RORD & SONS LEGION ROUTS BLYTHEVILLE; CHAFFEE SWEEPS

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. -- Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team had its hitting shoes on Sunday during a 14-3 romp past host Blytheville.

Ford & Sons, which improved to 4-1, banged out 17 hits in the game that was stopped after eight innings because of the 10-run rule.

Trent Summers led Ford & Sons by going 4-for-5. Shane Gibson, Jeff Beasley and Jeff Michel all added two hits, with Michel belting Cape's lone home run. Adam Bertrand drove in two runs.

Lanson DeBrock pitched all eight innings to notch the victory. He allowed seven hits while striking out six and walking four.

"We really hit the ball," said Cape manger Ron Michel. "Summers is swinging a mean stick. He gets his cuts up there."

Ford & Sons will open its home schedule tonight when Murphysboro, Ill., comes to Capaha Field for a 7 o'clock contest.

"We're looking forward to playing our first game at home," Michel said. "It would be nice to have a good crowd."

Chaffee sweeps Jackson

CHAFFEE -- With a doubleheader sweep of visiting Jackson Sunday, Chaffee's American Legion team improved to 6-3 (3-1 in District 14).

Chaffee got 6 2/3 shutout innings from Denver Stuckey in a 1-0 first-game win. In the nightcap, eight runs in the fifth inning brought Chaffee back for a 9-4 win.

Chaffee's only run in the opening game came in the first inning after a one-out single by John Livingston. After a stolen base, Livingston scored on a two-out single by Jeremy Enderle.

Stuckey (1-0) made the run hold up, striking out nine, walking three and allowing two hits. With runners on second and third in the final inning, Jason Landis relieved Stuckey and got a groundout to end the game and earn the save.

Stuckey also had two of Chaffee's five hits in the first game.

In the late game, Jackson held a 4-0 lead before Chaffee unloaded eight runs in the fifth inning to take an 8-4 lead. Chance White and Justin Vetter both ripped two-RBI doubles in the fifth.

Of Chaffee's nine hits, Livingston had three and Tommy Burnett two. Justin Braun (1-0) pitched all seven innings, allowing five hits and striking out six.

Chaffee host Poplar Bluff at 6 p.m. Wednesday in a doubleheader.

Cape White Sox win two

CARUTHERSVILLE -- The Cape Commerce Bank Senior Babe Ruth White Sox got their first two wins of the season Sunday, scoring 20 runs in a doubleheader sweep of host Caruthersville.

Commerce Bank (2-3) won the first game 7-1, then pounded its opponents 13-1 in five innings. Cape got two complete-game pitching performances from Paul Dobbins and Ryan LeGrand.

Dobbins (1-0) struck out 14 in the opener, allowing only two hits and two walks in seven innings. LeGrand struck out eight in his five-inning win, allowing only one hit and two walks.

Michael Minner had two hits and two RBIs in the first game to lead an eight-hit attack. Dobbins added two RBIs while Joe McCullough had an inside-the-park homer.

In the second game, Greg Craft and Dobbins both had two of Cape's seven hits. Craft had three RBIs.

Cape will host Dexter at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a doubleheader at Capaha Field.