The state baseball tournament started Tuesday in O’Fallon at CarShield Field with the Class 1 third place and championship games.
Bell City jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings and it was too much for Wellsville to come back from as Bell City won the Class 1 baseball title with a 10-0 victory. Â Shortstop Austin Hicks and catcher Bobby Wright each with 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs. Bell City finished with 10 hits. Â Wellsville magical run at the end caps their season with an 11-12 record. Â LaPlata beat Hurley 16-6 for third place.
In the Class 2 semifinals, Canton beat St. Vincent 3-2 despite registering just two hits in the game. Â Canton scratched across single runs in each of the first three innings on walks, errors and wild pitches. Â Canton was held hitless over the final four innings, but held on for the win. Â Mansfield topped Lincoln 9-1 in the other semifinal. Â Devin Kingery went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Â The third place game will begin at 11:00. Â Mansfield and Canton play at 1:30.
In the Class 3 semifinals, West County vs. Valley Park play at 4:30, South Callaway vs. Knob Noster play at 6:30.
Class 1 (Monday and Tuesday) Live Stats
5/29 4:00 p.m. Semifinal #1 Bell City def. Hurley, 3-1
6:30 p.m. Semifinal #2 Wellsville def. La Plata, 9-5
5/30 11:00 a.m. Third-Place La Plata def. Hurley, 16-6 (6inn.)
1:30 p.m. Championship Bell City def. Wellsville, 10-0 (6 inn.)
Class 2 (Tuesday and Wednesday) Live Stats
5/30 4:30 p.m. Semifinal #1 Canton def. St. Vincent, 3-2
6:30 p.m. Semifinal #2 Mansfield def. Lincoln, 9-1
5/31 11:00 a.m. Third-Place St. Vincent vs. Lincoln
1:30 p.m Championship Canton vs. Mansfield
Class 3 (Wednesday and Thursday)
5/31 4:30 p.m. Semifinal #1 West County vs. Valley Park
6:30 p.m. Semifinal #2 South Callaway vs. Knob Noster
6/1 11:00 a.m. Third-Place
1:30 p.m Championship
Class 4 (Thursday and Friday)
6/1 4:00 p.m. Semifinal #1 Lutheran South vs. Westminster Christian Academy
6:30 p.m. Semifinal #2 Aurora vs. Pleasant Hill
6/2 11:00 a.m. Third-Place
1:30 p.m. Championship
Class 5 (Friday and Saturday)
6/2 4:00 p.m. Semifinal #1 Vianney vs. Ft. Zumwalt West
6:30 p.m. Semifinal #2 Jefferson City vs. Lee’s Summit
6/3 11:00 a.m. Third-Place
1:30 p.m. Championship