Sikeston falls at Ste. Genevieve

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Sikeston played its heart out in what coach Wyatt Pratt described as the team’s best game of the season, but unfortunately fell short in extra innings at Ste. Genevieve.

The Bulldogs (1-8) lost the thrilling and bittersweet game 6-5 in nine innings to the Dragons (3-6) despite a valiant effort on Friday, April 7.

“That was the best game we played all year,” Pratt said. “We were tight on the field. We swung the bats well. We had great at-bats all through that game. We competed well, but it was just some minor execution things late in that game that got us beat.”

Sikeston shortstop Conner Wallace cannot come up with the baseball as leaps over Ste. Genevieve's Mason Nix as second baseman Connor Wicker provides backup on the steal. The Bulldogs rallied only to fall 6-5 in nine innings at Yanks Field in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. (Photo by Michael Boyd Jr. / Ste. Genevieve Herald)

Noah Pruitt (2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run) and Joseph Heckemeyer (2-for-5 with two runs) were the Bulldogs' top producers at the plate.

Trace Sullivan started the game on the mound and threw the first four innings, allowing five runs on five hits with a strikeout and four walks.

Daeton Taylor took the loss after pitching four innings with two strikeouts and two walked batters. Taylor allowed one earned run on seven hits.

Sikeston's Ethan Shelby dives back to first base on a pickoff attempt by Ste. Genevieve pitcher Bryant Schwent and first baseman Wyatt Kemper. (I'm not sure of your player's name or what inning - I'm sorry).

“We’re getting better,” Pratt concluded. “I’m just trying to find the right lineup and the right matchups, and it will start turning for us.”

__STE. GENEVIEVE 6, SIKESTON 5, F/9__

Sikeston 000 122 000 — 5 9 1

Genevieve 200 300 001 — 6 12 0

W—Wyatt Kemper. L—Daeton Taylor. 2B—Sikeston: Joseph Heckemeyer, Noah Pruitt; Ste. Genevieve: Wyatt Springkamper (2), J Schweiger. HR—Ste. Genevieve: Aiden Meyer.