Tate Lewis' third shutout brings Cardinals up to .500 for awhile

Tate Lewis earned his third consecutive shutout win with a 7-0 masterpiece against the Ft Scott Tigers. The win evened the team’s record at 8-8.

Lewis, allowing only four hits on the day, sat down the Tigers in order in each of the first two innings.  After that he only allowed one runner to reach third base as he stranded seven base runners in the outing. Pitching to contact, he only had one strikeout through six, but he closed with two strikeouts in the seventh before a fly ball to center ended the game.

The Cardinal offense struck for two runs in the bottom of the first on four hits. Karsen Myers’ singled with one out was followed by a double from Brock Renfro. They each scored on back-to-back two-out singles from Mason Young and Barret Weller. 

Aided by a Tiger error, Webb City put up three more runs in the second on four hits. They then added two more in the fourth, one on a sac fly from Luke Beverlin and another on a double from Mason Young.

Mason Young finished the day 3-4. Weller, in his first varsity start, was 2-3, and Renfro also added two hits. Myers scored three of the Cardinal runs as Beverlin drove in three. The Cardinals did not strike out on the day.

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The next day, Tuesday, Webb City had a chance to go over .500 but lost at Republic 13-1.

Last night (Wednesday) Carthage and Webb City battled to a 2-2 tie through six innings, but the Tigers pushed a run across in the seventh to win 3-2.

Brock Renfro got two hits for the Cardinals and an RBI. Braden Strickland and Cohen Epler also got two hits.

Landon Fletcher was on the mound for the Cardinals through six innings, giving up 2 runs on six hits. Braden Strickland came in from shortstop to pitch the seventh.

On Saturday at Chuck Barnes Field, Webb City will entertain Miami, Okla., at 11 a.m. and Fort Osage at 1 p.m.

Webb City will be at 17-4 Willard on Tuesday and then home on Thursday against 0-14 Parkview.