Oran coach Mitch Wood to step down after season

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ORAN -- After 21 seasons Oran's head baseball coach has decided to step down.

Mitch Wood, who is also the school's superintendent, made it public Thursday during a pregame radio interview that he will not come back as the head coach of the Eagles following this season.

Wood, who cited motivation as the key to his decision, guided the Eagles to nine final four appearances during his tenure.

In his final regular season game, which was also senior day, his team gave him a fitting sendoff by defeating Kennett 7-1 behind home runs from Kody Moore and Alex Heuring.

Heuring's 2-run shot extended Oran's lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning. A 3-run blast by Moore capped the day in the sixth giving the Eagles a comfortable lead going into the seventh. The two seniors finished the day with six RBIs.

Moore also earned the complete game victory. He allowed five hits and struck out seven.

Kennett 001 000 0 -- 1 5 2

Oran 100 123 x -- 7 9 2

WP - Kody Moore. LP - Payton Burke. HR - Moore (O), Alex Heuring (O). 2B - Jacob Priggel (O), Moore (O), Seth Ressel (O), Kevonte Mitchell (K). Multiple hits - Oran: Moore 2-3, Heuring 3-4; Kennett: Mitchell 2-3.

Perryville 3, Chaffee 2

CHAFFEE -- Held to just four hits, the Chaffee Red Devils fell to visiting Perryville Thursday 3-2.

The Red Devils (20-7) held a 2-run lead until the top of the sixth when Perryville struck with a game-deciding two runs. The Pirates had seven hits in the contest.

Jared Walker threw a complete game for the Red Devils allowing three earned runs on seven hits and one walk. He also struck out two.

Storm Estes led the Chaffee offense with an RBI double.

Perryville 000 012 0 -- 3 7 1

Chaffee 100 100 0 -- 2 4 2

WP -- Boineet. LP -- Jared Walker. Multiple hitters: (P) Green 2-3, Hollegan 2-3. 2B: (P) Green; (C) Storm Estes.