Mexico’s hot streak, season halted by Boonville 2-0
Mexico was playing its best baseball at the right time but ran into great pitching.
The Bulldogs lost 2-0 to Evan Bishop and …
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Mexico’s hot streak, season halted by Boonville 2-0
Mexico was playing its best baseball at the right time but ran into great pitching.
The Bulldogs lost 2-0 to Evan Bishop and Boonville on May 21 in the Class 4 District 7 semifinals at Moberly. Mexico finished with three hits and two against Bishop, who struck out 12 and walked four in six innings.
Jaydon Eldridge and Chance McCarty had singles against Bishop while Sam Ryan, Austin Maxwell, Landon Hilderman and Kaden Benne each managed a walk. Bishop had to be removed after six innings because of a pitch count that reached 106 pitches.
Brody Porter pitched in relief for Boonville and struck out two in the seventh inning to close out the game. He allowed a leadoff single to McCarty, who finished 2-for-3, but Mexico’s winning streak ended at six games.
Austin Maxwell pitched 5⅔ innings for Mexico with eight strikeouts, five hits, two walks and one earned run.
The Bulldogs won nine of their last 11 games to finish 20-11 for their first 20-win season since 2014. They beat Boonville that year in the district championship game, but the losing streak to the Pirates extended this year to 13 games.
Community R-6 flips record in spring before 5-4 district loss to New Haven
Community R-6 did not have a good fall season with a 5-13 record.
In the spring season, the Trojans finished with a 13-8 record after losing 5-4 to New Haven in the Class 1 District 9 semifinals in New Haven. Community led 4-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning before winning two runs scored on a walk-off double.
Lane Carter’s single in the sixth inning scored two runs and tied the game at 3. Carter finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Ean Johnson crossed the plate with the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the seventh inning.
Cooper Rohan pitched 6⅓ innings with six strikeouts, six hits and three earned runs and went 2-for-3 at the plate. Nik Crider had a double, Kaiden Erdel had one hit and one RBI, and Welch, Johnson and Kyler Swaim each had one hit.
Community won seven straight games going into the district semifinals.
