3/19 at
Chillicothe 18, Savannah 0
Chillicothe started fast and never let up, beating Savannah 18-0
in four and one half innings in the Hornets baseball home opener.
Chillicothe's first three batters all scored to start the game, then
the Hornets exploded for eight runs in the second inning. "I was
very pleased with our focus before and during the game" stated Coach
Dave Mapel. "The guys kept talking about the finish and not to be
content with what we've done up to that point."
Chillicothe was led by lead off man Clint Singleton
(Sr.) who went 2 for 4 with a home run, single and three RBIs.
"Clint Singleton and Bryce Young hit shots that cleared the left
field fence; although Clint's was the only one of the two that
stayed fair." commented Mapel. "I was pleased with our hitting. the
technique we're working on is still developing but it showed with
the shots that came off the bats of some of our guys."
Also picking up hits were doubles from Correy Miller
and Austin Harlow and singles from Alex Singleton, Tyson Blattner,
Colin Parker, Jacob Rockhold and Bryce Young. Also picking up RBIs
were two for Alex Singleton, Tyson Blattner, Clayton Dahlberg, Colin
Parker, Correy Miller and Jacob Rockhold, and one for Austin Harlow
and Bryce Young. At the plate, Correy Miller picked up the win and
Zach Dunn the save, combining to allow just four hits.
"I thought we were relaxed and played with confidence
and determination. We turned two double-plays and nearly had two or
three more. That's not bad considering that we've only had one week
practicing on a field, able to work on defense" said Coach Mapel.
Savannah was led by Pat Kelley with 2 singles, and Lee
McFadden and Jared Dewey with 1 single each.
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
|
Savannah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chillicothe |
3 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
x |
18 |
Chillicothe: Clint Singleton 2/4, Alex Singleton 1/3, Tyson
Blattner 1/3, Clayton Dahlberg 0/4, Colin Parker 2/2, Correy Miller
2/2, Jacob Rockhold 1/2, Austin Harlow 1/2, Bryce Young 1/2, Jake
Myers 0/0, Zach Dunn 0/0, A.J. VanHoutan 0/0
Savannah: Lee McFadden 1/2, Jared Dewey 1/2, Travis Partridge
0/2, Mike Scanlon 0/1, Steve Thaker 0/2, Pat Kelley 2/2, Robbie
Davis 0/1, Matt Davis 0/0, Caleb Riechoff 0/1, Austin Auxier 0/2,
Travis Smither 0/1
WP: Correy Miller (1-0) Save: Zack Dunn (1)
Home Runs: C Singleton
3/20 at Chillicothe 10, Richmond 0
No details were provided.
3/26 at Platte County 14, Chillicothe
4
Chillicothe struggled in the late innings and lost at Platte
County 14-4 in six innings. The game was tied at one heading into
the 5th inning, but Platte County scored six in the 5th inning and
seven in the sixth inning. Chillicothe scored three in the 6th.
Platte County had 10 hits in the game including a home run, one
double and eight singles. Chillicothe's Alex Singleton, Correy
Miller and Bryce Young all went 1/2 with a single. Zack Dunn had the
start, Correy Miller pitched the 5th inning and took the loss with
Alex Singleton pitching the 6th inning. Chillicothe falls to 2-1
overall and 0-1 in the Midland Empire conference.
