May/June 2021 Freeman Insurance Players of the Game

6/1/21 Putnam County vs Holcomb Class 2 Third Place Game: Putnam County junior Zach Heidenwith pitched three-and-a-third innings of scoreless relief and helped key the Midget comeback by going 1-4 with an RBI as Putnam County defeated Holcomb 11-9 after previously trailing 9-0 after two innings.

6/1/21 Green City vs Leeton Class 1 Third Place game: Green City junior pitcher Laydon Fields held Leeton to one unearned run on three hits while striking out six.  Fields also went 3-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored in Green City’s 7-1 win.

5/31/21 Putnam County vs Marionville Class 2 Semifinal: Putnam County junior pitcher Gage Pearson grinded through six-and-a-third innings while striking out six and walking none in Putnam County’s 8-5 loss to Marionville.  Pearson also went 1-4 with an RBI in the game.

5/31/21 Green City vs Oran Class 1 Semifinal: Green City senior Chris Barto went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Green City’s 10-3 loss to top-ranked Oran.

5/26/21 Pattonsburg at Green City Class 1 Quarterfinal: Green City senior Eli Tipton went 3-4 with 2 RBIs and pitched the final two-and-a-third innings to help secure a 12-5 win for the Gophers and a trip to the Class 1 Semifinals in Ozark.

5/25/21 Macon at St. Charles West Class 4 Sectional: Macon senior Preston Stewart went 1-3 with an RBI triple in Macon’s season-ending 4-1 loss to St. Charles West.

5/24/21 Green City at Canton Class 1 Sectional: Green City sophomore Brody Lunsford went 2-4 with 4 RBIs to help lead Green City to an 11-9 win over Canton.

5/24/21 Glasgow vs. Wellsville-Middletown Class 1 Sectional: Wellsville-Middletown sophomore Dylan Also struckout eight of the eleven batters he faced over three shutout innings.  He also went 2-2 with 2 walks an RBI, and 4 runs scored as the Tigers rolled over Glasgow 10-0.

5/20/21 Salisbury vs Harrisburg Class 2 District 12 Tournament: Harrisburg sophomore Anthony Alicea delivered the winning hit in the second inning and also struckout eight batters over five innings of work on the mound in Harrisburg’s 5-3 win over Salisbury giving the Bulldogs their first district title since 2014.

5/19/21 Macon vs Centralia Class 4 District 6 Baseball Tournament Championship: Macon junior Jakeb Swallow pitched a complete game allowing one run on four hits. He had eleven strikeouts and three walks to help lead Macon to their first ever district championship with a 3-1 win over Centralia.

5/18/21 Macon vs Mexico Class 4 District 6 Baseball Tournament Semifinal: Macon junior Chrisjen Riekeberg pitched a complete game while striking out eleven batters and walking only one in Macon’s 2-1 win over Mexico.

5/18/21 Kirksville vs Centralia Class 4 District 6 Baseball Tournament Semifinal: Centralia senior Jackson Wells pitched a complete game while allowing one unearned run and no walks and striking out eight batters in Centralia’s 8-1 win over top-seeded Kirksville.

5/15/21 Centralia at Moberly Class 4 District 6 Baseball Tournament Opening Round: Centralia sophomore pitcher Ethan Adams gave up four runs, only one earned, and didn’t surrender a hit in his final three innings in Centralia’s 13-4 win.

5/11/21 Sturgeon at Hallsville baseball: Hallsville sophomore pitcher Andrew Orscheln had 11 strikeouts in four innings pitched. Gave up one run, two hits, and four walks in Hallsville’s 4-3 win over Sturgeon.

5/7/21 La Plata at North Shelby baseball: North Shelby sophomore J.D. Rich went 3-3 with an RBI and one run scored as North Shelby defeated La Plata 3-2 giving the Bulldogs their first loss of the season.

5/3/21 Mexico at Moberly girls soccer: Mexico freshman Jamilet Medina-Lucas scored on Mexico’s first shot of the game in the 63rd minute to give Mexico their first win of the season by defeating Moberly 1-0.