OSWEGO — A familiar nemesis brought Marmaton Valley High’s baseball season to an end Tuesday.
Pittsburg’s perennial power St. Mary’s-Colgan broke a scoreless deadlock with a three-run third inning and never looked back in a 10-0 win.
The loss came in the Class 2-1A playoffs, ending Marmaton Valley’s season at 6-13. Colgan advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal round against Southeast.
The Wildcats had their hands full with Colgan starter Carter Jacquinot, who didn’t allow a baserunner until walking Brayden Larson with two outs in the fourth.
Brwevyn Campbell provided Marmaton Valley’s only hit, a fifth-inning single.
By then, the Panthers had things well in control, scoring two in the third and sixth in the fourth.
A pair of Colgan runs in the fifth ended the game via the 10-run mercy rule.
Wyatt Ard and Drew Smith handled the pitching duties for the Wildcats, allowing a combined seven hits and four walks with three strikeouts.