3/28 Chillicothe 3, at Macon 2
Chillicothe scored three runs in the 7th inning then hung on to
beat Macon 3-2 on the road. Chillicothe had runs in the seventh from
Alex Singleton, Tyson Blattner and Clayton Dahlberg to take a 3-0
lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Macon started a one-out rally
with back to back runs scored. With the tying run on second,
Starting Pitcher Colin Parker forced a ground out to 1st then struck
out the #9 batter for the complete game victory. Parker allowed two
runs off six hits with four strike outs and no walks. At the plate,
Chillicothe picked up three runs off three singles from Alex
Singleton, Clayton Dahlberg and Austin Harlow. Chillicothe improves
to 3-1 on the season
4/1 at Benton 10, Chillicothe 9
Chillicothe's bats were hot but the defense struggled as the
Hornets lost to defending state champion St Joseph Benton 10-9 on
the road. Benton scored 1 in the 2nd, 4 in the 3rd and 5 in the 4th
to take a 10-2 lead. Chillicothe responded with 5 in the 5th
and 2 in the sixth but fell 1-2-3 in the 7th. "It's kind of
frustrating to know that we just played the reigning state champion
and we were the better team on the field" commented Hornets coach
Dave Mapel. "But when you are the better team, you have to play like
it or you'll get beat, which is what happened to us." Mapel
commented that his team just made too many errors. Chillicothe's
lead off man Clint Singleton went 3/4 with three singles,
Jacob Rockhold, Austin Harlow and Bryce Young all went 2/4 with two
singles, and one single each for Clayton Dahlberg and Tyson
Blattner. Benton picked up 10 runs off 7 hits. Zach Dunn took the
loss for Chillicothe with Colin Parker in relief. Chillicothe is now
3-2 overall but 0-2 in M.E.C. competition.
4/2 at Chillicothe 6, Lafayette 2
Clayton Dahlberg went the distance on the mound to give
Chillicothe a 6-2 non-conference home victory over St Joseph
Lafayette in his first career start on the mound. "I was very
pleased that Clayton picked up the win" stated Hornets coach Dave
Mapel. "My only concern is the number of pitches we allowed him to
throw. I hope we can get him ready for the Marshall tournament this
weekend."
Lafayette took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 3rd inning
but Chillicothe answered with 3 runs in the bottom of the third,
then three insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th. Chillicothe was
led by Tyson Blattner and Bryce Young each with a double and single,
Colin Parker with a double and Clint Singleton with a single.
Lafayette had 2 runs off 5 hits. Chillicothe improves to 4-2 overall
Marshall Tournament-1st place
Chillicothe split a double header at the Marshall Tournament on
Friday. Chillicothe's Tyson Blattner scored the winning run in the
8th inning to edge Grain Valley 5-4. Grain Valley scored two in the
7th to send the game to extra innings. The Hornets had a double from
Correy Miller, a double and single from Colin Parker, two singles
each from Clint Singleton, Alex Singleton and Clayton Dahlberg and
one from Tyson Blattner. Grain Valley was held to just six hits.
A hand injury to starting pitcher Zach Dunn helped
Savannah put together a six run 2nd inning and beat Chillicothe 8-3.
Hornets coach Dave Mapel says Dunn was hit on his throwing hand,
giving him a knot on the lower outside of his hand. Mapel said Dunn
was able to throw fast balls but not curve balls. Alex Singleton was
bought in after the 6 run inning and Savannah was held to just one
more run. The Hornets were led by two singles from Alex Singleton, a
double from Tyson Blattner and singles from Clint Singleton, Colin
Parker, Jacob Rockhold and Zach Dunn. Chillicothe is 5-3 on the
season.
On Saturday, Chillicothe scored the winning run in the
7th inning to edge Grain Valley 7-6. Colin Parker picked up the win,
allowing 9 hits.
The Hornets Clayton Dahlberg served as a one man
wrecking crew against Marshall, allowing Marshall just 2 hits while
slamming two home runs himself to help Chillicothe beat Marshall
14-1 and win the Marshall Tournament. No other statistics were made
available for Saturday's games.
Pony Express Tournament - 1st place
Game 1 - Chillicothe 16, St Joseph LeBlond 5
It took Chillicothe three innings for Chillicothe's bats to come
alive. Once the bats met the ball, the Hornets exploded for 16 runs
and beat St Joseph LeBlond 16-5 in the opening round of the Pony
Express Tournament. LeBlond scored twice in the 1st, twice in the
2nd and once in the 3rd to take a 5-0 lead. Chillicothe responded
with six in the 4th, three in the 5th and seven in the 6th.
Colin Parker picked up the win on the mound, going the
distance allowing five runs off eight hits with five strike outs and
three walks. At the plate, the Hornets picked up 17 hits. Tyson
Blattner had a double and two singles, Clint Singleton and Alex
Singleton each had a triple and single, Clayton Dahlberg had two
doubles, Austin Harlow had a double and single, and two singles each
for Colin Parker, Jacob Rockhold and Bryce Young. Chillicothe
improves to 8-3 and faces St Joseph Central Tuesday. Central beat
Maryville 11-1 in the first round.
