Kinder leads Carthage to 13-0 win
In a six-inning run-rule shortened game, Carthage High School starter Carson Kinder gave up just three hits, struck out three and walked one Tuesday in a 13-0 complete-game shutout of the Republic High School Tigers at Republic. Carthage (11-16) jumped on Republic (7-21) early, plating a pair of runs in the opening inning. Landon West drove in Tate Nichols with an infield single and Blayne Lilienkamp plated West with a line drive to center field.
CHS tacked on another two runs in the top of the third when Nichols scored on an error (one of five in the game for Republic) and West scored on a Cohen Ochs sacrifice fly to center field. The Carthage lead stretched to 5-0 in the top of the fourth, courtesy Nichols' line drive single to left that brought Cardin Brown home. The lead swelled to 8-0 with three more Carthage scores in the top of the fifth frame.
Rhett Lyckman drove in Ochs and Cooper Thorn with a pop fly single to left, and Blake Wicklund scored on a failed pickoff attempt at first base by Republic. Carthage exploded for five runs in the top of the sixth to make it a 13-0 game. Timothy Champagne scored on a wild pitch to make it 9-0, West scored on a Thorn single to right field, Lilienkamp came home on a fielder’s choice, Thorn scored on a passed ball and Lane Mitchell scampered home on a wild pitch.
Carthage’s 13 runs came on eight hits. West finished 2 for 4 with three runs and an RBI, and Lilienkamp was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run. Carthage returns to action at 4 p.
m. Thursday when the Tigers travel to play Lebanon High School (8-19). They return home to host Smithville High School (9-15) at 4:30 p.