Class 4, District 1 Tournament: Sikeston vs. Dexter

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Alex Wallner

Through the first three innings of Saturday’s Class 4, District Tournament opening round game, the Sikeston baseball team had its struggles against upset-minded Dexter. Luke Thurston started sharp, as he did not allow a hit through his first 3 1/3 innings of work. Once the bottom of the fourth came around, however, Sikeston returned to the way its played over the past week, scoring five runs in the frame en route to a 7-3 victory.

Sikeston's Payton Howard prepares to swing the bat in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Payton Howard steals second base in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Tyler Gilmer prepares to throw a pitch in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Tyler Gilmer fields and prepares to throw the ball to first base in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Hayden Alcorn starts a double play in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Nolan Self follows through after a swing in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Dexter's Riley Slusher ducks after a pitch in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Sikeston, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Dylan Thornbrough tries to tag Dexter's Caleb Hoggard at second base in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Noah Hicks steals second base in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Lestyn Thompson prepares to hit a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning of the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Dylan Thornbrough dives for home plate in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Dylan Thornbrough reacts after scoring a run in the bottom of the fourth inning of the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Gavin Stoner (21) and Dylan Thornbrough (1) react after a run in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Jeffery Thornbrough and assistant coach Josh Hopkins fist bump after an RBI single in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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Sikeston's Nate Self delivers a pitch in the Class 4, District 1 baseball tournament, against Dexter, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at VFW Memorial Stadium, in Sikeston. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)

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