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8 vs Clarke (IA)

May 2, 2026 Central Methodist (MO) at Clarke (IA)

(28-22, 16-12)
7
(26-22, 17-7)
8
Line Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Central Methodist (MO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7 9 0
Clarke (IA) 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 11 2

Box Score

Central Methodist (MO)
Clarke (IA)

Central Methodist (MO) Batters

Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Jordan Vazquez ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0
Gavin Whitehurst p/dh 5 3 3 1 0 0 1
Ryan Malzahn rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0
Dariel Rios 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Karlo Aguirre 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0
Joshua Smith lf 1 0 1 3 2 0 0
Dawson Foster c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6
Zeb Wede 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Justin Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Landon McKillip 2b 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Prewett 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cruz Valencia cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nicholas Neighbours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vince Ray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chase Schnieders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6 5 4 9
Batting
2B: Ryan Malzahn
3B: Jordan Vazquez
RBI: Jordan Vazquez , Gavin Whitehurst , Dariel Rios , Joshua Smith (3)
Sac Fly: Dariel Rios , Joshua Smith
GIDP: Dawson Foster
Baserunning
SB: Cruz Valencia
CS: Joshua Smith

Clarke (IA) Batters

Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Cole Swartz cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0
Brady Lord 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1
Darin Eales ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
Eli Kelley rf 4 2 3 0 1 0 0
Ethan Hefel 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2
Jaxon Brooks lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 2
Bryn Vantiger c 3 0 1 1 2 1 0
Teddy Estudillo pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jaiden Russin dh 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eric Hebert 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 3
Jordan Breen ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Cashman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angel Alfaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Toala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7 7 4 8
Batting
2B: Cole Swartz , Eli Kelley
RBI: Cole Swartz , Ethan Hefel (3) , Bryn Vantiger , Jaiden Russin , Eric Hebert
Sac: Jaiden Russin , Eric Hebert
Sac Fly: Jaiden Russin
Fielding
E: Brady Lord , Kevin Toala
DP: Brady Lord , Ethan Hefel , Eric Hebert

Central Methodist (MO) Pitchers

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR
Gavin Whitehurst 3.2 6 5 5 5 2 0
Nicholas Neighbours 3.1 3 2 2 0 1 0
Vince Ray 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chase Schnieders (L, 2-5) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0
Totals 8.2 11 8 8 7 4 0
Pitching
Batters faced: Gavin Whitehurst (22) , Nicholas Neighbours (14) , Vince Ray (3) , Chase Schnieders (5)
WP: Chase Schnieders
HBP: Nicholas Neighbours
IBB: Chase Schnieders (2)
Pitches-Strikes: Gavin Whitehurst (88-49), Nicholas Neighbours (42-28), Vince Ray (7-5), Chase Schnieders (22-10)

Clarke (IA) Pitchers

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR
Alex Cashman 7.0 5 3 3 3 3 0
Angel Alfaro 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0
Kevin Toala (W, 6-5) 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 7 6 5 4 0
Pitching
Batters faced: Alex Cashman (30) , Angel Alfaro (7) , Kevin Toala (6)
HBP: Alex Cashman (2) , Kevin Toala
Pitches-Strikes: Alex Cashman (104-59), Angel Alfaro (21-15), Kevin Toala (24-11)

Scoring Summary

Innings Play V - H
1st Ethan Hefel singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Eli Kelley advanced to third; Darin Eales scored; Cole Swartz scored. 0 - 2
1st Bryn Vantiger walked, RBI (3-1 SBBBB); Jaxon Brooks advanced to second; Ethan Hefel advanced to third; Eli Kelley scored. 0 - 3
1st Jaiden Russin flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (1-2 SBF); Ethan Hefel scored. 0 - 4
2nd Ethan Hefel singled to right field, RBI (3-1 BKBB); Eli Kelley advanced to second; Brady Lord scored. 0 - 5
5th Eric Hebert out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-1 KB); Teddy Estudillo advanced to third; Jaxon Brooks scored. 0 - 6
5th Cole Swartz doubled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Teddy Estudillo scored. 0 - 7
6th Joshua Smith flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (2-0 BB); Dariel Rios advanced to third; Gavin Whitehurst scored. 1 - 7
8th Dariel Rios flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (1-1 BF); Gavin Whitehurst scored. 2 - 7
8th Joshua Smith singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 FF); Ryan Malzahn scored. 3 - 7
9th Jordan Vazquez tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-0); Landon McKillip scored; Justin Smith scored. 5 - 7
9th Gavin Whitehurst singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 BSFB); Jordan Vazquez scored. 6 - 7
9th Joshua Smith hit by pitch, RBI (3-1 BKBBH); Karlo Aguirre advanced to second; Ryan Malzahn advanced to third; Gavin Whitehurst scored, unearned. 7 - 7
9th Teddy Estudillo advanced to second; Jaxon Brooks advanced to third; Eli Kelley scored on a wild pitch. 7 - 8

