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The Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Kelly (Benton, MO) by a score of 5-0.

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Game Story

Missouri High School Baseball - Kelly loses to Central

May 1, 2026: Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

In Friday's non-league bout, the Central Tigers (Cape Girardeau, MO) baseball squad the visiting Kelly Hawks (Benton, MO), by a score of 5-0.

Next up, the Tigers encounter the Poplar Bluff Mules (Poplar Bluff, MO) in a Class 5 District 1 bout, on Saturday, May 2. Central will attempt to advance on its 16-8 season record. The Mules enter the bout with a 13-7 record after their 9-2 non-league win over Dexter (Dexter, MO).

The Hawks (8-15) will now prepare for their bout against Dexter (Dexter, MO). The Bearcats enter the non-league bout with a 12-10 record. In their last bout, Dexter was overwhelmed by Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO), 9-2, in a non-league bout.

Kelly @ Central Baseball Game Info

Fri., May. 1, 2026
The Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Kelly (Benton, MO) by a score of 5-0.

Rankings & Records

Kelly (25-26)

MOClass
21931
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %RFRA
11-172-13-98-8.393.667119127

Central (25-26)

MOClass
7018
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
17-132-413-52-82-0.567.333156123

Team Scoring Averages

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Kelly
.9.51.4.7.8.4.60---4.35.72.5
Central
1.31.0.41.0.51.2.4.3002.05.27.21.2

Head-to-Head

  • Central won last month
    4/1 @ 4:30p12345678RHE
    Central00100101371
    Kelly10100000225

    The Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's away non-conference game against Kelly (Benton, MO) in extra innings by a score of 3-2.

  • Central won last week
    5/11234567RHE
    Kelly-------0--
    Central-------5--

    The Kelly (Benton, MO) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) by a score of 5-0.

Team Stat Comparison

KellyCentral
.229Batting Average.277
.371On Base Percentage.396
.287Slugging Percentage.386
.911Fielding Percentage.952
.600Win Loss Percentage.591

Team Leaders

KellyCentralNational Avg.
#21 Eli Holman.333Batting Average#8 Luke Merriman.500.244
#3 Kaleb Yount.433On Base Percentage#12 Skyler Conner.556.387
#21 Eli Holman.667Slugging Percentage#23 Jathan Spain.697.313
#1 Avery Wolsey1.000Fielding Percentage#12 Skyler Conner1.000.858
#0 Tucker Dirnberger1.000Win Loss Percentage#15 Connor Poole1.000.536

Record Breakdown

Kelly (25-26)

Central (25-26)

11-17
Overall
17-13
2-1
League
2-4
9-16
Non-League
12-7
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
5-9
Common Opponent
5-6
3-9
Home
13-5
8-8
Away
2-8
0-0
Neutral
2-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
11-17
In-State
16-12
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0