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May 22nd
District Baseball excitement—full of surprises, upsets, thrills…take a look..
Several
teams put the district plaque it their trophy case for the 1st time!
…Westminster(18-5), after several attempts in title games, out pitched
the Priory Rebels 4-1 Freshman Jacob Turner shut the door in his usual fashion
from the mound..
...Orchard Farm Eagles(11-10) had the sweet taste of revenge this week.
Knocking off the Valley Park Hawks (after losing 15-3 in early season) in
semis, then whipping Whitfield 11-1 after losing 10 days ago 13-6. The Eagles
won the schools 6th district title!
…Saxony Lutheran(13-6) stomped through their district by outscoring
their foes 36-6! Caledonia suffered a 13-3 defeat in the championship tilt
to the Crusaders who only opened their doors in 02-03.
Not
true to form-- #1 seeds fall
...#5 seed, Hickman Kewpies(13-10) won their 2nd consecutive crown as they
crunched the Helias Crusaders (15-8) 10-2. Earlier in the week, the Kewpies
whipped #5 Smith –Cotton 5-4 and the #1 seed, Jefferson City Jays
9-7.
…Joplin Eagles rode the strong arm of Brenden Hoag who twirled a 1
hitter, striking out 8 batters as the #1 seeded, Kickapoo Chiefs fell 5-1
to the Eagles. Joplin avenged an early season, heartbreaking 6-5 defeat
to the Chiefs.
…#3 seed, Parkway Central Colts (14-11) smashed out 16 hits to defeat
the CBC Cadets (#1 seed) 10-7. It was the 1st district crown in 10 years
for the Colts.
…upsetting state ranked Borgia Knights (19-6), the Mexico Bulldogs
(18-7) used their ace, Kyle Louder to trump the talented Knights. Louder
tied the school record for most wins as a pitcher as he is now 7-2 from
the mound.
EXTRA
THRILLS—EXTRA INNINGS!
… Valley Catholic Warriors scored 7 runs in the 8th inning to defeat
the determined Kelly Hawks 15-8. Kelly kept coming back throughout the game.
Down 2-0, 5-3, 8-3, 8-4 and 8-6, the Hawks tied it in the 7th, but, Valley
erupted in the 8th to win the championship
…N.Franklin Bulldogs (16-5) fell behind 8-1 after 5 innings but rallied
to avenge last year’s loss to the Harrisburg Bulldogs (11-7-1) 9-8
in 8 innings.
Some
familiar faces, some expected visitors to championship trophy room!
..Oran Eagles (23-4) won their 9th district title in 13 years by edging
Advance 3-1. Last year, Advance walked home with the crown by squeaking
by Oran 2-1!
…the Howell Vikings (20-8) pounded out 18 hits on way to an easy 17-3
victory over the Eureka Wildcats. This game was far different from the 05
game, won by Eureka 17-16!
…Kennett Indians (19-5) won their 1st crown since ‘97 as they
tumbled the Cape-Notre Dame (18-7) team 9-6. This #1 seed used superior
pitching to walk into the victory circle.
…Hazelwood Central (22-4) saw Josh Malin spin a 2 hitter as the Hawks
whipped the McCluer North Stars 6-1.
…Silex Owls crunched the Laddonia team 11-1. The Owls last won in
‘04
www.prepcasts.com will be covering several sectional and quarterfinal games.
Already arranged, on Wednesday, Wright City vs Orchard Farm on Thurs, Vianney
vs Parkway West. More sectional games are “in the works” and
quarters will be covered also!