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For almost any other pitcher, it would be considered a superb outing. But for Wil Libbert, Monday was just another typical start on the mound for him. The Blair Oaks left-handed pitcher went five-plus innings without allowing a hit to the Capital City Cavaliers. He struck out 14 of the 17 batters he faced, leading the Falcons to a 6-0 victory at the Falcon Athletic Complex.
WARDSVILLE — The Blair Oaks Falcons were able to avoid the upset loss Tuesday night. The School of the Osage Indians rallied from a four-run deficit, but Colten Bryan’s two-run single up the middle in the bottom of the sixth inning proved to be the difference. Blair Oaks kept its Tri-County Conference title hopes alive with a 6-4 win at the Falcon Athletic Complex.
One inning got away from the Blair Oaks Falcons. The Eureka Wildcats scored five runs in the top of the third inning Saturday, which proved to be enough in a 6-4 victory against Blair Oaks in the third-place game of the Jays Baseball Classic at Capital City High School.
If a baseball team is going to play four games in less than 48 hours, it better have strong starting pitching. The Blair Oaks Falcons had strong starting pitching Friday. Harrison Lear and Jacob Tellman each allowed one run in five innings, combining for 11 strikeouts as the Falcons defeated Gateway Legacy and Lee’s Summit, each by scores of 5-1, at Vivion Field to wrap up pool play in the Jays Baseball Classic with a 2-1 record.
For a while, it seemed like the first inning might be the only good inning for the Blair Oaks offense this week. Fortunately for the Falcons, they had a breakthrough in the fifth and sixth innings Tuesday night. Blair Oaks took advantage of a few crucial errors and a few pitching mishaps to pull away to an 8-2 victory against the Eldon Mustangs in a Tri-County Conference matchup at the Falcon Athletic Complex.