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CHARLESTON, Mo. — Through four innings offense was limited between the Southeast Tropics and Charleston Fighting Squirrels. It was a pitcher’s dual to begin the game, as Charleston’s Tanner King and the Tropics’ Wyatt Barnett dazzled early. However, in the fifth inning, the bats woke up for both teams, as nine runs crossed the plate — six of them by the Fighting Squirrels — in their 7-3 victory over the Tropics at Hillhouse Park...

CHARLESTON, Mo – After struggling to plate an insurance run to go with their one-run advantage the Charleston Fighting Squirrels broke through for nine runs in the final two innings against the visiting Mineral Area Orioles Monday night. The late outburst proved to be vital in fending off a seventh-inning rally by the Orioles with the Squirrels holding on for a 10-4 win in the first game of a doubleheader...

SIKESTON — An early crooked number proved to be the difference for the Charleston Fighting Squirrels 18u team on Monday. Charleston put a three-spot on the board in the top of the first against the Sikeston Silver Sox at VFW Memorial Stadium. Charleston wound up winning the game 8-5, making those runs that much more critical...

KENNETT, Mo. - The summer success continued for the Kennett Indians high school baseball program Sunday afternoon at Indian Park. Kennett improved to 7-1 on the summer as it beat the visiting Mineral Area Orioles in both games of a doubleheader. Kennett edged Mineral Area 2-0 in Game 1 before run-ruling Mineral Area 12-2 in five innings in Game 2...

KENNETT, Mo. - The two-out success the Kennett Indians offense experienced proved to be the difference in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the visiting Southeast Tropics Thursday evening. Kennett drove home all 11 of its runs with two outs as it pounded its way past the Southeast Tropics 11-1 in six innings in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Indian Park...

KENNETT, Mo. - Kennett Indians starting pitcher Marshall Brown went the distance on the hill but did not receive the run support he needed to knock off the defending Senior Babe Ruth national champion Charleston Fighting Squirrels Tuesday evening at Indian Park...

SIKESTON — Four Sikeston Bulldog baseball players earned a spot on the All-District team. Junior outfielder Payton Howard, sophomore catcher Nolan Self, and senior infielder/pitcher Nate Self along with senior outfielder/pitcher Jeffery Thornbrough all made the team...

SIKESTON — Costly mistakes hurt the Sikeston Silver Sox in its opening night matchup against Perryville Post 133 on Monday night. In the first game of the doubleheader, Perryville Post 133 scored three runs on three errors, as it went on to defeat the Silver Sox 7-2...

Poplar Bluff alum Kameron Misner was drafted 35th overall in the first round by the Miami Marlins on Monday after going into the day ranked as the 27th overall prospect by MLB.com. Misner hit .286 as a 6-foot, 4-inch, 213-pound junior at Missouri this season with a .921 OPS and a .481 slugging percentage. He led the Tigers with 10 home runs, 20 stolen bases, 54 walks, 59 hits and 54 runs scored. He also had 10 doubles and 32 RBIs...

The 2019 Bootheel Conference baseball awards have been released. Malden’s Tye Miller and Portageville’s Bub Lance are the Bootheel Conference Co-Players of the Year. Miller batted .462 with 22 hits, 44 stolen bases, and 43 RBIs this spring. Miller went 7-2 with 2.32 ERA on the mound. He struck out 62 and walked 33 in 54.1 innings pitched...

O’Fallon, Mo. - It wasn't the perfect ending the Cooter Wildcats baseball program had hoped for when it departed for the Class 1 state tournament earlier this week. But Cooter found a way to end its season on a high note about 24 hours after suffering a 6-1 loss to St. Elizabeth in its state semifinal Tuesday evening...

O'FALLON, Mo. -- Coming into the final game of the season, Saxony Lutheran did something it hadn't had to do in over a month -- regroup after a loss. After being slowed in the Class 3 state semifinal game Monday, the Crusaders bounced back in a game they never trailed, claiming third place with a 9-1 victory over Montgomery County on Tuesday at Car Shield Field...

After being teammates for years, Poplar Bluff’s Sam Pierce and Johnathon Thurman will be opponents next season. Pierce and Thurmon both signed recently to play baseball at Region XVI colleges, with Pierce committing to Three Rivers and Thurman with Mineral Area...

O’Fallon, Mo. - The Cooter Wildcats remained within striking distance most of the way but was unable to string together the hits its needed to recover from the big top of the first inning the St. Elizabeth Indians enjoyed Tuesday afternoon. St. Elizabeth jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh frame as it knocked off Cooter 6-1 in a Class 1 state baseball semifinal at CarShield Field in O’Fallon, Missouri...

ELLINGTON — By advancing to the MSHSAA Class 2 semifinals, Ellington has already done what no other team in program history has done before. The Whippets want more, though. They want to bring home a championship. They’ve held the top spot in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings since April 12, so a first-place finish would come as no surprise for a community that has never seen its team reach the final four until this season...

O'FALLON, Mo. -- Saxony Lutheran junior Jack Foeste probably had the best analysis of his team's 14-2 loss to Fatima in the Class 3 baseball semifinals Monday at CarShield Field. "We both had chances and when they had their chances, they executed and when we had our chances we did not," Foeste said. "They were the better team today. We just did not come out mentally ready to play and were not focused."...

The Cooter baseball program will continue its quest for its second state title in school history Tuesday at the Class 1 state tournament at CarShield Field in O’Fallon, Missouri. Cooter (20-6), which is tied for fourth in the latest Class 1 state rankings, takes on No. 3 ranked St. Elizabeth (16-4) in the first state semifinal Tuesday at 4 p.m...

WASHINGTON, Mo. – The Sikeston Bulldogs overcame numerous odds throughout the season. Even reaching Friday’s Class 4 quarterfinal game at St. Francis Borgia was unexpected after being seeded third in the district. The Bulldogs took care of second-seeded Kennett and top-seeded Notre Dame in district play and then dispatched Ste. Genevieve in its sectional matchup...

Two wins separate Saxony Lutheran from any other baseball team in school history. The opportunity to play for a championship may be a dream for most, but for Crusaders, it's real life. "It's still kind of surreal," said sophomore pitcher Eli Brown. He wasn't alone in that feeling...

SIKESTON — Chaffee and Kelly headlined the Scott County, Mississippi County Conference baseball first team, was announced on Wednesday. Four Red Devils and four Hawks made up the list. Landon Tenkhoff — who was also the Player of the Year — Breven Yarbro, Brennan Fowler, and Kade Sullivan made up the first time for Chaffee...

DORA, Mo. - The offensive success continued for the Cooter Wildcats baseball team Wednesday afternoon in the Class 1 state playoffs. No. 2 ranked Cooter scored in five of the seven innings it batted as it knocked off the No. 1 ranked Dora Falcons 9-1 in a Class 1 state quarterfinal...

SIKESTON — Sikeston senior Nate Self earned a spot on Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Series. This event is used to showcase the best senior players in the state, with all of the players selected by a committee. This game is on June 15, at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo...

SIKESTON — Six runs crossed the plate through the first two innings for the Sikeston baseball team on Tuesday. That would be more than enough for the Bulldogs, as they grinded out a 6-0 win over Ste. Genevieve in the Class 4 Sectionals at VFW Memorial Stadium...

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The Freed-Hardeman Lions baseball program has qualified for the NAIA National Tournament after beating the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles 5-4 in the winner-take-all game May 16 in Henderson, Tennessee. After dropping its first game of the double-elimination tournament to Oklahoma Wesleyan 5-4 on May 14, Freed-Hardeman needed to win three straight games in order to punch their ticket to the 2019 Avista-NAIA World Series...

