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Van Buren walks off Mt. Pleasant
Warriors rally for 3 runs in the seventh to stun Panthers on opening night
KEOSAUQUA — Van Buren County and Mt. Pleasant brought the fireworks on Monday as the Warriors and Panthers battled tooth and nail in the 2023 high school baseball season opener. The Warriors scored three runs their final at-bat to walk off the Panthers 6-5.
Mt. Pleasant led 3-0 after one inning and 5-1 after a two-run top of the fifth, but Van Buren County came storming back, scoring five of its six runs in its final three at bats.
The Warriors were down 5-3 heading into their last at-bat before the three-run game-winning seventh inning.
Despite the loss, Mt. Pleasant’s Payton Walker had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Garrett Cook had an RBI for the Panthers as well.
Jake Ensminger took the loss on the mound for the Panthers. Zerek Venghaus and Ben Newton also saw time on the mound.
Van Buren County is now 1-0, and the Warriors will try to make it two straight wins over Southeast Conference teams when they head to Keokuk on Thursday night. Mt. Pleasant (0-1) will host Mediapolis on Thursday in the home opener.
