Notre Dame rides offense to 9-5 win over Sikeston

Notre Dame, which was ranked No. 2 in the Class 3 preseason baseball state poll, started its spring with a road win Tuesday.

Colton Young tossed five innings to pick up the win as Notre Dame downed Sikeston 9-5 in six innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Notre Dame (1-0) rallied for six runs in the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie.

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Sikeston102002—582

WP — Colton Young, 1-0. LP — Charlie Bohannon, 0-1. 3B — Jake Pewitt (ND), Howard (S). 2B — Austin Greer (ND), Mark Hagedorn (ND), Jeremy Essner (ND), Howard (S). Multiple hits — Notre Dame: Howard 3-4, Milan 2-3, Bohannon 2-4, Aaron Tomaszewski 3-4. Records — Notre Dame 1-0, Sikeston 0-1.

Saxony Lutheran 15, Vienna, Ill. 3

Garrett Fritsche produced with his arm and his bat.

The Crusaders senior threw four innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He also went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and four runs batted in.

Chris Roth also homered for Saxony Lutheran (2-0).

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WP — Garrett Fritsche. LP — Sean Fitzgerald. HR — Fritsche (SL), Chris Roth (SL). 2B — Fritsche 2 (SL), Roth (SL), Bryant Steffens (SL), Chad Bachmann (SL). Multiple hits — Saxony: Fritsche 4-5, Spencer Sander 2-5, Roth 2-3; Vienna: Cale Moake 2-3, Andrew Kirby 2-2. Records — Saxony Lutheran 2-0.

Oak Ridge 13, Delta 0

Brett Thomas helped his cause with a home run and picked up the win on the mound.

The Blue Jays broke open the game with six runs in the third inning.

Garret Light doubled twice for Oak Ridge (2-0).

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WP — Thomas, 1-0. LP — Shelby Kight, 0-1. HR — Thomas (OR). 2B — Light 2 (OR), Sachs (OR), Rohde (OR). Multiple hits — Oak Ridge: Lights 3-4, Mangels 2-4, Thomas 2-4, Wright 2-4. Records — Oak Ridge 2-0, Delta 0-1.

SOFTBALL Delta 15, Oak Ridge 0

Jodi Menz and Amanda Seabaugh each smashed home runs to help the Bobcats win their season opener.

Kendra Burnett tossed the first two innings. She struck out four, gave up one walk and did not allow a hit. Burnett was relieved by Taylor Keys, who pitched a scorless third.

Menz drove in four runs. Keys, Katie Brucker and Taylor Smith each had two hits.

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WP — Kendra Burnett, 1-0. HR — Jodi Menz (D), Amanda Seabaugh (D). 2B — Katie Brucker (D). Multiple hits — Delta: Brucker 2-2, Taylor smith 2-2, Taylor Keys 2-2. Records — Delta 1-0.

TRACK Notre Dame tri-meet

Central's teams swept the meet, which was cut short by inclement weather.

The Tigers boys team won the 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay, while the girls team won the 4x800 relay and 4x100 relay.

Boys

Team scores — 1. Central 40, 2. Notre Dame 34, 3. Saxony Lutheran 16, 4. Dexter 5.

4x800 relay — 1. Saxony, 8:49; 2. Notre Dame, 8:57; 3. Central, 9:41

High hurdles — 1. Essner, ND, 17.41; 2. Shaw, C, 18.28; 3. Smith, C, 24.57

100 dash — 1. Pittman, C, 11.91; 2. Maybuce, SL, 11.92; 3. Burger, D, 12.28

4x200 relay — 1. Central, 1:39.55; 2. Saxony, 1:46.71

Shotput — 1. Egbuka, C, 44'10; 2. Scheeter, ND, 44'7; 3. Sellers, ND, 40'0

1,600 — 1. McClellan, ND, 4:48.90; 2. Davis, ND, 4:49.06; 3. Layton, C, 4:55.74

4x100 relay — 1. Central, 48.94; 2. Notre Dame, 51.46; 3. Saxony, 53.96

Girls

Team scores — 1. Central 43, 2. Dexter 33, Notre Dame 16, 4. Saxony Lutheran 45

4x800 relay — 1. Central, 10:43.57; 2. Dexter, 11:25.91; 3. Notre Dame, 11:44.87

High hurdles — 1. Tobert, D, 18.17; 2. Pullen, C, 18.19; 3. Pixely, D, 18.48

100 dash — 1. Heil, D, 13.89; 2. Childs, C, 14.10; 3. Reinagel, ND, 14.22

Discus — 1. Sterling, C, 73'4; 2. Thomas, C, 73'3; 3. Volkerding, C, 46'4

4x200 — 1. Dexter, 2:01.38; 2. Notre Dame, 2:02.22

1600 — 1. Schabbing, C, 6:08.27; 2. Hahn, C, 6:29.30; 3. Dipol, C, 6:30.66

4x100 — 1. Central, 53.38; 2. Dexter, 56.32; 3. Notre Dame, 59.10

— From staff reports