Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Mules varsity baseball team defeated the Bloomfield Wildcats 10-0 in six innings on Thursday after a seven-run explosion in the sixth inning.

The Bernie Mules had three different pitchers appear in the game.  Blake Beacham, Gavin Brown, and Dalton Hobgood combined for a three hit performance to help the Mules.

The Mules scored in the sixth on a two-run double by Wyatt Barnett, an RBI single by Jayce Burk, a walk by Josh Ellenburg, a two-run single by Alex Guzman, a two-run single by Guzman, and an RBI single by Nate Dillinger.

Gavin Brown paced Bernie at the plate. Brown went 2-3, drove in one and scored three runs. He homered in the first inning and singled in the third inning.

Josh Ellenburg helped the Mules out in the third inning as well with a monster solo shot to left center for his first home run of the year.

"Bloomfield couldn't get anything going as long as Dalton Hobgood was pitching,"  commented head baseball coach Marcus Massey.

Hobgood gave up just one hit, allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out five during his two innings of work.

Blake Beacham got it done on the bump on the way to a win. He pitched two shutout innings. Beacham struck out none, walked one and gave up one hit.

Hector was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed seven runs in five innings, walked three and struck out four.

The lead stayed with Bernie Mules Varsity after the first, when it scored one run on a solo home run by Brown.

The Bernie Mules will be back in action on Saturday, September 24th at the Fall Baseball Tournament in Campbell.