Other Information

Play By Play

Scoring Summary

Innings Play V - H
1st Ethan Hefel singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Eli Kelley advanced to third; Darin Eales scored; Cole Swartz scored. 0 - 2
1st Bryn Vantiger walked, RBI (3-1 SBBBB); Jaxon Brooks advanced to second; Ethan Hefel advanced to third; Eli Kelley scored. 0 - 3
1st Jaiden Russin flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (1-2 SBF); Ethan Hefel scored. 0 - 4
2nd Ethan Hefel singled to right field, RBI (3-1 BKBB); Eli Kelley advanced to second; Brady Lord scored. 0 - 5
5th Eric Hebert out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-1 KB); Teddy Estudillo advanced to third; Jaxon Brooks scored. 0 - 6
5th Cole Swartz doubled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Teddy Estudillo scored. 0 - 7
6th Joshua Smith flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (2-0 BB); Dariel Rios advanced to third; Gavin Whitehurst scored. 1 - 7
8th Dariel Rios flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (1-1 BF); Gavin Whitehurst scored. 2 - 7
8th Joshua Smith singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 FF); Ryan Malzahn scored. 3 - 7
9th Jordan Vazquez tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-0); Landon McKillip scored; Justin Smith scored. 5 - 7
9th Gavin Whitehurst singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 BSFB); Jordan Vazquez scored. 6 - 7
9th Joshua Smith hit by pitch, RBI (3-1 BKBBH); Karlo Aguirre advanced to second; Ryan Malzahn advanced to third; Gavin Whitehurst scored, unearned. 7 - 7
9th Teddy Estudillo advanced to second; Jaxon Brooks advanced to third; Eli Kelley scored on a wild pitch. 7 - 8

All Plays

Top of 1st Inning

Jordan Vazquez grounded out to ss (0-1 K). (1 out)
Gavin Whitehurst flied out to cf (1-1 BK). (2 out)
Ryan Malzahn grounded out to ss (2-0 BB). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Bottom of 1st Inning

Cole Swartz singled to center field (2-0 BB).
Brady Lord struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). (1 out)
Darin Eales walked (3-0 BBBB); Cole Swartz advanced to second.
Eli Kelley walked (3-2 BFBBFB); Darin Eales advanced to second; Cole Swartz advanced to third.
Ethan Hefel singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Eli Kelley advanced to third; Darin Eales scored; Cole Swartz scored.
Jaxon Brooks walked (3-1 KBBBB); Ethan Hefel advanced to second.
Bryn Vantiger walked, RBI (3-1 SBBBB); Jaxon Brooks advanced to second; Ethan Hefel advanced to third; Eli Kelley scored.
Teddy Estudillo pinch ran for Bryn Vantiger.
Jaiden Russin flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (1-2 SBF); Ethan Hefel scored.
Eric Hebert grounded out to p, bunt (1-0 B). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 4 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Top of 2nd Inning

Bryn Vantiger to c for Teddy Estudillo.
Dariel Rios hit by pitch (2-1 KBH).
Karlo Aguirre struck out swinging (3-2 KFBBBFS). (1 out)
Joshua Smith walked (3-2 BBBKFB); Dariel Rios advanced to second.
Dawson Foster grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-2 KKB); Joshua Smith out on the play. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 2nd Inning

Cole Swartz flied out to cf (0-1 F). (1 out)
Brady Lord walked (3-2 BBKBFB).
Darin Eales flied out to cf (2-2 BKFB). (2 out)
Eli Kelley singled through the right side (0-0); Brady Lord advanced to second.
Ethan Hefel singled to right field, RBI (3-1 BKBB); Eli Kelley advanced to second; Brady Lord scored.
Jaxon Brooks reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 FBF); Ethan Hefel out at second 3b to 2b. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Top of 3rd Inning

Landon McKillip grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). (1 out)
Cruz Valencia grounded out to 3b (0-0). (2 out)
Jordan Vazquez singled to center field (1-2 BFK).
Gavin Whitehurst flied out to cf (3-2 BFBFBF). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 3rd Inning

Bryn Vantiger struck out looking (2-2 FFBBFK). (1 out)
Jaiden Russin grounded out p to ss to 1b (2-2 BKBS). (2 out)
Eric Hebert popped up to 2b (1-1 KB). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 4th Inning

Ryan Malzahn grounded out to ss (0-0). (1 out)
Dariel Rios grounded out to 2b (0-0). (2 out)
Karlo Aguirre reached first on an error by 2b (0-1 K).
Joshua Smith walked (3-2 SBBFBB); Karlo Aguirre advanced to second.
Dawson Foster grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB

Bottom of 4th Inning

Cole Swartz popped up to ss (1-0 B). (1 out)
Brady Lord grounded out to 2b (0-2 FF). (2 out)
Darin Eales singled through the left side (1-2 KBK).
Eli Kelley singled to center field (0-2 KK); Darin Eales advanced to third.
Nicholas Neighbours to p.
Gavin Whitehurst to dh.
Ethan Hefel grounded out to 3b (0-2 KF). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Top of 5th Inning

