Baseball resumes as clouds clear

After a week of rainouts, Republic finally got back on the baseball field, splitting four games in four days.
Webb City 11
Republic 6
Friday, the Tigers traveled to Webb City for a game that was initially scheduled in Republic but had to be moved because of wet field conditions. Republic came from behind to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Webb City answered with a five-run eighth inning to get the win. Webb City out-hit Republic 12-8. Ace McWatters had three RBI’s and Garrett Lester had three base hits for Republic.
Glendale 3
Republic 1
Saturday, in the opener of a double-header in Springfield, Republic managed just one hit in a 3-1 loss to host Glendale. Two Glendale pitchers combined to strike out 12 Republic batters. Caide White allowed three runs on two hits and four walks for Republic, suffering the loss. He struck out seven.
Republic 3
Sedalia Smith-Cotton 2
In the second game of the day, Republic scored a seventh-inning run to edge Smith-Cotton, 3-2. The Tigers won despite being out-hit 8-4. Ace McWatters pitched five innings, allowing one unearned run, but it was reliever Mason Mitchell who got the win in relief. He worked two innings, allowing a run on one hit and two
walks.
Republic 6
McDonald County 5
Monday in Republic, the Tigers took advantage of consecutive McDonald County errors to win in the bottom of the seventh inning, 6-5. The winning run scored after McWatters walked to lead off the seventh and Trace Harrington reached base on a dropped fly ball. With pinch-runner Caide White on second base, McDonald County pitcher Isaac Behm tried a pick-off play, but the ball sailed into center field, allowing White to score the winning run.
Harrington led Republic at the plate with a triple, a double, and two runs batted in. McWatters and Connor Sandridge also added two hits each. Drew Schroder earned the win in
relief.