Cape Girardeau, MO - The Dexter High School baseball team opened their portion of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament against the #2 seeded Jackson Indians (15-5). The Bearcats watched the game slip away early and could not recover in a 10-4 loss on Friday, April 30th at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
Nine days earlier when the two teams met, Jackson fell behind 6-3, but managed to score two runs in the seventh winning by only 1 run. Final score was 7-6.
On Friday, Dexter struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Jackson, giving up ten runs.
The Indians jumped out ahead 7-1 in the second inning.
Dexter tallied three runs in the fifth inning led by Adam Saylors, Peyton Driskill, and Riley Slusher.
Jackson's pitcher, Clayton Ernst, allowed five hits and four runs over five innings, striking out four and walking one. Adam McClanahan threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Driskill took the loss for the Bearcats. The right-hander went one and one-third innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits and striking out two.
Driskill led Dexter with two hits in four at bats.
Cape Girardeau, MO - The 2021 SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament times and locations have changed due to wet field conditions.
Originally Kennett and Poplar Bluff were going to host their games; however due to the heavy rains those games will now be played at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
Seeds are #1 Kennett, #2 Jackson, #3 Poplar Bluff, #4 Cape Central, #5 Notre Dame, #6 Sikeston, #7 Dexter, and #8 NMCC.
Friday, April 30th Schedule:
12:00 p.m. Cape Central vs Notre Dame
2:15 p.m. Kennett vs New Madrid County Central
4:15 p.m. Jackson vs Dexter
6:30 p.m. Poplar Bluff vs Sikeston
Semifinal games will be played on Saturday, May 1st.
7th Place Monday, May 3rd at 11 a.m.
5th Place Monday, May 3rd at 1:15 p.m.
3rd Place Monday, May 3rd at 3:30 p.m.
Championship game will be Monday, May 3rd at 6 p.m.
Dexter, MO - The Swing Pink Softball Tournament has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 1, 2021. There will be nine softball teams competing in the 9th annual softball tournament! Last year's tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Tournament Schedule as follows:
9:00 a.m.
Field A - Doniphan vs Oran
Field B - Clearwater vs Bloomfield
Field C - Dexter vs Holcomb
11 a.m.
Field C - Bloomfield vs Koshkonong
1 p.m.
Field A - Oran vs Holcomb
Field B - Doniphan vs Clearwater
Field C - Dexter vs Koshkonong
3 p.m.
Field A - Clearwater vs Oran
Field B - Doniphan vs Holcomb
Dexter, MO - Ryan Collier shot a match-best on senior night leading the Dexter Bearcats to a first place finish at Hidden Trails Country Club on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He scored 1-under 35.
The Bearcats finished with 171, Notre Dame was second with 185 followed by Sikeston 199, and Kennett with 200.
Individual Results:
Dexter: Ryan Collier 35, Dylan Sitze 41, Alyssa Warren 47, Ethan Zabelin 48, and Matt Hardin 53.
Notre Dame: Quin Hunter 43, Chase Logel 45, Beau Traxel 46, Cooper Stewart 51, and Sam Floyd 59.
Sikeston: Ben Schrumpf 48, Payton Spurlock 50, Leighton Tarter 50, Jay Lape 51, and Andrew Faire 52.
Kennett: Joe Wilson 42, Ryan Creed 51, Dax Sutton 52, Will Johnson 55, and Nate Mode 60.
Farmington, MO - The Dexter Bearcats golf team competed in the 14-team Crown Pointe Invitational Golf Tournament near Farmington on Monday, April 26, 2021. They shot 379 and finished eighth on a very windy afternoon.
Webster Groves won the tournament with 326 and Poplar Bluff finished second with 334.
Max Boland, of Webster Groves, won the tournament with a 2-over 74.
Dexter’s Ryan Collier was eighth with 82. Dylan Sitze finished with 89, Matt Hardin 97, and Alyssa Warren 111.
Dexter will play at home on Tuesday, April 27th in a snow make-up against Sikeston, Notre Dame, and Kennett.
