North Callaway beat Centralia 5-2, and South Callaway beat Montgomery County 12-3 in the Class 3 District 7 semifinals Tuesday. In the opener, the top-seeded Thunderbirds’ Carter Moore only gave up two runs on six hits, with three walks and 10 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and started the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third, scoring Chance Green. Caleb Sheets followed with a two-run single to make it 3-0. North Callaway added a single run in the fourth, and after giving up two in the fifth, tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth. North Callaway is 19-5, Centralia’s season ends at 17-14.
In the late game, Montgomery County erupted for three runs on five hits, including three doubles in the bottom of the first/ The Bulldogs got the offense started in the second, while blaming the Wildcats the rest of the way.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. The Bulldogs added two more in the third, five in the sixth, and another in the seventh, while Tucker Jones pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Kolton Adrian was 2 for 2, drew a walk, and was hit by a pitch, stealing two bases and scoring three runs. Montgomery County’s season ends at 13-8. South Callaway is 16-12.
North Callaway’s Carter Moore and South Callaway’s Kolton Adrian were named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game. The two teams meet Wednesday at 4, with the pregame at 3:50 on nemopressbox.com Channel 2.
We have postgame interviews with Centralia’s Mike Rodgers and North Callaway’s Mason Mershon below.
Centralia Coach Mike Rodgers:
North Callaway Coach Mason Mershon:
