O’FALLON, Ill. - Three teams remain in the 2025 American Midwest Conference Baseball Tournament.
Missouri Baptist advanced to the championship game and will face the winner of Mission versus Columbia.
Game 6: Central Baptist def. William Woods, 13-6
- Ryan Dauphinee went 4-for-4 with four runs and two RBIs
- Jaxon Kirkhuff had two hits, including one homer, two runs and two RBIs
- Cameron Harden scored three runs, while Garrett Fitts scored two
- Aaron Prince drove in two runs while adding one hit
- Eight Mustangs stole at least one base - Dauphinee and Harden (2), while Brayden Mayencourt, Chett McDaniel, Kirkhuff, Carter Harris, Brannen Duhe and Julian Rodriguez (1)
- Kaden Kinsler hit three homers for the Owls
- The Owls outhit the Mustangs, 11-9
- Gram Middleton earned the win on the mound. He struck out seven in eight innings pitched
- Rhett James pitched the final inning, striking out one
Game 7: Mission def. Central Baptist, 5-4
- Landon Richards hit a two-run homer in the bottom nine to earn a walk-off win over Central Baptist
- Three Patriots recorded two hits - Richards, Brennan Montgomery and Ian Brown
- Richards and Brown drove in two runs
- The Mustangs outhit the Patriots, 10-9
- Jackson Vestal pitched eight innings with five strikeouts while Trey Mulholland took the win on the mound with one strikeout in the final inning
Game 8: Missouri Baptist def. Columbia 11-1
- Carlos Hidalgo went 3-for-3 with two homers, three runs and four RBIs
- Dominic Palma went 3-for-4 with one homer, three runs and one RBI
- James Jett added two hits while driving in three runs
- Blayne Yarger and Jayden Orozco each scored two runs, with one hit and one RBI
- The Spartans outhit the Cougars, 12-3
- Carter Sabol earned the complete-game win with eight strikeouts
Schedule, Friday May 2
Game 9: Mission vs. Columbia - 2:00 PM
Game 10: Missouri Baptist vs. Game 9 winner - 5:00 PM