Riverdogs notch win No. 1 in round-robin tournament

The Cape Girardeau Riverdogs baseball team split two games in a round-robin event at Centralia, Ill., on Saturday.

The Riverdogs had a one-run lead in the sixth inning but fell 5-4 to Centralia in the first game. The local squad then routed Jasper, Ind., 18-6 in five innings.

Cape outhit Centralia 9-5 but left nine runners on base compared to Centralia's two.

Austin McDowell pitched all six innings for the visiting Riverdogs, allowing five hits and no walks.

"He pitched a good game," Riverdogs coach Ray Craft said. "What little they put on base they seemed to score."

Andrew DePeder went 2-for-2 with two doubles for Cape, and Greg Craft also had two hits. Billy Palmer added a solo home run.

"We let the first game get away from us," Craft said. "We felt like we should've won that ball game. They'd get runners on early and get them over to second and third. They were very efficient."

In the second game, the Riverdogs led 16-0 after two innings.

Riverdogs starter Ryan Dailey allowed three earned runs off six hits and struck out five in five innings.

Tyler Schlosser led the Riverdogs' 18-hit assault, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs. Ben Arbeiter and DePeder each had a home run and a double, and Arbeiter added four RBIs. Palmer, Craft, Chris Conrad, Shane Gibson and Trevor York each had two hits.

On Friday night, the Riverdogs (1-3) fell 11-3 in nine innings to host Waterloo (Ill.).

Starting pitcher Tim Davis suffered the loss for Cape, allowing eight runs on eight hits in four innings.

Steve Fowler led the Riverdogs at the plate with a two-run home run.