Notre Dame captures crown at Wood Bat tournament

The Notre Dame High School baseball team had little trouble winning the Mississippi County Wood Bat tournament in Charleston.

Notre Dame routed host Charleston 11-1 in five innings in Sunday's final, after the Bulldogs ripped East Prairie 10-0 in five innings the previous day.

Dylan Drury pitched a three-hitter for the Bulldogs (9-5), who have won three straight. Drury struck out 11 and walked one.

Drury, Austin Greer and Aaron Tomaszewski each had two of Notre Dame's 12 hits.

"We had a good weekend," Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett said. "Our pitchers threw well."

Trailing 1-0, the Bulldogs went ahead for good with a six-run fourth inning. They added five in the fifth to prevail by the 10-run rule.

Notre Dame 11, Charleston 1, 5 inn.

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WP — Dylan Drury. LP — Miller. 3B — Drury (ND). Multiple hits — Notre Dame, Drury 2-3, Austin Greer 2-2, Aaron Tomaszewski 2-2; Charleston, Smith 2-2. Records — Notre Dame 9-5.