Noah Nicklas News Today

The Capital City Cavaliers entered the Jays Baseball Classic with two wins. They left with three more and a second-place trophy. “If you had told me coming in that we’d place second, I’d be pretty happy,” Capital City coach Brett Skinner said.

Capital City’s offense could not be stopped Friday. After scoring 12 runs Thursday, the Cavaliers put up a 21-5 win against the Rolla Bulldogs and a 5-3 win Friday against the St. Charles West Warriors at Capital City High School.

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.

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.