Game 2 - Chillicothe 8, St Joseph Central 6
Chillicothe put together a seven run 5th inning to beat St
Joseph Central 8-6 and advance to the Pony Express Tournament
Championship. Central took an early lead with four runs in the 1st
and one in the 3rd. Chillicothe had one in the third then the
explosive fifth inning. Central scored one in the 7th but could get
no closer.
Zach Dunn had the start and picked up the win, allowing
six runs off seven hits. At the plate Chillicothe had 14 hits
including a Home Run and single from Alex Singleton, two doubles
from Austin Harlow, a double and a single from Jacob Rockhold, two
singles from Clint Singleton and Zack Dunn, and singles from Tyson
Blattner, Clayton Dahlberg, Colin Parker and Correy Miller.
Chillicothe improves to 9-3 overall and faces Benton in the
Championship game that has been moved up to Wednesday due to rain
forecasted for Thursday.
Game 3 - Chillicothe 9, St Joseph Benton 5
For the third straight game, Chillicothe staged a dramatic late
game come back to beat St Joseph Benton 9-5 to win their first ever
Pony Express Championship. Benton started strong, scoring four runs
in the 2nd inning. Chillicothe responded with one in the top of the
third then tied the game with three in the top of the 6th. Benton
took the lead again with one in the bottom of the sixth but
Chillicothe turned up the heat with a five run 7th inning. In the
bottom of the 7th, Alex Singleton forced Benton's Scott Hedden to
hit into a double play then struck out Austin Gaston for the win.
Clayton Dahlberg got the start.
At the plate, Chillicothe banged out 12 hits, led by
Austin Harlow's home run, single and four RBIs, Correy Miller had
two doubles and a single, Alex Singleton had a double and single,
and singles for Clint Singleton, Tyson Blattner, Clayton Dahlberg,
Colin Parker and Jacob Rockhold. Chillicothe is now 10-3 on the
season.
4/21 Chillicothe 4, Savannah 2
Chillicothe picked up another win, beating Savannah 4-2.
Savannah scored in the bottom of the 1st. Chillicothe took a 2-1
lead in the top of the 4th only to have Savannah tie the game in the
bottom of the 4th. Chillicothe scored the go ahead run in the 5th
and an insurance run in the 6th. Colin Parker picked up the win for
the Hornets.
4/22 Chillicothe 5, at Lafayette 1
Every started picked up at least one hit to help Chillicothe
down Lafayette 5-1 in St Joseph. Chillicothe scored three in the
1st, one in the 3rd and one in the 5th inning. Lafayette scored
their only run in the 1st. Zach Dunn picked up the win and Alex
Singleton came on in the 6th for the save. "Dunn go the start and
threw well. He had exceptional control and did a great job keeping
the ball down. We brought in Singleton in the 6th to keep Dunn
strong for the upcoming Kearney Tournament" commented head coach
Dave Mapel.
At the plate, Tyson Blattner had two singles while
Clint Singleton, Alex Singleton, Clayton Dahlberg, Colin Parker,
Jacob Rockhold, Zack Dunn, Austin Harlow and Bryce Young each
had one single. Chillicothe improves to 12-3 overall and 2-2 in
M.E.C. play.
Kearney Tournament - 1st Place
Chillicothe went 4-1 and won the Kearney Tournament.
Chillicothe 6, Grain Valley 4 (Pool Play)
Chillicothe scored two in the 1st, three in the 2nd
and one in the 4th to beat Grain Valley. Clayton Dahlberg picked up
the win and Alex Singleton the save. Singleton had a triple and
single, Jacob Rockhold and Bryce Young each with doubles and Tyson
Blattner, Clayton Dahlberg, Colin Parker and Austin Harlow all had
singles.
