MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Notre Dame baseball advances to district championship

Southeast Missourian

Monday, May 14, 2018

Will Ferrell tossed a one-hit shutout as second-seeded Notre Dame baseball cruised past No. 3 Kennett in a Class 4 District 1 Tournament semifinal Monday in Sikeston, Missouri.

Ferrell notched 12 strikeouts with no walks for the Bulldogs (16-12), who took an early lead with three runs in the first two innings.

Layne Robinson and Reid James led the offense, notching two hits apiece.

Zane Wallace suffered the loss for Kennett (16-9), surrendering three earned runs on four hits and one walk in one inning.

Notre Dame will face top-seeded Sikeston in the championship at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Notre Dame	210	020	2	--	7	8	3
Kennett	000	000	0	--	0	1	3

WP -- Will Faerrell. LP -- Zane Wallace. 2B -- Layne Robinson (ND), Reid James (ND). Multiple hits -- Notre Dame: Robinson 2-4, James 2-3.

Sikeston 15, Perryville 6

Jerome Simpson doubled and drove in three runs but the fourth-seeded Pirates were unable to stop a sixth-inning rally from the top-seeded and host Bulldogs and suffered a season-ending loss in other Class 4 District 1 semifinal.

Chase Brown pitched 2 1/3 innings to be marked with the loss for Perryville (14-10). He gave up six earned runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

Will Gilmer was the winning pitcher for Sikeston (16-9-1). He threw 5 2/3 innings and gave up six runs (three earned) on seven hits, struck out five batters and also walked five.

Perryville	200	040	0	--	6	7	1
Sikeston	303	315	X	--	15	18	2

WP -- Will Gilmer. LP -- Chase Brown. HR -- Nate Self (S). 2B -- Jerome Simpson (P), Noah Hicks (S) Payton Howard (S), Nate Self (S), Nolan Self (S), Will Pratt (S). Multiple hits -- Perryville: Derrick Roberts 2-4, Simpson 2-3; Sikeston: Bryce Bays 2-2, Hicks 2-5, Pratt 3-5, Nate Self 2-3, Nolan Self 2-4, Clark Steward 3-4, Jeffery Thornbrough 2-4.

Oak Ridge 8, St. Paul Lutheran 7

Ethan Puchbauer drew a walk-off walk as the fourth-seeded BlueJays claimed a dramatic win over the fifth-seeded Giants in the opening round of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament in Annapolis, Missouri.

Jordan Barker retired all three batters during the final inning to come away with the win for Oak Ridge (6-16), who will take on top-seeded Valley (Caledonia) at 4 p.m. today in the semifinals.

St. Paul	400	201	0	--	7	6	2
Oak Ridge	001	015	1	--	8	10	4

WP -- Jordan Barker. LP -- Brey Turner. 2B -- Barker (OR), Ty Johnston (OR), Turner (SPL). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge: Barker 2-3, Drew Glueck 3-5, Johnston 2-3, Cole Schemel 2-4; St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington): Kristian Lapusan 2-3, Turner 2-2.

West County 4, Saxony Lutheran 0

Tanner King doubled, the only extra-base hit of the game, but the fifth-seeded Crusaders were shutout in their season-ending loss to the top-seeded Bulldogs in the Class 3 District 3 Tournament semifinal at Jefferson High School in Festus, Missouri.

Austin Fritsche went three innings on the mound to sustain the loss for Saxony Lutheran (16-7). He allowed four earned runs on three hits, walked six batters and had no strikeouts.

Hayden Roney pitched a complete game and recorded 12 strikeouts for West County (15-4).

Saxony	000	000	0	--	0	2	0
W. County	001	300	X	--	4	5	0

WP -- Hayden Roney. LP -- Austin Fritsche. 2B -- Tanner King (SL). Multiple hits -- West County: Dakota Dowd 2-3.

Chaffee 11, Meadow Heights 1

Landon Tenkhoff had another all-around big day, blasting a two-run home run and going the distance on the mound to lead the top-seeded Red Devils in their six-inning victory over the fourth-seeded Panthers in the semifinals of the Class 2 District 3 Tournament in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Tenkhoff recorded seven strikeouts and one walk and gave up one unearned run for Chaffee (20-1), which will face No. 2 Valle Catholic in the championship at 4:30 p.m. today.

Trae Davis lasted 2 2/3 innings on the mound to be charged with the loss for Meadow Heights (10-8). He allowed five runs (three earned) on four hits, walked two batters and struck out one.

MH	000	001	--	1	4	5
Chaffee	131	105	--	11	12	1

WP -- Landon Tenkhoff. LP -- Trae Davis. HR -- Tenkhoff (C). 2B -- Austin Copeland (C), Breven Yarbro (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Alec Bogenpohl 2-3, Andrew Brown 2-2, Gabe Henson 2-5; Meadow Heights: Lane Baremore 2-3, Reece Boyd 2-3.

GIRLS SOCCER Jackson 3, Seckman 0

Three different players netted a goal as the second-seeded Indians brushed past the No. 3 Jaguars in the Class 4 District 1 Tournament semifinal in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Piper Guilliams, Grace Pehle and Mik Liley all scored, and Lauren Welker picked up an assist for Jackson (16-4), which will face top-seeded Northwest in the championship at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Emily Hermann made two saves in goal to get the shutout.

Notre Dame 5, St. Pius X (Festus) 0

Megan Heisserer recorded two goals and two assists to lead the top-seeded Bulldogs to victory over the fourth-seeded Lancers in the Class 2 District 1 Tournament semifinal in Perryville, Missouri.

Kristin Tarno contributed one goal and one assist for Notre Dame (19-3-1). Shelby Bauwens and Bailey Beussink sank the other goals for the Bulldogs while Mary Dirnberger and Livia Wunderlich provided one assist apiece.

Perryville 3, Fredericktown 2

Emma King netted the game-winning goal with 97 seconds remaining to lift the second-seeded Pirates to victory over the third-seeded Black Cats in the Class 2 District 1 Tournament.

Leah Buerck and Kirstin Jannin had the other goals, both of which came during the first half, for Perryville (15-4-1).

The Pirates will face top-seeded Notre Dame at 6 p.m. Wednesday for the district title. The Bulldogs defeated Perryville 3-1 on May 1 in the two teams' only other encounter thus far.

Kelly 1, Carnahan 0

The host Hawks moved into tonight's semifinals of the Class 1 District 1 Tournament after fifth-seeded Carnahan forfeited its quarterfinal game.