Bernie, Missouri - A magnificent effort by Corbin Hunt spurred the Bernie Mules varsity baseball team to a 4-1 win in seven innings over Leopold on Monday, September 19th at Bernie.
The Mules got the win thanks in large part to Hunt's dominant, eight-strikeout performance. Hunt allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk over seven innings.
Mike Suiter pushed Bernie Mules Varsity ahead, in the sixth inning, and the lead lasted until the final out. Alex Guzman singled to get on base in the sixth.
Jayce Burk went a perfect 3-3 at the dish for Bernie Mules Varsity. He doubled in the fifth inning and singled in the third and sixth innings.
Leopold 's lone run of the ballgame came in the first inning on an RBI single by Blake Leazenby.
Final Score Bernie 4, Leopold 1
Leopold 100 000 0 - 1 2 3
Bernie 001 003 x - 4 9 1
Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Mules volleyball team finally got a chance to get on the court Thursday evening at the Mule Barn. They defeated Portageville 25-11, 25-12
Taylor Anthony had a big serving run in the 2nd set with 8 points. Morgan Baker has 2 aces, Maddison Wooldridge had 1 ace, Taylor Anthony had 1 ace and Maddison Corbin had 1 ace.
Kayli Tanner, Maddison Wooldridge, and Taylor Anthony each had 2 block solos.
Cymber Arnold and Taylor Lovelady each had 4 digs, Taylor Anthony had 3, Madisson Corbin and Kayli Tanner had 2, and Maddison Wooldridge and Christina Dowdy had 1.
Kayli Tanner and Maddison Wooldridge had 3 kills, Cymber Arnold had 2, and Mabree Stone had 1.
Morgan Baker had 8 assists.
"I am proud of the girls. It was their first game of the week," commented head volleyball coach Monica Collier. "They were excited to be on the court. They played very well and are looking forward to a full week next week."
In Junior Varsity action the Lady Mules defeated the Bulldogs 25-13, 25-12.
Makayla Turner led in serving points with 10 total in the game, 8 in the first set and 2 in the 2nd. She also had 3 aces. Other aces were made by Haylee Robinette with 4, Cassidy Freed with 3, Ryleigh Foster and Alivia Cobb had 2, and Daisy Eaton had 1.
The Mules had a good defensive game with Cassidy Freed leading in digs with 6, Makayla Turner and Alivia Cobb had 5, and Haylee Robinette and Daisy Eaton had 3.
Cassidy Freed also led in kills with 8, Ryleigh Foster had 6, Daisy Eaton had 5, Makayla Turner had 3. And Alivia Cobb had 1.
Ryleigh Foster had 17 assists.
The Lady Mules will be back in action on Monday, September 26th against Gideon. On Tuesday they travel to Twin Rivers and on Thursday they host Bloomfield.
Monday is their HITS FOR HOPE game. Monies raised will go to 18FORE Life.
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.
Neelyville, Missouri - The Bernie Mules baseball team jumped out to an 8-0 lead after three innings then finished the Tigers off driving home five runs in the top of the seventh.
Bernie (10-4) defeated Neelyville 13-1.
Bernie Mules Varsity built upon its lead with three runs in the second. A single by Gavin Brown ignited the offense, scoring Barnett. That was followed up by Dalton Hobgood's double, plating Brown.
The Mules continued to pile on two more runs in the top of the third. Jayce Burk kicked things off with a single, scoring Weston Comstock.
Bernie scored five runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Michael Suiter, a sacrifice fly by Blake Beacham, an error, an RBI single by Trenton Johnson, and an RBI double by Alex Guzman.
Wyatt Barnett scored four times and finished 2 for 3 at the plate for Bernie. He singled in the second and third innings.
Jayce Burk tripled and scored. Alex Guzman, Dalton Hobgood and Michael Suiter all doubled.
Guzman got the win for Bernie Mules Varsity thanks to 10 strikeouts in six inning with only one walk. He gave up just five hits over six shutout innings.
Nate Dillinger pitched the seventh and had two strikeouts and one hit.
Hobbs was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed six runs in two innings, walked three and struck out two.
Bernie will be back in action on Thursday playing at Puxico. Then they travel to Naylor on Friday. Game times are 4:30 p.m.
Puxico, Missouri - The Bernie Mules volleyball team travel to Puxico to take on the Indians Thursday evening. The Varsity team pulled out a win 25-9, 25-17 over the Puxico Lady Indians.
Morgan Baker led the team in serving points with nine; six of which were during the first set and three in the second set. Madi Wooldridge and Taylor Anthony had two service aces and Taylor Lovelady had one.
Kayli Tanner and two blocks and Madi Wooldridge had one.
Mabree Stone had 6 digs, Kaylie Tanner and Christina Dowdy each had 5 digs. Morgan Baker and Cymber Arnold finished with 4 digs each.
Both Mabree Stone and Kayli Tanner had 7 kills for the night. Cymber Arnold had three, Taylor Anthony had two, and Madi Wooldridge had one.
In Junior Varsity action, the Mules defeated the Indians 25-7, 25-14.
Ryleigh Foster led the team in serving points with 14 points while serving 8 in a row the first set and then during the second set, she scored three points in a row two different times. Four were aces.
Cassidy Freed had 7 serving points in the first set. She had three service aces. Haylee Robinette finished with two service aces.
Cassidy Freed led the team defensively with 9 digs and very few errors. Daisy Eaton had 5 digs, Alivia Cobb had 4 digs and Haylee Robineet finished with three digs.
Daisy Eaton and Cassidy Freed each had 4 kills. Taylor Matney and Makayla Turner had two kills. Ryleigh Foster finished with 12 assists.
"I am proud of both teams tonight," commented head coach Monica Collier. "Varsity came back after a tough loss a couple night before. They didn't like that feeling so they had their mind on winning tonight."
"Looking forward to playing Portageville at home next Thursday." The Bernie Lady Mules have a few days off and will return to the court hosting the Portageville Lady Dogs on Thursday, September 22nd.
