Lions split last six on the diamond

The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team has split their last six games and their record sits at 7-5 on the fall.
One big win was a 9-1 road victory over rival Norwood after pulling away with a four-run sixth inning.
Aiden Garrison had two RBIs and one run scored; Fisher Croney had one RBI and scored twice; while Parker Moody had two RBIs in the win.
Brayden Stuart tossed seven innings and allowed no earned runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and five walks.
Wyatt Jarrett scored the Pirates’ lone run.
Bryar Harrison tossed three innings and gave up one earned run on three hits with one strikeout and one walk.
Carson Vaughan tossed five innings and gave up six earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts and six walks.
Mansfield also picked up a 7-6 win over Fordland after Jaxon Clark hit a walk-off RBI single to score Croney for the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
The offense was led by Stuart’s three RBIs and one run scored. Croney scored twice in the win.
Garrison tossed four and two-thirds innings and gave up one earned run on six hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Clark tossed four and a third innings and allowed one earned run on two hits with nine strikeouts and two walks.
The Lions added a 5-3 win over Lighthouse.
Easton Thompson and Moody both had RBIs in the win while Croney scored three times.
Croney tossed four innings and gave up three hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks.
All three losses came in the annual Seymour Wood Bat Tournament last week.
They fell 3-2 to Galena, 4-2 to Purdy in eight innings and 8-1 to Sparta.
In the loss to the Bears, Galena scored three runs in their final at-bat to walk-off for the win.