Missourian prep baseball roundup, Apr. 24: Ernst homers as Indians clip Eagles

Jackson turned a 4-3 deficit into a 14-4 victory over New Madrid County Central on Monday in Jackson.

The Indians entered the bottom of the fourth down a run. Jackson tied the game 4-4 when Cooper Rhodes drove in a run on a groundout. The Indians took a 6-4 lead when Baden Hackworth doubled to score two runs, bringing him closer to the school single-season RBI record. Clayton Ernst and Jack Wyatt doubled to continue the 7-run inning, capped by Wyatt scoring on an error.

Jackson had the bases loaded in the sixth inning. Caden Bogenpohl walked to score a run and two more runs were scored on a wild pitch to end the game via the run rule.

Steven Schneider was credited with the win for Jackson on the mound. The senior came in for relief and allowed one hit and zero runs over 4.1 innings, striking out six and walking one.

The Eagles were Brady Swims, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple in the first inning. Christopher Grissome and Andrerion Williams also drove in runs through sacrifice flies and groundouts to score three runs in the second inning.

Ernst went 2-for-4 with a home run and double to lead the Indians' offense.

Jackson returns to the diamond on Tuesday to host Kennett at 4:30 p.m.

__Oran 4, Chaffee 0__

Kolten Payne and Parket Bryant combined to pitch a shutout to lead Oran past Chaffee 4-0 in 11 innings.

Payne gave up two hits with 11 strikeouts and one walk over nine innings. Bryant came in to strike out five batters over two perfect innings.

Brenden Campbell reached base on a bunt in the 11th inning, which led to two runs scored. Nolan Loper drove in two runs on a single to round out the winning rally for the Eagles.

Easton Fowler and Eli Glueck got the only two hits for Chaffee. Levi McKinnie threw 7.1 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts Kade Atkins finished the game out of the bullpen.

__Perryville 5, Fredericktown 2__

A four-run fourth-inning rally led Perryville to a 5-2 win over Fredericktown.

Eli Derickson hit an RBI single, Dane Lauck hit an RBI double, and Troy O’Keefe drove in a run on a knock to lead the Pirates' offense in the fourth inning.

Lauck allowed two runs on four hits with 11 strikeouts over 5.1 innings to earn the win for the Pirates.

Derickson hit a home run in the third inning for the Pirates, who tallied nine hits. Lauck went 3-for-3 to lead the Pirates at the plate.

Saxony Lutheran 13, Meadow Heights 3

Braydon Moore drove in four runs on three hits to lead Saxony Lutheran past Meadow Heights 13-3.

Moore cleared the bases on a triple in the first inning and an RBI triple in the seventh inning.

Drew Hahs and Owen Tarry highlighted a three-run sixth inning for the Crusaders.

Hahs allowed seven hits and three runs with 11 strikeouts over six innings on the mound to earn the win.

Will Green went 2-for-4 to lead the Panthers at the plate.

__St Vincent 5, Grandview 0__

Grant Abernathy threw a shutout to lead St. Vincent past Grandview 5-0.

Abernathy allowed four hits with four strikeouts over seven innings.

Liam Krauss hit an RBI single to give the Indians an early first-inning lead.

St. Vincent Varsity Indians scored three runs in the sixth inning, led by RBIs from Jacob Seabaugh, Blake Monier, and Abernathy.

Led by Seabaugh's three hits, the Indians totaled eight hits.