Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Mules improved their record to 16-5 defeated Leopold 9 - 1 on Tuesday afternoon.

Leopold scored a run in the first on three hits.  The run scored as Bernie catcher threw out a runner trying to steal second.

Bernie scored 3 runs in the first on doubles by Beck and Kirkpatrick and a walk to Brown and a hit by Hobgood.

The Mules scored three runs in the third on a hit by Beck, hit batter, a RBI-double by Kirkpatrick and a two-RBI double by Foster.

Kirkpatrick had a two-run single in the fourth.

WP--Blake Beacham  3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 K, 2 BB
LP--Leazenby

The game was called after five innings due to severe weather in the area.

"We played decently although there were a few plays that we should have made and didn't," commented head baseball coach Darrin Shipman. "We just need to continue to work to clean those up.  We hit ok.  We just need to keep getting better as we head into the final few weeks before district."

The Bernie Mules will travel to Holcomb on Wednesday.  Game time 4:15 p.m.  Bernie will host Campbell on Friday at 4:30 p.m.