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GRAIN VALLEY 13, RICHMOND 7: Ryan Skinner and Austin Gouldsmith provided the big hits to help the Eagles advance to Wednesday’s Class 3 District 14 title game. Gouldsmith tripled twice and drove in four runs, while Skinner belted a three-run homer in a four-run third inning as the Eagles beat Richmond in the semifinals at Oak Grove’s Webb Park.

The Eagles (16-5) will play Odessa at 5 p.m. Wednesday for the district title.
“It wasn’t the sharpest played game,” Eagles coach Mark Lyford said. “We did enough to survive, move on and get a chance to play for a district title, which is what we wanted. So we’re excited about that.” Shay Parra added three hits, while David Richards – who got the win on the mound – had two hits and two RBIs.

GRAIN VALLEY 6, HARRISONVILLE 3: Key hits sparked Grain Valley to a Missouri River Valley West Division victory at Harrisonville. “David Duncan got a big hit in the fifth inning and George Cruz gave us some insurance runs in the seventh,” Grain Valley coach Mark Lyford said. “This was a nice win.”

Duncan doubled in two runs in the fifth inning, giving the Eagles (13-3, 5-1) a 3-0 lead. George Cruz singled in two runs during a three-run seventh inning. Jake Talamonte singled twice. Payton Bosserman scattered six hits, walked one and struck out nine in a winning complete game performance.

GRAIN VALLEY 6, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 5:

George Cruz’s RBI single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh in a Missouri River Valley Conference West home win.

“We found a way to get it done in the seventh even though we didn’t capitalize on opportunities early,” Eagles coach Mark Lyford said. David Richards (3-0) threw a complete game for the win, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out six. Shay Parra and Ryan Skinner each had two hits, Austin Gouldsmith tripled and David Duncan doubled for the Eagles (13-3, 6-1 MRVC West).

Grain Valley’s junior varsity prevailed 10-5.

GRAIN VALLEY WINS TWO (Examiner): David Richards shook off a tough game and helped Grain Valley close the Boonville Wood Bat Classic with a pair of wins Saturday.
Richards homered in both games - giving him four for the week and seven for the season - as the Eagles (11-3) beat host Boonville 8-3 and Centralia 11-1.

“We were disappointed about (losing) Friday,” Eagles coach Mark Lyford said. “We had chances to win. We came back against Boonville, who was playing pretty well. That was a solid win. We swung the bats really well all day. Friday, we had a lot of missed opportunities. Saturday, we capitalized on most of our opportunities.”

Austin Gouldsmith had five hits and three RBIs on the day. Jordan Oddo had a pair of hits against Boonville, while David Duncan added two hits and three RBIs against Centralia.

It was a good day at the ol' ballpark on Saturday afternoon as parents donated their time for the good of the baseball program.  Players, parents and coaches worked together to make the baseball facility much improved for the season's action.  Those involved were able to put up a brand new windscreen, edge the basepaths and repair and prepare the bullpen mounds among other things. 

The parents are looking to continue the tradition in assisting the baseball program by maintaining the baseball booster club.  Mr. Kelton among others will be working to keep this club going which has helped to finince various projects over the years.  (new dugouts, the concession building, the original windscreen, charter busses to the state tournament in '03 & '04, etc.) Parental support and enthusiasm is needed however to make this endeavor work and ultimately benefit the players.

We have a great baseball program at GVHS which helps to build positive relationships, positive character and excellent experiences.

Thanks again for the help!

Over 80 3rd-5th grade boys made their way to the campus of Grain Valley High School for the baseball program's annual baseball clinic.  Good times were had by all as players learned new techniques in hitting, pitching, infield skills, and outfield skills.  There were races and a throwing competition at the end of the camp. 

It is expected that if the camp expands in the coming years, two sessions will need to be held.  Thank you to all the campers and their parents for participating.  Smiles were had all around on a beautiful day for baseball.

The Grain Valley Eagles baseball team had a record high 60 young men try out for the team this season.  The coaching staff was impressed with the turn-out as the crop had many talented young players.  The unfortunate thing about the first week was some good arms had to be turned away; never a fun time for these players or the coaches making the decisions. The staff would like to thank all the kids for coming out and offer congratulations to those who have made the team thus far.

Hard work and dedication to the program will contribute to a winning team in 2009.