Capital City coach Brett Skinner couldn’t ask for a better birthday gift.
Skinner’s Cavaliers opened pool play in the Jays Baseball Classic with a 12-1 win Thursday against the Troy-Buchanan Trojans at Capital City High School. It was the first time this season the Cavaliers have scored more than four runs.
The losing streak is over. After 14 games and more than a month, the Jefferson City Jays walked away with a win Wednesday, beating the Capital City Cavaliers 9-6 in Central Missouri Activities Conference action at Vivion Field.
The Cavaliers kept adding on. Capital City scored multiple runs in each of the final four innings Monday to beat the Blair Oaks Falcons 10-3 at Capital City High School. The win marks the fifth in a row for the Cavaliers, while ending a three-game winning streak for the Falcons, who have now won five of their last seven games.
It was a pretty big day for Capital City junior Hayden Carroll, both on the pitcher’s mound and in the batter’s box. Carroll threw a one-hitter, striking out three, and he batted 3-for-3 with three singles, leading the Cavaliers to a 13-3 victory Monday against the Waynesville Tigers at Capital City High School.
Capital City rebounded from two losses Friday to take two wins Saturday during the Jays Baseball Classic. Capital City started its day with a 9-4 win against the Pembroke Hill Raiders, then the Cavaliers beat the Lutheran: St. Charles Cougars 15-10 with both games at Capital City High School.