Chillicothe 7, O'Hara 6 (Pool Play)
Chillicothe picked up a walk-off win with two runs
in the 4th, three in the 6th and one in the 7th. Zack Dunn had the
complete game win for the Hornets. At the plate, Jacob Rockhold had
three singles, Correy Miller and Austin Harlow each had doubles,
Clint Singleton, Tyson Blattner and Bryce Young all had singles.
Kearney 10, Chillicothe 3 (Pool Play)
Kearney jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first
two innings and went on for the win. Colin Parker suffered his first
loss of the year and the Hornets committed four errors in the top of
the 1st inning. Chillicothe had two singles from Bryce Young and one
from Colin Parker and Correy Miller.
Chillicothe 5, Oak Park 4 (Tournament Play)
Chillicothe needed two runs in the 7th
inning to secure a 5-4 win over Oak Park. The Hornets trailed 3-2
after five innings, picked up one in the 6th and two in the seventh.
Oak Park scored one in the 7th before Zack Dunn struck out the final
out for the win. At the plate Bryce Young had a double and a single,
Clint Singleton, Tyson Blattner and Correy Miller all had two
singles, Jacob Rockhold, Austin Harlow and Seth Lowe all had one
single.
Chillicothe 14, Harrisonville 10 (Championship)
Chillicothe exploded for 11 runs in the 1st inning
and cruised to a 14-10 championship win over Harrisonville. At the
plate Chillicothe was led by Clint Singleton and Jacob Rockhold with
three singles each, Bryce Young with two doubles, Tyson Blattner
with two singles, Jake Myers with a double and Alex Singleton,
Clayton Dahlberg, Zack Dunn and Austin Harlow with one single each.
Alex Singleton went the distance for the win. Chillicothe now stands
at 16-4 on the season and 2-2 in Conference play.
4/28 Chillicothe 6, at Cameron 1
Colin Parker threw a one hitter to give Chillicothe a 6-1 win
over Cameron. The victory gives the team 17 wins on the season,
setting a new school mark for wins in a season. The Hornets scored
two in the 2nd, one in the third, fourth and sixth innings. At the
plate, the Hornets banged out 11 hits including a double and a
single for Austin Harlow, Jacob Rockhold and Clayton Dahlberg, two
singles for Bryce Young, doubles for Clint Singleton and Colin
Parker and a single for Alex Singleton. Chillicothe stands 17-4 on
the season and 3-2 in MEC play.
4/29 Maryville 2, at Chillicothe 1
Maryville scored two unearned runs to beat Chillicothe 2-1 on
Senior Night for Chillicothe. Maryville scored in the 3rd and 5th
innings, while Chillicothe scored one in the 7th inning. Zach Dunn
took the loss, allowing just three hits At the plate, Alex Singleton
had two singles while Clint Singleton, Tyson Blattner, Colin Parker,
Jacob Rockhold and Bryce Young had one single each. Chillicothe is
now 17-5 overall but just 3-3 in Conference play
5/1 St Joseph Benton 18, Chillicothe
6 at T-Bones Stadium
St Joseph Benton scored five runs in the 4th and five more in
the 5th inning to beat Chillicothe 18-6 at Community America
Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Benton led 8-1 after two innings
but a five run third inning moved the Hornets to with in two runs
before Benton went on a hitting streak. Benton had a total of four
home runs in the game and 15 hits off the Chillicothe pitching
staff. Coach Dave Mapel used several pitchers in the game to allow
all players a chance to pitch in the home of the Kansas City T-Bones
minor league baseball team.
At the plate, Chillicothe had two doubles from losing
pitcher Colin Parker, a double and single from Correy Miller, two
singles from Tyson Blattner, a triple from Alex Singleton and
singles from Clint Singleton, Jacob Rockhold and Bryce Young
5/6 Chillicothe 5, Smithville 1
Colin Parker
allowed just four hits to help Chillicothe to a 5-1 conference win
at Smithville. Chillicothe scored twice in the second and third
innings and one in the fifth inning. Smithville's lone run came in
the seventh inning. The Hornets managed just four hits at the plate
with a double from Parker and singles from Zack Dunn, Jacob Rockhold
and Austin Harlow. Chillicothe improves to 18-6 overall and 4-3 in
MEC competition.
