Class 5 District 1 baseball title - Poplar Bluff vs. Jackson

Monday, May 15, 2017

Brian Rosener, Daily American Republic

Poplar Bluff beat Jackson 8-0 in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo.

Poplar Bluff senior Matt Lambert kisses the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship plaque after the Mules beat Jakson 8-0 Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Jackson's Cole Welker (3) rounds first base following a hit in the first inning off Poplar Bluff pitcher Tanner Tibbs, left, in the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff left fielder Michael Anagnostopoulos makes a diving catch in the first inning of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Jackson pitcher Jarrett Newell throws to first as Poplar Bluff's Matt Lambert, right, reaches safely in the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship Monday game, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff's Tanner Tibbs, left, heads to first base as Turner Fritts scores the first run in the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff's Matt Lambert (5) slides safely into home play as Jackson catcher Colten Weber gets a late throw in the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff's Austin McIntosh, right, crosses home plate in front of Jackson catcher Colten Weber during the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Jackson third baseman Braedon Dobbs throws to first base to complete a double play to end the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff's Tanner Tibbs pitches during MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Jackson's Drew Brown pitches during MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Jackson third baseman Braedon Dobbs, top, tags out Poplar Bluff's Wyatt Rowland to end the sixth innings of the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship game Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff players celebrate after winning the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Jackson's Jarrett Newell, left, walks off the field as Poplar Bluff players celebrate winning the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff players celebrate after winning the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)
Poplar Bluff players celebrate after winning the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 championship Monday, May 15, 2017, in Hillsboro, Mo. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)