De Soto claims 4A-I baseball title

? Clayton Hancock pitched two hitless, shutout innings of relief and doubled, scored a run and drove in another as De Soto beat Paola, 10-5, in the championship game of the Class 4A Div. I state tournament on Friday.

Greyson Jenista tripled and drove in two runs, Devon Freeman had two RBIs, and Maxwell Taulbee doubled and drove in three for De Soto.

Earlier Friday, the Wildcats blanked Rose Hill, 9-0, in the semifinals.

In the 4A Div. II final, Perry-Lecompton fell to Kansas City (Kan.) Bishop Ward, 5-2, in the title game.

Perry-Lecompton beat Baxter Springs, 2-1, in the semifinal to advance.

4A Div. II

Friday at Pratt

Semifinal

Baxter Springs 000 001 0 — 1 5 0

Perry-Lecompton 200 000 x — 2 2 0

W — D. Scrimsher. L — K. Karnes.

Perry highlights — Scrimsher 7IP, 5H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 Ks; Z. Linquist 1-for-1, R; D. Munzo-Crow 0-for-1, BB, R.

4A Div. I

Friday at Salina

Championship

Paola 020 030 0 — 5 4 3

De Soto 201 070 x — 10 6 0

W — John Mayes. L — Seth Slayman.

2B — Clayton Hancock, Maxwell Taulbee, De Soto. 3B — Greyson Jenista, De Soto.

De Soto highlights — Hancock 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1-for-2, R, RBI; Jenista 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs; Devon Freeman 1-for-3, R, 2 RBIs; Taulbee 1-for-3, 3 RBIs.

Semifinal

Rose Hill 000 000 0 — 0 3 2

De Soto 232 110 x — 9 10 2

W — Dylan Holden. L — Courtland Cotten.

2B — Trenton Brents 2, Holden, De Soto.

De Soto highlights — Brents 3-for-4, R, 3 RBIs; Holden 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks; Cooper Lee 2-for-3, 3 R, RBI;