: Kole Burger, Oran (2-2, 2B). Brenden Campbell, Oran (2-3, 2 2B).

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__CHAFFEE 16, BLOOMFIELD 2__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Bloomfield 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2 3 3

Chaffee 4 3 7 2 X X X 16 17 2

WP: Peyton Vaughn, Chaffee (2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 1 K).

LP: Carter Edwards, Bloomfield (2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 ER, 3 K).

MULTI-HIT: Kolbey Estes, Chaffee (3-4, 2B). Levi McKinnie, Chaffee (2-3, HR). Connor Berry, Chaffee (2-4). Peyton Vaughn, Chaffee (2-2). Eli Glueck, Chaffee (2-3, 2B). Nolan Fowler, Chaffee (2-2).

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__JACKSON 7, NORTHWEST 0 (FORFEIT)__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Northwest 0 0 4 3 2 X X 0 9 1

Jackson 0 1 3 0 4 X X 7 7 1

MULTI-HIT: Owen Osborne, Jackson (2-2, 2 2B). Lance Wilson, Jackson (2-3). Brayden Westover, Northwest (3-4). Nicholas Younkins, Northwest (2-3).

Softball

__SCOTT CITY 6, MALDEN 3__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Scott City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 12 2

Malden 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 1

WP: Mackenzie Lawless, Scott City (7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 8 K).

LP: Kinley Buchanan, Malden (5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 5 ER, 2 K).

MULTI-HIT: Graycie Conklin, Scott City (3-4). Harley Glueck, Scott City (3-4, 2B). Gracie Karrenbrock, Scott City (2-3). Carsyn Cohen, Malden (2-4, 2B). Allison Perry, Malden (2-3).

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__EAST PRAIRIE 4, WOODLAND 3__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Woodland 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 0

East Prairie 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 14 0

WP: Addisyn Aters, East Prairie (7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 ER, 4 K).

LP: Rhodie Long, Woodland (6.1 IP, 14 H, 1 BB, 4 ER, 0 K).

MULTI-HIT: Ella Dunn, East Prairie (3-4, 3B). Addisyn Aters, East Prairie (3-4, 2B). Chloe Jackson, East Prairie (2-4). Ava Bright, East Prairie (2-3). Mallary Barks, Woodland (3-4, 2B). Rhodie Long, Woodland (2-4). Makayla Altenthal, Woodland (2-3).

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__ORAN 20, DELTA 1__

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Oran 3 1 6 5 5 X X 20 10 0

Delta 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 0 7

WP: Molly Spane, Oran (5.0 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 8 K).

LP: Jolie Scherer, Delta (5.0 IP, 10 H, 12 BB, 14 ER, 1 K).

MULTI-HIT: Bralynn Morgan, Oran (2-3). Kendall Burger, Oran (2-4, 2B). Molly Spane, Oran (2-2, HR).

Footnote

The Southeast Missourian newspaper coverage area is comprised of 20 teams: Advance, Bell City, Cape Central, Chaffee, Delta, Eagle Ridge, Jackson, Kelly, Leopold, Marquand, Meadow Heights, Notre Dame, Oak Ridge, Oran, Perryville, Saxony Lutheran, Scott City, St. Vincent, Woodland and Zalma.

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