Conway Christian baseball wins South Nemo Classic

By Chelsea Stockdale
UCA sportswriting

The Conway Christian Eagles took home the trophy for the second year in a row at the South Nemo Classic over the weekend, improving them to 12-6 for the year.

The Eagles beat Class 4A Berryville, 14-5; Southside Bee Branch, 4-3; and Nemo Vista, 18-2.

Against Berryville, senior Lance Nail took the win, pitching four innings with five strikeouts, no runs and one hit. His pitching record stands at 4-2 for the season.

“We came out on a mission,” CCS coach Shane Davis said.

Offensively, Nail was 1-for-2 with three runs scored. Junior Jacob Callaway was 3-for-5 with three runs; senior Kirby Powell was 3-for-3 with his sixth home run of the year. Senior Ezra Wiley was 1-for-3 with four RBIs, and Junior Jake Fitts was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

CCS knocked off Southside Bee Branch in the semifinals, 4-3.

Senior Jackson Hogue was the star of the game, pitching the entire seven innings. He struck out five and gave up three runs

This win sent the Eagles to the final game of the tournament where they showed no mercy and took home the trophy, winning 18-2 over Nemo Vista

Sophomore Andrew Dather added a win to his 2-0 pitching record for the Eagles, striking out three and allowing one run in three innings. Junior Jacob Callaway was 3-for-4 with three runs, while senior Kirby Powell stood strong with two RBIs and four runs. Senior Ezra Wiley was 2-for-3 with five RBIs, and junior Jake Fitts was 3-for-5 with five RBIs. Sophomore Tanner Stevenson was 1-for-2 with two runs, and sophomore Brandon Helms was 1-for-3 with two runs for the Eagles.

The Eagles face off with local rival St. Joseph at home today at 4 p.m.