Marshall County Baseball honored six seniors and their parents during a pre-game ceremony on Monday night before taking the field against St. Mary. The Marshals capped off the celebration with a 9-2 victory over the Vikings (15-7), improving their season record to 18-7.
St. Mary struck first in the top of the opening inning, scoring on an RBI double by Jake Morris following a walk and an error that put two runners on base.
The Marshals responded quickly, scoring three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Back-to-back singles by Hudson Doughty and Kannon Dunn set things up, followed by a double from Matthew Henderson to tie the game. Kash Chiles added an RBI single, and Maddox Cope drove in the third run on a groundout.
Marshall County extended the lead in the second inning. Talen Rose was hit by a pitch and later scored on a single by Dunn. With two outs, Cope singled to right field, bringing in Doughty and Dunn to push the lead to 6-1.
Rain delayed the game midway but didn’t dampen the Marshals bats as they tacked on three more runs. Rose drove in a run with a single in the fifth, and after St. Mary added one more on a sacrifice fly by Brett Haas in the sixth, Marshall answered in the bottom of the inning with a two-run double from Clayton Wyatt.
Kaden Merrick went the distance on the mound, earning the complete-game win. He allowed eight hits, two runs (one earned), and struck out five.
St. Mary 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 8 0
Marshall 3 3 0 0 1 2 x | 9 12 1
Marshall: Doughty 3/3 (2B), Dunn 2/4 (RBI), Henderson 1/3 (2B, RBI), Chiles 3/4 (RBI), Cope 1/4 (3 RBI), Wyatt 1/4 (2B, 2 RBI), Rose 1/1 (RBI)
Marshall: Merrick 7.0 (8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO)
St. Mary: B. Haas 2/4 (2B), Sims 1/4, Padon 1/3, Morris 2/3 (2B, RBI), Durbin 1/3, J. Haas (RBI), Elder 1/2
St. Mary: Spurr 1.2 (7 H, 6 R, 2 SO), Puckett 4.1 (5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 SO)
This past weekend after a 5-0 loss to Mt. Vernon, IL on Friday the Marshals rebounded with two wins on Saturday over Zeigler-Royalton, IL (4-2) and Massac County, IL (6-2).
In the win over Zeigler-Royalton, Thomas Bagby pitched 6 1/3 innings, striking out 11, allowing just one hit and two runs to earn the win while Sullivan Shadowen recorded the save. At the plate, Maddox Cope went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, Kannon Dunn finished 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, Kash Chiles added a 2-for-3 performance that included a triple, and Hudson Doughty went 2-for-4.
In the following game against the Patriots, Hayden Gray delivered a solid five-innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out five to pick up the win and Shadowen notched his second save of the day. Ayden Clevidence provided the offensive spark with a two-run home run in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth. Bagby had a perfect day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, while Cope and Matthew Henderson each went 2-for-4 to help seal the victory.
