Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Mules baseball team defeated Puxico 11 - 1 on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in the Stoddard County Athletic Association Tournament.

"We played well," commented Bernie head baseball coach Darrin Shipman.  "I thought we took some good at-bats and put the ball in play hard."

Bernie scored 4 runs in the first on a double by Beck, RBI singles by Barnett and
Beacham, a single by Brown, and 2-RBI double by Kirkpatrick.

Beck added a home run in the second to make it 5-0.

Bernie scored 6 runs in the fourth on a walk, a RBI triple by Beck, a RBI single by
Barnett, RBI double by Beacham, an error, and a RBI single by Brown.

Puxico scored its run in the fourth on an error, fielder's choice, and a single by Roberts.

Final Score: Puxico 1  Bernie 11

WP--Trey Kirkpatrick 5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 6 K, 2 BB
LP--Ricky Julius

Multiple hits:  Beck 3-3, Barnett 2-3, Beacham 3-3, Brown 2-3,

"Now we just need to clean a view things up defensively and hopefully be ready for a tremendous team in Bell City," continued Shipman.

Bernie Mules will host the SCAA Championship game at 4:30 p.m. against the Bell City Cubs on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times manager/editor.  Winning pitcher #17 Trey Kirkpatrick on the mound for Bernie during the Bernie vs Puxico game.