SportsApril 25, 2013

The Chaffee baseball team picked up its 17th win of the season with an 11-3 victory over Oak Ridge on Wednesday. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Oak Ridge but was moved to Chaffee due to damp field conditions in Oak Ridge. Jared Walker led the Red Devils with a triple among his two hits while Devon Yahn and Layton Tenkhoff had a double apiece...

Chaffee’s Storm Estes avoids the tag from Oak Ridge catcher Jake LeGrand during the Red Devils’ win over the Blue Jays Wednesday at Chaffee. (ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com)
Chaffee’s Storm Estes avoids the tag from Oak Ridge catcher Jake LeGrand during the Red Devils’ win over the Blue Jays Wednesday at Chaffee. (ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com)

The Chaffee baseball team picked up its 17th win of the season with an 11-3 victory over Oak Ridge on Wednesday.

The game was originally scheduled to be played at Oak Ridge but was moved to Chaffee due to damp field conditions in Oak Ridge.

Jared Walker led the Red Devils with a triple among his two hits while Devon Yahn and Layton Tenkhoff had a double apiece.

Cody Johnson took the win on the mound for Chaffee (17-4). He pitched four innings and gave up one earned run on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

Coach Brian Horrell praised Johnson's pitching performance.

"I thought Cody Johnson came out and threw the ball," Horrell said. "We hit the ball alright. It was good to finally ply again."

The Blue Jays were led by Kelby Brown who had two doubles among his three hits.

Pitcher Hunter Seyer suffered the loss for Oak Ridge (7-6). He threw 5 1/3 innings and gave up seven earned runs on eight hits with one strikeout and four walks.

Chaffee 041 204 0 -- 11 10 2

Oak Ridge 001 020 0 -- 3 8 3

WP -- Cody Johnson. LP -- Hunter Seyer. 3B -- Jared Walker (C). 2B -- Devon Yahn (C), Layton Tenkhoff (C), Kelby Brown (OR) 2, Nathan Bolin (OR). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Cody Payne 2-3, Cody Johnson 2-3, Jared Walker 2-3; Oak Ridge: Kelby Brown 3-3, Nathan Bolin 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 17-4, Oak Ridge 7-6.

SOCCER

Jackson 2, St. Vincent 0

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Jackson's Cassidi Tomsu scored both goals to lead the Indians to victory at home.

Allie Baker provided one assist for Jackson (15-2). Tomsu scored the other goal unassisted.

Goalkeeper Cambree Kirchner snagged two saves.

GOLF

Central 159, Jackson 162

Travis Simmons scored an eagle in his 2-under par to earn the medalist honor in the Tigers' (11-4) win at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

CENTRAL (159) -- Travis Simmons 33, Kobe Franklin 42, Luke Kinder 42, Parker Browne 42

JACKSON (162) -- Eli Pike 39, Zach Crader 41, Garrett Griffin 41, Hunter Asher 41

JCAA Conference Meet

Brett Schnnurbusch paced Perryville with an 89 as the Pirates placed third with a team total of 378 at the Ste. Genevieve Country Club.

Levi Gotto of St. Vincent was meet medalist with a 7-over 79.

PERRYVILLE (378) -- Brett Schnurbusch 89, Garrett Zoellmer 90, Kyle Thieret 99, Jacob Robinson 100.

-- From staff reports

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