COOTER, Mo — A postseason rivalry decades old was once against centerstage Monday afternoon when Cooter hosted Oran in the Class 1 sectionals. Flipping the script on last postseason, the Wildcats rode a strong start from ace Dawson Treat and several miscues from the Eagles’ defense to a 10-0 mercy-rule win that propels Cooter to the quarterfinals while knocking off the defending state champions...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee baseball had felt the pain of a season-ending loss to Valle Catholic. That feeling had helped pushed the Red Devils in the offseason. They didn't want to go through that again. They wanted revenge. Thanks to senior Breven Yarbro and an early offensive explosion, that's exactly what the Red Devils got...

MALDEN, Mo. -- It took a few extra innings, but the Saxony Lutheran baseball team finally found a way to eliminate defending state champion Malden from the Class 3 state playoffs Monday. Saxony Lutheran scored an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning to force extra innings. Four innings later, Saxony Lutheran cleanup hitter Austin Fritsche produced a two-out RBI hit to secure an 9-8 walk-off sectional victory over the Green Wave...

MALDEN, Mo. -- It took a few extra innings, but the Saxony Lutheran baseball team finally found a way to eliminate defending state champion Malden from the Class 3 state playoffs Monday. Saxony Lutheran scored an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning to force extra innings. Four innings later, Saxony Lutheran cleanup hitter Austin Fritsche produced a two-out RBI hit to secure a 9-8 walk-off sectional victory over the Green Wave...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Holding the top ranking in the recent Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association polls, Ellington faces Portageville on Monday, in the Class 2 Sectionals at Meatte Park. Battle tested throughout the season, the Bulldogs have faced their fair share of tough opponents...

ORAN, Mo. — Oran and Cooter experienced a thriller during last season’s Class 1 Sectional. Denver Elfrink hit a walk-off home run to beat the Wildcats, which ultimately was the second straight season that Cooter fell in that round. This season, though, is different...

SIKESTON — The Class 4 state baseball tournament kicks off on Tuesday, and the Sikeston baseball team found their opponent. Ste. Genevieve defeated North County in extra innings, on Thursday, to advance to the Class 4 Sectionals, where they meet up with the Bulldogs, at VFW Memorial Stadium...

PIEDMONT, Mo. --Saxony Lutheran and Scott City battled for six innings but, ultimately, the Crusaders got the final say as they defeated the Rams 10-8 to win the Class 3 District 2 baseball hampionship at Clearwater High School. Saxony Lutheran Mason Lewis lined a double to left in the bottom of the sixth inning that scored Tanner King and Austin Fritsche to break an 8-all...

The Cooter Wildcats (18-6) showed up and showed out Monday on their home turf, giving up only one run in the Class 1, District 1 tournament, outscoring Southland and Naylor 22 runs to one. In semifinals action, Cooter whopped Richland 16-1 off 10 hits and stellar pitching performances from Layton Robinson and Bronson Wicker. Neither hurler yielded an earned run, striking out three batters apiece in two innings of work each...

SIKESTON — Just one season ago, the Sikeston baseball team saw its season come to an end at VFW Memorial Stadium to rival Notre Dame. Fast forward to Wednesday night, and Sikeston (15-7) returned the favor, defeating Notre Dame in the Class 4, District 1 championship game 4-0, at its home ballpark...

The reigning Class 1 baseball state champions are still alive. Oran beat Bell City 3-2 on a Dawson Menz walk-off single in the Class 1 District 2 championship Tuesday at Bell City High School. The Eagles (10-9), who lost five starters from last year's championship team, had coughed up a two-run lead in the top of the seventh before Menz produced that two-out single to right field. Kole Simms scored the game-winning run after reaching on a one-out walk and advancing to third on a bunt and balk...

