Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Blue Devils, the tourney's No. 3 seed, hang on to beat second-seeded Barat, 9-8.
Kevin Sapp showed Maplewood Richmond Heights fans why he's been the team's go-to pitcher this year on Wednesday night at Brentwood Park. Holding a one-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, with runners on third and second and two outs, the senior pitcher fired a strike past Barat Academy junior Sam Byrne to seal the Blue Devils' 9-8 second-round Class 2 district win. They'll play for the district championship on Thursday night. Sapp's standout performance included 10 strikeouts, plus three hits and three runs batted in as a batter. "I just had winning on my mind the whole time," Sapp said. "I gave my team the opportunity to compete for a district championship tomorrow." Like many other MRH games this season, the victory didn't come…
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Brentwood Park
9100 Russell Ave, Brentwood, MO
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Friday, April 8, 2011
Hancock grabbed the win in 10 innings.
Hancock catcher Nathan Vineyard broke a 6-6 tie in the 10th inning when he crushed a two-RBI home run in left field to permanently give the Tigers a lead over Maplewood Richmond Heights (1-4, 1-1) in Maplewood on Thursday. The Blue Devils lost 10-6. It was Vineyard's second home run of the game. He also hit a solo shot in the fourth in the same spot. Hancock scored two more runs after the 10th inning homer to put an exclamation point on the win. "They were one inning better than we were today," MRH coach Jonathan Webb said. The Blue Devils had several opportunities to win the game. MRH held a 5-2 lead in the fifth but gave up three runs in the top of the sixth. The Blue Devils' bats responded to grab a one-run lead in the bottom of the …
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Deer Creek Park
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Ryan Jones pitched a complete game to seal the victory for Brentwood.
Two monster innings that featured 26 at-bats for Brentwood allowed the Eagles to easily beat visiting Bayless 18-1 in five innings on Tuesday afternoon. Brentwood had scored 15 runs by the second inning, led by Tyler Jones' three singles for three hits in the first two innings. Jones went 3-3 and also stole two bases. "We can beat anybody if we work hard enough," coach Mike Imergoot said. Several Eagles hit well on Tuesday. Ryan Marshall went 2-2 with a double, single, three RBIs and two walks; Jesse Sneed went 2-5 with three RBIs, two doubles and a strikeout; and Ryan Jones went 1-3 with a double, two RBIs, two steals and a walk. Jones also pitched a complete game, allowing one run on six hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts in five innings…
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Leslie Vineyard
10:01 am on Friday, April 8, 2011
I am the parent of Nathan Vineyard, the boy who hit the homeruns, I just wanted to say the MRH played a very good game, and you should all be very proud of yourselves. more ›