Landon McKillip grounded out to 2b (2-2 KBFB). (1 out)
Cruz Valencia grounded out to ss (1-0 B). (2 out)
Jordan Vazquez flied out to rf (0-0). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Bottom of 5th Inning

Jaxon Brooks singled to center field (0-1 K).
Bryn Vantiger singled up the middle (1-0 B); Jaxon Brooks advanced to second.
Teddy Estudillo pinch ran for Bryn Vantiger.
Jaiden Russin out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Teddy Estudillo advanced to second; Jaxon Brooks advanced to third. (1 out)
Eric Hebert out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-1 KB); Teddy Estudillo advanced to third; Jaxon Brooks scored.
Cole Swartz doubled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Teddy Estudillo scored.
Brady Lord flied out to rf (1-1 BS). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Top of 6th Inning

Bryn Vantiger to c for Teddy Estudillo.
Gavin Whitehurst singled to third base (1-1 BK).
Ryan Malzahn struck out swinging (3-2 BKFBFBS). (1 out)
Dariel Rios singled through the left side (0-0); Gavin Whitehurst advanced to second.
Karlo Aguirre hit by pitch (3-0 BBBH); Dariel Rios advanced to second; Gavin Whitehurst advanced to third.
Joshua Smith flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (2-0 BB); Dariel Rios advanced to third; Gavin Whitehurst scored.
Zeb Wede pinch hit for Dawson Foster.
Zeb Wede flied out to lf (0-0). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Bottom of 6th Inning

Dawson Foster to c for Zeb Wede.
Darin Eales fouled out to 1b (0-1 F). (1 out)
Eli Kelley flied out to rf (1-2 KBFF). (2 out)
Ethan Hefel grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 7th Inning

Landon McKillip struck out looking (3-2 BFBBFFFFFK). (1 out)
Cruz Valencia walked (3-1 BBFBB).
Cruz Valencia stole second.
Cruz Valencia out at second p to 2b, picked off. (2 out)
Jordan Vazquez popped up to 2b (2-1 BSB). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Bottom of 7th Inning

Jaxon Brooks grounded out to ss (2-1 FBB). (1 out)
Bryn Vantiger flied out to cf (3-2 BBFBFFF). (2 out)
Jaiden Russin hit by pitch (2-1 KBH).
Eric Hebert struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Top of 8th Inning

Gavin Whitehurst singled to center field (1-0 B).
Ryan Malzahn doubled down the lf line (0-0); Gavin Whitehurst advanced to third.
Angel Alfaro to p for Alex Cashman.
Dariel Rios flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (1-1 BF); Gavin Whitehurst scored.
Karlo Aguirre struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). (2 out)
Joshua Smith singled through the right side, RBI (0-2 FF); Ryan Malzahn scored.
Joshua Smith out at second c to ss, caught stealing. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 8th Inning

Vince Ray to p for Nicholas Neighbours.
Cole Swartz singled down the rf line, out at second 1b to ss (0-0). (1 out)
Brady Lord grounded out to ss (1-2 FBF). (2 out)
Darin Eales flied out to cf (1-0 B). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 9th Inning

Dawson Foster singled to right field (0-1 S).
Justin Smith pinch ran for Dawson Foster.
Jack Prewett pinch hit for Landon McKillip.
Jack Prewett walked (3-2 BBBKKFB); Justin Smith advanced to second.
Landon McKillip pinch ran for Jack Prewett.
Cruz Valencia flied out to cf (0-0). (1 out)
Jordan Vazquez tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-0); Landon McKillip scored; Justin Smith scored.
Kevin Toala to p for Angel Alfaro.
Gavin Whitehurst singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 BSFB); Jordan Vazquez scored.
Ryan Malzahn reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Gavin Whitehurst advanced to second on an error by p.
Dariel Rios grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKBF); Ryan Malzahn advanced to second; Gavin Whitehurst advanced to third. (2 out)
Karlo Aguirre walked (3-2 BBKFBB).
Joshua Smith hit by pitch, RBI (3-1 BKBBH); Karlo Aguirre advanced to second; Ryan Malzahn advanced to third; Gavin Whitehurst scored, unearned.
Dawson Foster pinch hit for Justin Smith.
Dawson Foster flied out to cf (1-0 B). (3 out)
Inning Summary: 4 Runs , 3 Hits , 1 Errors , 3 LOB

Bottom of 9th Inning

Dawson Foster to c.
Landon McKillip to 2b.
Chase Schnieders to p for Vince Ray.
Eli Kelley doubled to left field (2-2 FBKB).
Ethan Hefel flied out to rf (0-2 KK); Eli Kelley advanced to third. (1 out)
Jaxon Brooks was intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB).
Bryn Vantiger was intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB); Jaxon Brooks advanced to second.
Teddy Estudillo pinch ran for Bryn Vantiger.
Jaiden Russin struck out swinging (2-2 KBSBFS). (2 out)
Jordan Breen pinch hit for Eric Hebert.
Teddy Estudillo advanced to second; Jaxon Brooks advanced to third; Eli Kelley scored on a wild pitch.
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB