Baseball

North Callaway hit gaps often in 10-0 five-winning vs Clopton

North Callaway finished with two hits Thursday against Eastern Missouri Conference leader Elsberry.

North Callaway vs Clopton Photo Gallery

The Thunderbirds had three hits and five runs at the end of the second inning Friday at home against Clopton as they bounced back to win the conference game 10-0 in five innings. Braydn O’Neal ended the game on an RBI single with one out in the fifth inning, following a performance from the North Callaway offense that included seven doubles.

The first seven hitters in the North Callaway lineup each finished with an RBI as Keaton Bell and Jordan Fishburn led with two RBI each on back-to-back RBI doubles to open the scoring in the second inning. Moving down the line of run producers were O’Neal, Matthew Weber, Davis Woods, Kyle Pennell and Sam Pezold.

Head coach Zeth Lavy said the Thunderbirds (6-4, 5-1 EMO) aren’t out of the conference race yet after losing just their first EMO game on Thursday but wanted to make more noise Friday. 

“Even in the first inning, we squared some balls up that just went right at guys,” Lavy said. “We were talking in between the first half inning, we were going to find some gaps.”

North Callaway plays at conference foe Mark Twain on Monday prior to hosting its second EMO undefeated team in a week in Montgomery County (6-2, 4-0 EMO) at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Mexico offense tapers off in 7-4 loss at state-ranked Hallsville

Both Mexico and Hallsville had pitching struggles early in the game on Friday.

The Bulldogs weren’t able to match Class 4 No. 9 Hallsville’s offense as they lost 7-4 after being outhit 12-5 in Hallsville, dropping a game against a district opponent. 

Andrew Runge finished 3-for-4 with two RBI at the plate but lent an arm on the mound, striking out two in 1⅔ relief innings.

Runge scored leadoff hitter Drew DeMint in the first inning on a single, which was one of three times DeMint would cross the plate on Friday despite not having an official at-bat. DeMint walked twice and was hit by a pitch in the first inning and also stole three bases.

Mexico (3-3 NCMC) hosts North Central Missouri Conference foe Hannibal on Tuesday prior to traveling to conference and district opponent Kirksville (4-11, 3-4 NCMC) at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Missouri Military Academy walks off Louisiana 5-4

After losing an 8-6 game three days before in Monroe City, Missouri Military Academy ended Friday’s game with a tight win.

The Colonels defeated Louisiana 5-4, clinging to a lead that shrank from three runs to one by end of the seventh inning. 

No. 2 hole hitter Michael Moss and leadoff hitter Ethan Hersh each finished with two hits while Moss also had two walks to his credit. 

Hunter Manderson struck out 10 and allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk in 6⅔ innings prior to William Delaplane getting the final out.

MMA (4-4) play at Harrisburg (6-3) on Monday prior to going to South Shelby (9-2) today for a 5 p.m. game.

Track and field

Mexico at Boonville (Jack McCush Invitational)

Boys: Anthony Shivers 2nd 100, Alex Rowan 4th 200, Tyler Grimes 2nd 800, Thomas Peuster 2nd 1600, 4x100 relay 1st (Shivers, Jordan Shelton, Rowan, Morgan Grubb), 4x400 relay 1st, (Shivers, Shelton, Grimes and Grubb), 4x800 relay 2nd (Grimes, Andrew and Thomas Peuster, Davontae Frame), Shelton 1st long jump and 3rd high jump

Mexico team fifth with 85 points (Chillicothe 1st 127 points)

Girls: Maggie Ramsey 2nd 3200, Emma Seibert 4th 300 hurdles, 4x800 relay 1st (Viviana Benjamin, Ramsey, Seibert, Sidney Turlington), Alexandra Terry 4th pole vault

North Callaway at Owensville HS Relays

Boys: Brendan Reinhard 2nd high jump, Caleb Rohrbach 2nd shot put, Tristan Young 2nd pole vault, 4x800 relay 4th, Isiah Craighead 5th javelin

Girls: Kymorie Myers 1st discus, Jalyn Leible 2nd triple jump, Ellie Bedsworth 3rd shot put, 4x800 relay 4th, Lia Bondurant 5th high jump, Pressley Schmauch 6th 1600, Cora Tripp 6th 300 hurdles

Paris at South Callaway Invitational in Mokane

Boys: Drew Williams 2nd 800, Landen Chapman 4th 1600, Paris 4x400 relay 3rd (Mason Edwards, Clayton Duncan, Drew Williams, Alex Williams)

Paris team 7th out of 16 with 48 points (South Callaway 1st 102 points)

Girls: Kaylee Johnson 5th 800

Girls soccer

Jefferson City 4 Mexico 0 Red Division in Lady Spartan Invitational in Moberly. Today for second day of invitational, Lady Bulldogs play Mid-Buchanan at 11 a.m. and then Boonville at 4 p.m.

Look for the full stories in the Wednesday, April 19, 2023, edition of the Mexico Ledger.