The bats were different for Centralia on Friday and Saturday, but the offense was not.
The Panthers, who are averaging 11 runs per game and are now ranked seventh in Class 3, outscored opponents …
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The bats were different for Centralia on Friday and Saturday, but the offense was not.
The Panthers, who are averaging 11 runs per game and are now ranked seventh in Class 3, outscored opponents 39-2 to pick up three wins in the Walk Off Wood Bat High School Tournament in St. Joseph. Centralia (14-1) beat Maryville 11-0, Cameron 12-0 in five innings and East Buchanan 16-2 in five innings while only surrendering eight hits.
Chase Kempker finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs and one double against Maryville (7-10), Chase Chancellor had two RBIs and one double, Cooper Gehring had one RB, and Cole Higginson was 2-for-3 with one triple. Chancellor pitched six innings with four strikeouts, three walks and two hits.
Anthony Ford finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs and one double against Cameron (3-9), Hank Lee went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two doubles, Chancellor had two RBIs, Higginson went 2-for-3, and Kempker and Gehring each had one RBI. Kempker pitched four innings with six strikeouts, one hit and one walk.
Gehring was 3-for-3 with two RBIs against East Buchanan (4-8), Ford had three RBIs, Higginson had two RBIs and a home run, Oliver Bohlmeyer finished 3-for-3 with three doubles and two runs, Kempker went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one double, Chancellor went 2-for-3 with one RBI, and Grant Kendrick and Lucas Shuman each had two RBIs. Luke Waltemate and Peyton Kempker each struck out five in three and two innings, respectively.
Centralia has another wood bat tournament on Friday and Saturday in Boonville.