CHARLESTON, Mo – To be the best you have to beat the best. So far this postseason nobody’s been able to do that as defending Class 3 state champion Malden continues to find ways to win. Tuesday was the latest example as the top-seeded Green Wave won their second one-run game in as many days, defeating second-seeded East Prairie for the Class 3, District 1 title...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Before the district championship game even started, senior right-hander Breven Yarbro felt confident. He knew he was going to have a good outing. A four-run lead boosted the pitcher's confidence even more. Behind Yarbro's second no-hitter of the season and an early offensive surge, top-seeded Chaffee baseball defeated No. 2 Advance 11-0 in five innings Tuesday at Advance City Park to claim the Class 2 District 3 championship...

CHARLESTON, Mo – To be the best you have to beat the best. So far this postseason nobody’s been able to do that as defending Class 3 state champion Malden continues to find ways to win. Tuesday was the latest example as the top-seeded Green Wave won their second one-run game in as many days, defeating second-seeded East Prairie 5-4 for the Class 3, District 1 title...

BERNIE, Mo. - The state-ranked Portageville Bulldogs experienced little difficulty securing the Class 2, District 1 baseball championship Tuesday at Bernie High School. A couple of hours after beating the No. 5 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs 15-0 in four innings in its district semifinal Tuesday afternoon No. 1 seeded Portageville cruised past the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels 19-3 in three innings in its district title game Tuesday evening...

SIKESTON — Playing for a district championship is one thing that has been an expectation for the Sikeston baseball program over the past few seasons. On Monday, the Bulldogs defeated No. 2 seed Kennett, 6-5, to advance to its third straight district championship game...

The Jackson boys track and field claimed the Class 5 District 1 championship Monday in Hillsboro, Missouri. Running events were completed Saturday (check Monday's newspaper for a full listing of local state qualifiers in those events), and field events were suspended until Monday...

CHARLESTON, Mo – When the East Prairie Eagles are aggressive on the base paths and have ace Carson Aycock on the mound, good things tend to happen. This was undoubtedly true Monday when second-seeded East Prairie downed third-seeded New Madrid County Central to advance to today’s Class 3, District 1 championship game...

CHARLESTON, Mo – For the first five-and-a-half innings the fifth-seeded Charleston Bluejays looked ready to play spoiler to defending state champion Malden in Monday’s Class 3, District 1 semifinals at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Four runs in the final two innings, however, erased a three-run Green Wave deficit with a walk-off sacrifice from Dameon Hill sending top-seeded Malden to today’s title game with a 6-5 win...

CHARLESTON, Mo – For the first five-and-a-half innings the fifth-seeded Charleston Bluejays looked ready to play the spoiler to defending state champion Malden in Monday’s Class 3, District 1 semifinals at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. Four runs in the final two innings, however, erased a three-run Green Wave deficit...

IMPERIAL, Mo. — It took the Mules a good hour to wake up Monday. Second-seeded Poplar Bluff was trailing 1-0 to seventh-seeded Northwest Cedar Hill in the bottom of the fifth. The Mules had three singles on the day and had just committed back-to-back errors to start the fifth...

SIKESTON, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Sikeston Bulldogs upset No. 2 seeded Kennett Indians to advance to its third straight district baseball championship Monday. Already with two wins over Sikeston this season, Kennett came into the Class 4, District 1 semifinal looking to make it three in a row...

BERNIE, Mo. - The No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels beat the No. 6 seeded Holcomb Hornets 9-1 in the second Class 2, District 1 semifinal Monday at Bernie. Campbell enjoyed a 5-1 lead after four innings of play before adding its final four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning...

SIKESTON — 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 — Through the first three innings of Saturday’s Class 3, 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...

Senath-Hornersville graduate Brady Bibbs was one of three Kentucky State University baseball student-athletes to receive superlative awards in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for his performance during the 2019 season. Bibbs was named Starting Pitcher of the Year in the conference. Bibbs was 8-0 with three complete games and a 3.75 ERA when the award was released on May 2. He had struck out 40 in 60 innings of work...