Pitchers dominate as Woodland edges Cass, 1-0

Woodland pitcher Peyton Posey and Cass pitcher Jayden Smith both threw one-hitters Tuesday night but a Woodland unearned run in the third inning was the difference as the Wildcats edged the Colonels 1-0.

Julian Wright reached on an infield error, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Chase Carson, and stole third before scoring the game’s only run on a two-out wild pitch.

Meanwhile, the opposing pitchers dominated.

Posey allowed only a third inning double to Kyle Miller and a walk to Matt Shook in the fourth inning on his way to the pitching win and shutout. He struck out six.

Smith fanned 12 but suffered the Colonels’ pitching loss with six innings of work. He allowed only a first inning single to Jacob Gravett and a walk to Wright in the fifth inning.

Woodland improved to 5-6 for the season and is now 1-0 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass falls to 1-9 for the year and 0-1 in region action. The two teams will conclude their three-game series Friday with a doubleheader at Cass starting at 5 p.m.