Notre Dame baseball staves off Kelly comeback

Notre Dame junior Austin Greer hit his fourth home run in five games to help the Bulldogs overpower Kelly 12-11 in a baseball shootout Thursday.

The game was supposed to be played at Kelly, but was moved to Notre Dame because of field drainage problems.

Jacob Valleroy also homered for the Bulldogs (7-5).

Notre Dame jumped ahead with six runs in the first inning, but the Hawks kept battling back. The Bulldogs took a 12-5 lead into the bottom of the sixth, but the Hawks scored six runs to get within one.

Colton Young came in for the save, striking out the side in the seventh while giving up one hit to seal the win.

Levi Felter homered for the Hawks.

Notre Dame 612 003 0 -- 12 10 0

Kelly 202 106 0 -- 11 16 6

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Tanner Hiett, 2-2. LP -- Craig Ervin. HR -- Austin Greer (ND), Jacob Valleroy (ND), Levi Felter (K). 3B -- Dylan Drury (ND), Ethan Lee (K). 2B -- Blake Gaddis (ND), Dustin LeGrand (K), Dustin Crowden (K) Ross Lasater. Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Aaron Tomaszewski 3-4, Valleroy 2-4; Kelly: Crowden 2-5, Felter 2-5, Lee 3-4, Lasater 4-4. Records -- Notre Dame 7-5.

Jackson 9, Poplar Bluff 0

Chad Scroggins pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Indians past the Mules in a conference game.

Scroggins struck out eight batters and walked three.

Andy Winkleblack, Blake Reiminger and Ryan Cheney each had multiple hits for the Indians (4-9, 3-2).

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Jackson 130 014 0 -- 9 10 0

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Chad Scroggins, 1-1. LP -- Boles. 2B -- Andy Winkleblack 2 (J), Ryan Cheney (J). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Blake Reiminger 2-4, Winkleblack 2-4, Cheney 2-4. Records -- Jackson 4-9.

Saxony Lutheran 7, Meadow Heights 6

Garrett Fritsche went 3-for-4 with a home run as the Crusaders scored in the bottom of the eighth inning to win a wild one.

In a game that featured seven lead changes, Chris Roth improved to 5-0 with three innings of relief for Saxony (9-2).

Matt Groves went 4-for-4 and stroked a homer, while Brent Garland added a long ball for Meadow Heights.

Meadow Hts. 002 020 20 -- 6 11 0

Saxony Luth. 102 020 11 -- 7 9 0

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Chris Roth, 5-0. HR -- Garrett Fritsche (S), Matt Groves (MH), Brent Garland (MH). 2B -- Bryant Steffens (S), Cody Kennedy (MH). Multiple hits -- Saxony: Fritsche 3-4; Meadow Heights: Groves 4-4, Kennedy 3-4. Records -- Saxony 9-2.

Bell City 12, Woodland 4

Phillip Gross, Ethan Watkins and Nick Niemczyk combined to go 9-for-13 with three home runs and eight RBIs as the Cubs put up a dozen in a conference game.

Gross, Watkins, Niemczyk, and Leonard Schaefer all hit long balls for Bell City (5-3, 1-0), while Neil Johnson knocked one out of the park for Woodland.

Bell City 341 110 2 -- 12 16 0

Woodland 003 000 1 -- 4 8 2

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Nick Niemczyk, 4-1. LP -- Jesse Long, 1-1. HR -- Phillip Gross (BC), Ethan Watkins (BC), Niemczyk (BC), Leonard Schaefer (BC), Neil Johnson (W). 3B -- Gross (BC), Niemczyk (BC). 2B -- Schaefer (BC), Ben Rhodes (W). Multiple hits -- Bell City: Gross 5-5, Watkins 2-4, Niemczyk 2-4, Schaefer 3-4; Woodland: Rhodes 2-3. Records -- Bell City 5-3, Woodland 4-4.

Windsor 9, St. Vincent 2

The Indians allowed six runs in the top of the first inning and never could battle back in a conference loss at home.

Justin L'Hote and Drew Armbruster each had an RBI for St. Vincent (4-6,2-4).

Windsor 600 021 0 -- 9 7 0

St. Vincent 000 002 0 -- 2 4 3

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Scott. LP -- Corey Sauer, 2-1. 2B -- Winbern (W). Multiple hits -- Windsor: Winbern 2-4, Price 2-4. Records -- St. Vincent 4-6.

Delta 16, Zalma 6

Shelby Kight homered, drove in four and earned the win as the Bobcats romped the Bulldogs in a conference matchup.

Chase Rhodes also had a round-tripper and added four RBIs for Delta (3-9).

Kight, Rhodes, Cody Naramore and Cody Schremp all had multiple hits in the win.

Zalma 003 30 -- 6 5 7

Delta 263 23 -- 16 11 6

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Shelby Kight, 1-1. LP -- Justin Stotts. HR -- Kight (D), Chase Rhodes (D). 2B -- Kight (D), Stotts (Z). Multiple hits -- Delta: Kight 2-3, Rhodes 3-4, Cody Naramore 3-3, Cody Schremp 2-4. Records -- Delta 3-9.

SOFTBALL Meadow Heights 12, Oak Ridge 3

The Panthers captured their first win in two years as they hammered out 20 hits against the Blue Jays.

Lindsey Mayfield led the way for Meadow Heights (1-6), going 3-for-5 with four RBIs and earning the win on the mound.

Oak Ridge 000 030 0 -- 3 3

Meadow Hts. 500 133 x -- 12 20

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:WP -- Lindsey Mayfield, 1-6. LP -- Hannah Sedgwick, 4-5. 2B -- Cassandra Bynum (MH), Michaela Haley (MH), Sedgwick (O). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights: Ashley Doublin 3-5, Mayfield 3-5, Bynum 3-5, Bridgett Welker 3-4, Katrina Long 3-5, Hannah Craft 2-4. Records -- Meadow Heights 1-6, Oak Ridge 4-7.

GIRLS SOCCER Jackson 1, Poplar Bluff 0

Kasey Crowden scored 25 minutes into the first half off a corner kick to help the Indians knock off the Mules on the road.

Morgan Riddick recorded the shutout for Jackson (10-1).

-- From staff reports