Baseball Roundup, April 12: Lindgren’s three hits give Meadow Heights boost as Panthers beat South Iron

Two of Meadow Heights senior Kade Lindgren's three hits were doubles and the visiting Panthers knocked off host South Iron 6-3 on Tuesday at South Iron High School.

Meadow Heights scored one run in the first inning and added four in the top of the third to give the Panthers a 5-0 lead.

Will Green, Ransom Grindstaff, Chase Conrad and Trae Yamnitz each drove in a run for the Panthers (8-3).

South Iron clawed back to within two runs as the host Panthers scored two runs in the fourth inning and added another in the fifth. Three runs were all South Iron could muster on Green, who threw 5 1/3 innings of one-hit baseball.

Defensive lapses would hurt the visiting Panthers as Meadow Heights committed seven errors. Luckily, timely hitting and solid pitching thwarted a South Iron comeback attempt.

Freshman Braeden Hays threw 1 2/3 innings of relief, giving up three hits and zero runs while striking out three and walking one.

Meadow Heights is scheduled to play Saxony Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Saxony Lutheran High School.

Chaffee 10, Bloomfield 2

Chaffee’s Aiden Dumey drove in three runs and Connor Berry collected three hits to lead the Red Devils to a 10-2 victory over Bloomfield on Tuesday at Chaffee High School.

With both teams’ regularly-scheduled games being postponed on Tuesday, Chaffee was able to play an impromptu contest with the Wildcats.

The Red Devils' offense struck Bloomfield starting pitcher Evan Shackles for seven runs as Carter Cossou took Shackles deep in the bottom of the third inning.

Chaffee starting pitcher Levi McKinnie earned the win on the hill, throwing three innings while allowing just one hit and no runs. McKinnie struck out nine and didn’t allow a walk.

The top six batters in the Red Devils' lineup each recorded at least one hit as Chaffee (4-4) outhit Bloomfield (3-6) 8-3.

Chaffee (4-4) will play Bell City at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Capaha Field in Cape.

Bloomfield (3-6) will play at Meadow Heights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Herculaneum 9, St. Vincent 7

Despite scoring seven runs in the bottom of the second inning, St. Vincent fell to Herculaneum 9-7 at home.

Relief pitcher Blake Monier gave up the lead in the top of the sixth inning, allowing two runs in the frame as the Blackcats took an 8-7 lead. Monier allowed two runs one-inning prior and an additional run in the seventh.

Grant Abernathy and Kaden Kassel both went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Jacob Henneman also drove in a run and scored for the Indians.

St. Vincent (5-4) starting pitcher Lucas Schilling threw four innings and gave up six runs on seven hits. He struck out one and walked one, but did not figure in the decision.

The Indians (5-4) are scheduled to host Scott City today at 4:30 p.m.

Bernie 4, Charleston 0

The Mules (9-6, 3-1 Stoddard County Athletic Association) took the wind out of the Bluejays’ (5-4, 1-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference) sails early and prevailed 4-0 at Bernie High School on Tuesday, April 12.

Junior Reece Justice scored when senior John Nimmo homered on the first pitch of his bat in the first inning to give Bernie a 2-0 advantage.

The Mules added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning when juniors Patrick Liddell and Landon Ellsworth scored on a line drive single into right field by Justice.

Kimmo also earned a complete-game win while allowing no runs on four hits and striking out 15 batters with no walks.

Junior Bennett Logan took the loss for Charleston after surrendering four runs on two hits, although just two of the runs were earned, with four strikeouts and one walked batter through 2.1 innings. Senior Ben Bledsoe finished the final 3.2 innings for the Bluejays. He allowed two runs on two hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Both teams are back in action on Thursday, April 14.

Charleston hosts Delta (1-8, 0-3 Scott Mississippi Conference) for a doubleheader at Hillhouse Park, and Bernie travels to Zalma (0-3, 0-0 Mississippi Valley Conference).

W—J Nimmo. L—B Logan.

Home Run—Bernie: Nimmo. Multiple Hits—Charleston: B Gunn; Bernie: R Justice, Nimmo.