5/12 Moberly 9, Chillicothe 2 at Marshall, District Tournament
Chillicothe gave up 6 runs in the third
inning and two home runs to end their season in the first round of
the District Tournament. Moberly also had one in the fourth and two
in the seventh. Chillicothe scored once in the third and once in the
fifth innings. The Hornets were held to just three singles: one each
from Clint Singleton, Tyson Blattner and Jacob Rockhold. Moberly had
9 runs off 7hits. Zach Dunn took the loss with Colin Parker in
relief. Chillicothe ends the season at 18-7, a new school record for
wins in a season.
All Midland Empire Conference Teams
|
1st Team |
2nd Team |
Honorable Mention |
|
P - Aaron Dueker, Sr. Maryville
|
P - Colin Parker, Jr. -
Chilli |
P - Zach Dunn, Sr. - Chilli |
|
P - Austin Garton, Jr. - Benton |
P - Jake Kretzer, Jr. - Benton |
P - Josh Carrithers, Jr. - Lafayette |
|
P - Jeff Cline, Jr. - Platte County |
P - Travis Partridge, Jr. - Savannah |
P - Travis Brenneman, Jr. - P Co |
|
C - Austin Harlow, Sr. - Chilli |
C - Lee McFadden, Jr. - Savannah |
C - Scott Heeden, Jr. - Benton |
|
DH - Pat Kelly, Sr. - Savannah |
DH - Trevor Moss, Sr. - Benton |
DH - Corey Cronk, Sr. - Maryville |
|
U - Bryce McCrary, Sr. - Lafayette |
U - Trevor Moss, Sr. - Benton |
DH - Levi Grassley, So. - Cameron |
|
IF - Johnny Coy, Sr. - Benton |
IF - Bryce McCrary, Sr. - Lafayette |
DH - Reed Marten, Jr. - Platte
County |
|
IF - Brent Seifert, Sr. - Cameron |
IF - Cameron Kuhn, Sr. - P Co |
U - Jeff Clint, Jr. - Platte County |
|
IF - Zack Colwell, Sr. - Benton |
IF - Kyle Knox - Sr. - Platte County |
U - Jared Dewey, Jr. - Savannah |
|
IF - Alex Singleton, Jr. - Chilli |
IF - Zach Rauer, Sr. - Smithville |
IF - Tyson Blattner Sr. - Chilli |
|
IF - Travis Partridge, Jr. -
Savannah |
IF - Jacob Rockhold, Jr. - Chilli. |
IF - Andy Walter, Sr. - Maryville |
|
OF - Alex Chancey, Sr. - Lafayette |
OF - Clint Singleton, Sr. -
Chilli |
IF - Jacob Clouse, Sr. - Smithville |
|
OF - Nick Maxwell, Sr. Platte County |
OF - Derek Sanders, Sr. - Smithville |
IF - Trevor Moss, Sr. - Benton |
|
OF - Jake Kretzer, Jr. - Benton |
OF - Klay Talmadge, Sr. - Maryville |
IF - Jeff Lawrence, Sr. - Savannah |
|
OF - Bryce Young, So. - Chilli |
OF - Justin Wilson, Jr. - Platte Co |
IF - Adam Keeney, So. - Lafayette |
| |
OF -
Austin Garton, Jr. - Benton |
OF - Correy
Miller, Sr. - Chilli |
| |
|
OF - Aaron Earley, Sr. - Cameron |
| |
|
OF - Sean Skilling, Jr. - Cameron |
All District
Four
Chillicothe Hornets have been named to the All-District team. Colin
Parker at Pitcher, Tyson Blattner, Jacob Rockhold and Alex Singleton
all as Infielders
Player Banquet
Chillicothe
recorded their best season on record, finishing 18-7 overall. The
Hornets also finished 3rd in Conference with a 4-3 record.
Chillicothe will lost five seniors off this year's squad. Tyson
Blattner won the Coaches Award, Jacob Rockhold won the Most Improved
Award, Bryce Young won the Defensive Player Award, Alex Singleton
won the Offensive Award and Colin Parker won the Pitching Award.
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