Stories from Wednesday, April 23, 2014

In four days, Gavy Cipponeri has gone from everyday substitute to everyday game changer. The newfound contributor continued to find success Monday and helped Three Rivers sweep Dyersburg State 6-5 and 5-1 on sophomore night at Rains Field. "Gavy is really starting to hit the ball, so much so that we have got to find a place to play her," Three Rivers coach Jack Childress said. "That kind of forces your hand."...

The Raiders held onto their weekend momentum through Easter and swept Williams Baptist JV 10-3 and 11-0 Monday. Three Rivers, which took three out of four against Crowder heading into the holiday, turned a trio of double plays in the nightcap. "It was certainly encouraging to do that. We've been working on that a lot and it is always good to see things you work on come to pass in the game," Three Rivers coach Stacey Burkey said...

DEXTER -- Patience was not a virtue Monday for the Poplar Bluff and Dexter baseball teams. The free-swinging Mules jumped ahead early and Dexter's patience didn't pay off in the long run. Daniel Francisco provided the tie-breaking hit and scored in the fourth inning to lift the Mules past Dexter 5-3 in SEMO Conference Play...

NAYLOR -- Shayna Tharp had 10 strikeouts and allowed three hits to lead Naylor to a 5-3 home win over Greenville on Monday. Brooklyn Urich scored four runs with three hits and three RBIs. Kayla Johnson had three hits and two RBIs for Naylor. Bailey White led Greenville by going 2-for-3. She also pitched and had a strikeout with 11 hits against. Sarah Hillis was 1-for-3...