Southside 7, Haltom City (Texas) 2
BASEBALL – The Southside Mavericks got a pair of needed victories Friday at the Justin Northwest Tournament in Fort Worth.
Brock Thibodeaux wiggled out of trouble for much of the game and got plenty of run support in the opener as Southside defeated Haltom City, Texas, 7-2, for its initial win of the season.
Kinner Brasher pitched the Mavericks to a 3-2 win over Frisco Lone Star in the nightcap. The Mavericks play twice more today and then return home Tuesday to play Conway in their 2017 7A-Central opener.
Jake Melton walked, raced to third on Mason Love’s double, and scored the Mavericks’ first run against Frisco Lone Star on Trent Smallwood’s sacrifice fly. Brasher added an RBI single as part of a two-run third as the Mavericks took the lead for good.
Brasher wasn’t dominant, allowing at least one hit in five of the seven innings. But Brasher, who struck out just one, didn’t walk anyone, and after Bradley Coker’s RBI single cut the Mavericks’ lead to 3-2 in the sixth, Brasher retired the final four batters he faced to earn his first win of the season.
Mac Moody was 2-for-4 in the second and is now batting .533 on the young season.
Thibodeaux and Moody had two hits apiece in the Mavericks’ 7-2 win over Haltom City. Thibodeaux and Melton drove in two runs apiece.
Thibodeaux’s two-run single highlighted a five-run fourth for the Mavericks. He was in and out of trouble for much of the afternoon while pitching 5 2/3 innings, but benefited from some sparkling defensive gems. Catcher Caleb Emmert threw out two runners on the bases, and right-fielder Melton turned in a nice throw to third to complete a 9-6 double play in the sixth inning.
Northside 12, Braswell (Texas) 5
Keller Timber Creek 6, Northside 5
BASEBALL — Max Frazier, Hunter Linam and Grant Johnson had consecutive doubles as part of a five-run seventh inning Friday as Northside defeated Braswell, Texas, 12-5, at the Justin Northwest Tournament in Fort Worth.
Jackson Scrivner had a three-run double as part of a seven-run fourth for the Grizzlies. Frazier, Johnson and Will Zuerker drove in two runs apiece for Northside (2-5).
Frazier and Linam had three hits apiece for Northside. Zuerker pitched 3 2/3 innings for the win, allowing one run and striking out four.
Northside lost its second game Friday, 6-5, as the Keller Timber Creek Falcons rallied with six unanswered runs to win it. Mitchell Person was the losing pitcher.
Scrivner drove in two runs in the nightcap for the Grizzlies.
Greenwood 13, Clarksville 2
BASEBALL — Colton Sagely and Peyton Holt had two of Greenwood’s 12 hits, and Cooper Van Kooten hit a two-run homer Friday to power Greenwood to a 13-2 win over Clarksville.
The Bulldogs (6-1) broke the game open with an eight-run second inning.
Winning pitcher Dylan Montgomery allowed two hits and two unearned runs in four innings of work. He also had two hits.
Holt and Connor Noland drove in two runs apiece for Greenwood. Clarksville’s Weston Woodward was saddled with the loss.
The Bulldogs sent 13 batters to the plate in the second inning, with Van Kooten’s two-run homer capping the uprising. Noland, who had an RBI double in the second, added a sacrifice fly in the third, extending the Bulldogs’ lead to 10-0. Michael Panis added an RBI single as part of a three-run fourth.
Greenland 8, Mansfield 2
BASEBALL — Austin Anderson and Michael MacAdoo drove in two runs apiece Friday to spark Greenland to an 8-2 win over Mansfield.
The Tigers’ Lucas Quanga and Seth Davis had back-to-back RBI hits in the first, but the Pirates took the lead for good with five runs in the third. Quanga was the losing pitcher.
Dusty Reynolds earned the victory, striking out one and allowing just four hits. Mansfield had one hit over the final six innings.
Booneville 15, Danville 0
SOFTBALL – Whitney Tatum drove in three runs and scored three as well as earning the win on the mound in the Ladycats’ win Friday.
Tatum went 2-for-3 at the plate. She also struck out six batters in three shutout innings.
Also for Booneville, Bailey Denton went 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Brooklyn May scored three runs as well.
Alma 8, Southside 5
SOFTBALL – The Airedalettes scored six runs in the first as they went on to the four-inning win Friday at the Clarksville Tournament.
Zoie Lunsford doubled and drove in two runs while scoring twice for Alma. Taylor Carlson was the winning pitcher, striking out six.
For the Mavericks, Piper Morgan hit a double and had two RBIs.
Poteau 15-4, Idabel 0-2
BASEBALL – Poteau swept a doubleheader from Idabel on Friday to raise its record to 4-0.
In the opener, the Pirates scored all 15 runs in the third inning. Pitcher Bryson Myers and Jaden Collins combined on a two-hit shutout over five innings, and the two combined for nine strikeouts.
Carson Cheek went 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored. Jordan Collins was 2-for-2 with two RBIs, and Clay Cross was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Then in the second game, Poteau led from the first inning on, and scored twice in the top of the seventh for a 4-0 lead. Ben Klutts went the first four innings to get the win, giving up no hits and striking out five. Klutts also had two hits, including a double, while Cross was 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Spiro 10, Keys 7
BASEBALL – The Bulldogs built a 9-1 sixth-inning lead en route to picking up the win Thursday.
Brevon Harper was 3-for-5 with three runs scored for Spiro. A.J. Johnson was 2-for-2 with an RBI, and Trent Goins had two hits as well.
Bradlee Chronister got the win on the mound, pitching into the seventh and winding up with five strikeouts.
