SIKESTON SWEEPS CAPE JR. LEGION

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau's Best Mortgage Junior American Legion baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to Sikeston Wednesday night, managing only eight hits in 14 innings.

Lee Essner suffered the loss in the 4-0 first game. He went the distance and allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out five.

Best Mortgage (25-6) had three hits, all by different players.

Cape dropped the second game 4-2 with Blake Urhann on the hill. He went the distance, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out three.

No player had more than one hit for Cape. Chris Conrad drove home a run on a walk and Chris Daniel drove home the other run on a ground out.

Jackson Legion prevails

JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson's Senior Legion team knocked off Perryville 13-9 in the first game of the doubleheader, then was leading 5-3 in the fourth inning of the nightcap when heavy rain caused play to be stopped. That contest will probably not be made up.

Beau Morrison pitched all seven innings for Jackson (6-7) in the opener. Jackson had 10 hits, two each by Morrison, Michael Birk and Matt Gordon. Those three, along with Pat Kohm, all drove in two runs.