The Cardinals rally and score two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Bentonville 8-7 on Thursday afternoon.
Webb City opened the scoring in the bottom of second. Austin White led off the inning with a single and moved up on a Carson Powell sacrifice bunt. Keaton Teal singled sharply to right putting runners on the corners. After a walk to Duncan Fletcher loaded the bases, Klay James drove home White with a sacrifice fly to right.
Gage Belcher led off the third inning with a basehit to left and after an Andrew McDaniel walk and another single by White, Powell picked up an RBI drawing a bases loaded walk. Fletcher drove in the second run of the inning with a fielders choice ground ball.
A single by Teal and a triple off the bat of Fletcher produced a two out run in the fifth and Webb City had built a 4-0 lead.
Bentonville scored six times in their half of the sixth inning on only two hits, aided by three walks, hit batter and a Cardinal error.
Webb City wasted little time in tying the game as they scored two of their own in the bottom half of the inning. White, with his third hit of the game, drove in both runs.
The Tigers took the lead in the top of the seventh on a suicide squeeze bunt.
Fletcher and James both walked to lead off the seventh and moved up on a Richie Peoples sac bunt. After an intentional walk to Breckin Williams loaded the bases, Belcher drew a bases loaded walk to deliver the tying run. McDaniel drove in the winning run, when the Tigers failed to record an out his ground ball to short.
Austin White led the Cardinals with three hits, driving in two runs. The Cardinals stranded 15 runners on the day.
Austin White picked up the win in relief, throwing the final 1 1/3 innings. Breckin Williams started the game on the mound, only allowing four hits over his five plus innings, issuing eight walks, striking out five.
The Cardinals (3-0) will travel to Carl Junction on Friday afternoon and then on to McDonald County on Saturday for single games against the Mustangs and Nevada Tigers.