Jackson Engel pitched a complete-game two-hitter and blanked Kirksville 2-0 in a district semifinal game Wednesday night at General Omar Bradley Field. Engel was perfect through four innings, struck out 11 and did not walk a batter in improving to 7-0. Cole Kelly had the only two Tiger hits on singles in the 5th and 7th.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 4th. Kyler Fanning led off with a single and stole second. He advanced to third on a wild pitch and Cade Bohm brought him home….
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. The Spartans increased their lead with a two-out rally in the bottom of the 5th. Nolan Samuel singled and back-to-back walks were issued to Engel and Fanning, to bring up Carson Fletcher who was down in the count 0-2…..
Bohm followed with his second RBI single. Moberly scored three more runs in the 6th capped by Fletcher’s third RBI of the game. He was 2-4 at the plate and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game.
The Spartans improve to 27-6 and will host Boonville in the Class 4/District 7 championship game on Friday night. The Pirates blanked Mexico behind six strong innings from Evan Bishop. Boonville won a pitcher’s duel over Moberly earlier in the season 1-0 in 9 innings. You can hear the broadcast on nemopressbox.com starting at 5:45. Kirksville’s season ends at 14-16. You can listen the the broadcast by going to our Game Archive section.
postgame with Brandon Boyer:
