Trey Tigart, of Sikeston will be on the mound this evening.  “We’ll go with what has worked well in the past,” stated Mike Minner, Head Coach for the Fighting Squirrels.

“We have started him in every tournament so far., “  continued Minner.  “This way if and when we need him later in the tournament, he’ll be ready.”

Charleston has been on a winning streak and effortlessly beat all of their opponents during the state tournament outscoring their opponents by 55 points.   The Midwest Regionals were not much different just a little more difficult.  They dominated the game, infield, outfield, hitting, scoring, running, and pitching.  The Fighting Squirrels seem unstoppable.

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Beth Farrah, SMT Writer

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania – After seven straight losses from the St. Louis Cardinals, they finally got back on track after defeating the Pittsburg Pirates in their rivals’ very own stadium.  

Joe Kelly threw six shutout innings and the Cardinals got two RBI from Allen Craig, Jon Jay, and Tony Cruz in a 13-0 rout at PNC Park.

The Cardinals, who pounded out 17 hits and scored eight times in the seventh inning, won for the first time on this road trip, which will conclude with a three-game set at Cincinnati.

"It's definitely a change in attitude and a change in atmosphere and a good way to leave here," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.

Kelly (2-3) allowed three hits and also went 2-for-3 at the plate and scored a run.

The Pirates were limited to five hits, two of them coming from Starling Marte. Despite their only loss in this five-game set, the Pirates will head into Friday with a 1 1/2 game lead in the division.

"We held a team in the bag for four days and the cat got out tonight," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.

Charlie Morton (3-3) surrendered 10 hits and five runs over six frames. He has gone 0-5 in his last six starts against the Cardinals.

Singles from Jay and Cruz put runners at the corners with two outs in the second. Morton then uncorked a wild pitch and was late covering the plate, allowing Jay to come home with the first run.

Morton struck out to leave the bases full in the bottom portion, and the Cardinals scored three times in the fourth. Jay was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Holliday then Matt Holliday scored on Cruz's double-play groundout. Pete Kozma followed with an RBI base hit to center.

St. Louis couldn't score after the loaded the bases in the fifth and Neil Walker grounded out with two men in scoring position in the bottom of the frame.

Carlos Beltran made it 5-0 in the sixth with an RBI double, which scored Kelly.

The Cardinals shelled Jeanmar Gomez in the eighth. The right-hander was pounded for seven runs -- five earned -- on four hits and a pair of walks.

Jay singled in a run and Cruz doubled to the left field corner to drive in two for an 8-0 margin. Matt Carpenter lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to right.

Vic Black entered with the bases full again and Craig doubled to left for two RBI. Holliday's run-scoring groundout and Freese's RBI double capped the huge inning.

Jonesboro, Arkansas - The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has announced that three members of the 2012-13 Arkansas State men’s golf team, including Wessel Zwiegers, Chance Holden and Easton Key, have each been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.

The three A-State golfers are among 152 Division I-A players across the nation to receive the honor recognizing student-athletes who are either a junior or senior academically, competed at least three full years at the collegiate level, participated in at least 70 percent of their team’s competitive rounds or in the NCAA Championships, held a stroke average under 76.0 and maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.

"I'm extremely proud of these three  young men,” said A-State head men’s golf coach Steve Johnson. “They have demonstrated that they've embraced the concept of ‘student-athlete.’ Not only have they excelled in the classroom, but all have been permanent fixtures on the starting lineup and missed the most class time. Taking that into account, plus the difficulty of their majors, makes them even more deserving of this award."

Zwiegers, a senior on last year’s squad, carried a 75.8 stroke average per round that ranked tied for second on the team behind only Key.  He collected two top-25 finishes, including a season-best tied for 10th place at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.  The Cape Town, South Africa, native posted his best round at the Cobra-PUMA Invitational with a 2-under par 70.

Key held a team-best 75.2 stroke average as a junior last season while posting three top-20 finishes, including a championship effort at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.  His season-low round of 69 was also shot at the Bill Ross tournament.  The Meridian, Miss., native finished tied for 18th place at the Sun Belt Conference Championships to lead the Red Wolves.

Chance Holden, from Dexter, Missouri, averaged 75.8 strokes while competing in a team-high 32 rounds.  The junior recorded three top-25 finishes, including a season-best tied for 11th place at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate and tied for 22nd place at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.  His low round of 70 was posted at the Jackrabbit Invitational.  Holden also recently qualified to compete at the U.S. Amateur, set for Aug. 12-18 in Brookline, Mass.

The Dexter Community is proud of Chance and his accomplishments!  Congratulations!  We wish you success in Brookline, MA!!