Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Malden, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcat baseball team got off to a fantastic start of the 2014 season with a win over the Green Wave of Malden.  Malden earned the first run in the second inning and it was not until the fourth inning before Dexter answered with a run of the their own. 

Jason Mattison pitched the first three innings for Dexter.  He struck out four, walked three and only allowed one run. Colton Averett pitched the fourth and fifth innings allowing one run and was credited with the victory. Garrett Keathley came in with the save striking out five of the Green Wave.

The fifth inning belonged to the Bearcats with three runs.  Dalton Manuel scored first, followed by D.J. Dowdy and Austin Aldridge to bring the score to 4-2.

“I was proud of my kids,” commented Becker.  “We played decent ball.  We did some stuff that made us look like we were playing our first game of the season and at other times we did things that made it look like we knew what we were doing.  Anytime you get a win it is a good thing so I am proud of the kids and they way the way they cam back today.”

Malden scored again in the sixth, but it was not enough to defeat the Bearcats!

Shown in the photo is senior D.J. Dowdy behind the plate catching for the Dexter Bearcats.

Final Score Dexter 4   Malden 3

Malden     0 1 0 0 1 1  0  -  3  8  3 

Dexter      0 0 0 1 3 0  X  -  4  6  2

WP - Colton Averett. LP - Toby Miller. SV - Garrett Keathley. 2B - D.J. Dowdy (D), Garrett Potts (M). Multiple hits - Dexter: Dowdy 2-3; Malden: Potts 3-4.