ROGERS -- Rogers Heritage turned the tables offensively Tuesday on Fort Smith Southside.
The War Eagles (6-5, 2-2 7A-West) used a pair of big innings, including a six-run sixth, to claim a 13-7 7A-West Conference baseball win over the Rebels at Veterans Park.
Rogers Heritage 13, Fort Smith Southside 7
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Logan Easley slapped a two-strike, two-run single over the second baseman and snapped a 7-7 tie to propel Heritage to the big inning and the win.
Heritage coach Mitch Cameron said Easley and his entire team bounced back strong after being shut out by the Rebels (10-6, 3-1 7A-West) on Monday. The junior Wichita State commit popped out to end the game Monday but came up with the big hit a day later.
"It was a tale of two days really," Cameron said. "We talked about it a little bit ago, Logan came up yesterday with the bases loaded and gets jammed and doesn't get the job done. Today, with two strikes, he gets it done. That's where they've all just done a great job of staying with the process."
Junior Noah Guill (1-1) was also big, tossing 3.2 innings of strong relief for the War Eagles to get the win. He did not allow a hit, walked two and struck out two.
Easley was one of four different War Eagles with two hits each. He also drove in three runs and scored twice. Leadoff man Garrett Carmical also went 2-for-3 with a triple and scored three times. Kinner Brasher, who took the loss in relief, led Southside with two hits and two runs scored.
Southside coach Dale Harpenau admitted the game was totally different from a day earlier but thought his team was looking good after battling back from an early deficit to take a 7-5 lead.
"It was 5-2 and we came back and actually took the lead by two and I thought we were in pretty good shape," Harpenau said. "And it turns out to be a 13-7 game and it's a game I thought we should have won. It got away from us in a hurry in the sixth and it snowballed and credit to them."
Bentonville 4, Springdale Har-Ber 2
Bentonville scored three runs in the first inning and held on to defeat Har-Ber.
The win earned the Tigers a split after losing 4-3 to Har-Ber at home Monday.
Drew Young struck out 10 in seven innings to earn the victory for the Tigers (7-5, 3-1 7A-West), who were outhit 4-2 by the Wildcats (6-3, 2-2). Michael King took the loss despite striking out five and allowing only two hits in seven innings. Both teams made two errors.
King got into trouble in the first inning when he hit the leadoff batter and issued consecutive walks before Kasey Ford hit a double to left field.
Caleb Grace had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Wildcats.
Springdale High 15, Fayetteville 6
Springdale's offense exploded with some help from Fayetteville's defense as the Red'Dogs earned a series split with a convincing home win Tuesday night.
Springdale (11-5, 2-2 7A-West) trailed 4-1 after Robbie Briggs hit a three-run home run in the top of the second for Fayetteville (8-7, 1-3), but responded by scoring six in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead. The big inning kick-started a stretch of 11 unanswered runs in the second, third and fourth innings as Springdale extended the lead to 12-4. Carson Johnson and Logan Carr each drove in two runs for Springdale, while Nick Been was 2-for-3.
Kyler Johnston earned the win for Springdale, while Chase Arnold took the loss for Fayetteville, giving up nine runs, only two of which were earned after seven Fayetteville errors.
Rogers High 9, Fort Smith Northside 8
Sage White laid down a squeeze bunt to score Kyle Eason from third base as the Mounties c0mpleted a 7A-West sweep of Fort Smith Northside.
The Mounties (10-2, 3-1 7A-West) almost squandered a six-run lead, but rallied to score two runs in the seventh inning. Rogers led 6-0 after three innings, but Northside (0-4 7A-West) scored five runs in the fifth, then took an 8-7 lead in the top of the seventh.
Harrison Heffley was 3 for 4 to lead the Mounties. Grayson Lee and Jackson Field also had two hits. Lee had a triple, and Heffley, Eason and Ryan McClurkin all had doubles. Eason drove in two runs.
Evan Dobler earned the win in relief.
Tristan Wolfe was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Northside.
Sports on 03/30/2016