Oran slugs way to 10-0 win over Charleston

ORAN, Mo. — Oran baseball left nothing to chance, delivering a near-flawless performance that resulted in a 10-0 win over Charleston at Oran High School on Wednesday, May 3.

Led by their star pitcher Kolten Payne, the Class 1, No. 2 ranked Eagles (11-4) controlled the game from the start until it was called due to the run rule in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Payne earned the win after starting and throwing the first two innings. He didn’t give up any runs on two hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

Parker Bryant pitched the final three innings. He also didn’t allow any runs on one hit with six strikeouts and one walked batter.

Oran gained a 1-0 advantage after Nic Massey scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the second inning and added a nine-run inning to extend the lead to 10-0 in the bottom of the fifth.

Carson Kern had a solo home run, while Gabe Dirnberger and Luke Peterson were each responsible for a RBI.

Chase Worthy took the loss after four innings and surrendered 10 runs on three hits with two strikeouts and three walks.

Oran will host Sikeston (5-14) on Thursday, May 4, and travel to Kelly (17-6) on Friday, May 5 for a game that will decide the Scott-Mississippi Conference Championship.

__Scott City edges Charleston__

The Bluejays (7-12) also suffered a 6-3 defeat to the Scott City Rams (14-8) at Hillhouse Park on Tuesday, May 2.

“It was a good high school baseball game,” said Charleston coach Michael Minner. “We just got beat. Our guys competed and we had a chance. Bryant Gunn was good on the mound, and we made most of the plays. We did some good baseball things but we just have to keep working. Hopefully, we can close a game out like this in the playoff. We know we can compete.”

The game was marred by Charleston’s costly errors while Scott City played a clean game.

The Bluejays led 1-0 after Owen Willis singled to score Bryant Gunn in the bottom of the second inning. Charleston increased the lead to 2-0 when Lane Morrow stole home base.

However, the Rams countered with four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take their first lead of the game. Scott City added a couple of insurance runs in the ensuing inning to extend the lead to 6-2.

Charleston's final run came in the bottom of the sixth inning when Will Dixon singled to score Worthy.

Hunter Graff earned the win after 6.1 innings. He allowed three earned runs on five hits with 13 strikeouts and three walks.

Gunn took the loss for Charleston after 5.2 innings and surrendering two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walked batters.

Charleston will host Saxony Lutheran (13-4) for a doubleheader on Saturday, May 6.

__ORAN 10, CHARLESTON 0, F/5__

Charleston 000 00x x — 0 3 6

Oran 010 09x x — 10 3 1

W—Parker Bryant. L—Chase Worthy. 2B—Oran: Kolten Payne. HR—Oran: Carson Kern.

__SCOTT CITY 6, CHARLESTON 3__

Scott City 000 042 0 — 6 6 0

Charleston 010 101 0 — 3 5 4

W—Hunter Graff. L—Bryant Gunn. 2B—Scott City: Luke Umfleet. 3B—Scott City: Christopher Venables.