"Well, when he was on the pads, he got a great jump. Jones was a key player in each - on the defensive side this time - as he hustled to tag Williams out before he reached home. Elizabeth, but South Callaway's Jones had another idea.Īfter Chipman hit the ball to second, Bulldogs second baseman Martin threw the ball home before Williams got there, and a second rundown in as many frames ensued. He not only had the chance to drive in a run, but Williams also nearly scored in the third for St. Elizabeth, driving one home on his base hit up the middle. That risky yet rewarding play put South Callaway in front 3-2. Elizabeth's throw from second was a bit too late. Allen tried stealing second, got into a pickle and Jones scored from third as St. However, this wacky moment benefitted the Bulldogs. Green hit Tucker Jones, then allowed a single to Braden Allen before the first of a few bizarre plays happened in the contest. Hornets reliever Isaac Green, who replaced Oligschlaeger, forced two outs, including a strikeout after Lepper's two-bagger.īack came South Callaway's bats, though. To start the third, a play Bulldogs fans are all too familiar with happened as Ryan Lepper doubled to the wall in left-center on a full count. With South Callaway down 2-1, Daugherty had his best frame in the second, getting three straight outs while punching out two following a leadoff single. Oligschlaeger didn't like the Bulldogs making it a one-run game, so he struck out the side over the next three at-bats. Proving so, the first four Bulldogs reached, and a freshman - Chase Mealy - answered the bell for South Callaway, slapping an RBI single to the Hornets' shortstop. In the second, South Callaway forgot about what happened in the previous frame and was unfazed at the level of pitching it came up against. Two batters later, the inning ended after Noah Chipman popped out to short. Elizabeth increased its lead to 2-0 instead. The Bulldogs came inches away from getting the final out of the first, but St. With two outs, the Hornets recorded their second RBI double of the first, as Gavin Williams smacked the ball just to the left of South Callaway's centerfielder. South Callaway starter Dane Daugherty - who has improved leaps and bounds throughout the campaign - had a chance to show that against state-ranked opposition.Ī downpouring of rain and Hornets offense happened in the first, though Daugherty mainly regrouped in the last two innings he pitched.Īfter a pitch hit the leadoff hitter, Oligschlaeger showed why he's one of the best players in Class 1, roping an RBI double to deep right field. 3 hitter Owen Rees to groundout to second. Elizabeth used five different pitchers - including one of if not the first start this season for first-team all-state infielder Caleb Oligschlaeger - and South Callaway took some different approaches on the basepaths.Įarly on, the Hornets were thriving on their home field as ace Oligschlaeger sent the Bulldogs down 1-2-3 in the first, striking out two all-state candidates in Jacob Martin and Ryan Lepper while getting No. Elizabeth Ballpark.Įxperimentation was the contest's theme, as St. Elizabeth ended the Bulldogs' winning streak at nine games, prevailing 8-7 Wednesday at St. While the nonconference result isn't that important at this point in the regular season, Class 3 receiving votes South Callaway threatened to come back in the seventh, but Class 1 No. Elizabeth Hornets tried some new things to see what does and doesn't work heading into districts. ELIZABETH - In a matchup of two Show-Me Conference teams receiving state-ranking votes, the South Callaway Bulldogs and St.
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