4-seed Doniphan Upsets 1-seed Fredericktown in District Semifinal Saturday

(St. Louis, MO) In the Class 3 District 1 softball semifinals on a bright Saturday morning, the Doniphan Donettes and Fredericktown Ladycats battled at Lutheran South High School for the right to head to the district championship Monday afternoon.

Both teams traded runs in the first inning, as Doniphan scored three runs on no hits, walking three times and using safety squeeze bunts to get them ahead early on. Fredericktown answered with two in the bottom half, then scored three more in the bottom of the second to take the lead after holding Doniphan’s bats in the top half.

But Doniphan woke up in the top of the third, scoring five runs on six hits to take the lead. It would be a lead they would never relinquish.

Doniphan would hold the Ladycats to one run on five hits from innings 4-7 and added some big insurance runs along the way to take down the one seed Fredericktown by a score of 11-6.

The Donettes will play the winner of Saxony Lutheran and Lutheran South on Monday afternoon at Lutheran South High School. First pitch is set for 4 pm.

As for Fredericktown, their season comes to an end at Doniphan’s expense at 15-7. It’s the second time in the last five seasons the Ladycats have had their season end via Doniphan.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Week 2, Friday (PLUS, Video) - Final/OT
Central21
Jefferson20
Week 2, Friday - Final
Potosi39
Charleston8
Week 2, Friday - Final
Howell Central7
Festus35
Week 2, Friday - Final
North County0
Glenwood, IL48
Week 2, Friday - Final
Fredericktown0
Herculaneum28
Week 2, Friday - 4th Quarter
SLUH35
Hillsboro14
Week 2, Friday - Final
DeSoto31
Perryville14
Week 2, Friday - Final
Farmington60
St. Clair27
Week 2, Friday - Final
Valle Catholic42
St. Vincent7
Week 2, Friday - Final
Ste. Genevieve27
University City13
Week 2, Friday - 4th Quarter
Affton6
Windsor36
Thursday (KFMO) - Final
Farmington6
North County8
Thursday - Final
Saxony Lutheran6
Fredericktown9
Thursday - Final
North County7
Arcadia Valley2
Thursday - Final
Potosi8
Charleston1
Thursday - Final
Fredericktown0
Festus9
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Thursday - Final
North County0
DeSoto5
Festus Tournament
Thursday - Final
Fredericktown0
Pacific3
Thursday (KFMO) - Final
Cape Notre Dame18, 22, 25, 25, 14
Potosi25, 25, 23, 19, 16
Thursday - Final
Crystal City14, 15, 13
Bismarck25, 25, 25
Thursday - Final
Farmington22, 22, 11
Festus25, 25, 25
Thursday - Final
South Iron22, 14, 23
Fredericktown25, 25, 25
Thursday - ppd.
Bourbon-
Kingston-
Thursday - Final
Arcadia Valley25, 25, 21, 25
Lesterville11, 16, 25, 19
Thursday - Final
DeSoto23, 20, 26, 25, 14
North County25, 25, 24, 22, 16
Thursday - Final
Jefferson25, 17,   9, 26,   9
Ste. Genevieve20, 25, 25, 24, 15
Thursday - Final
Central21, 17, 23
Valle Catholic25, 25, 25
Thursday - Final
St. Paul25, 25, 12, 13
Valley Caledonia22, 27, 25, 25
Thursday - Final
Herculanuem18, 24, 26, 23
West County25, 26, 24, 25

Broadcast Schedule

Friday, September 5:
6:00p, NFL, Week 1: Kansas City vs Los Angeles (A)
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s+
6:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
6:30p, FB, Week 2: Central @ Jefferson+^
Saturday, September 6:
5:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
Sunday, September 7:
12:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
Monday, September 8:
6:00p, VB: St. Pius @ Central
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Tuesday, September 9:
6:30p, VB: Arcadia Valley @ Potosi
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Wednesday, September 10:
4:00p, SB: Cape Notre Dame @ Farmington
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Thursday, September 11:
4:00p, VB: Fredericktown @ North County
Friday, September 12:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
6:30p, FB, Week 3: Fredericktown @ Central^
Saturday, September 13:
5:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
Sunday, September 14:
12:00p, NFL, Week 2: Philadelphia @ Kansas City
12:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
Monday, September 15:
4:00p, SB: Farmington @ Fredericktown
5:50p, MLB: Cincinnati @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, September 16:
5:50p, MLB: Cincinnati @ St. Louis*
6:00p, VB: Fredericktown @ Arcadia Valley
Wednesday, September 17:
11:20a, MLB: Cincinnati @ St. Louis*
4:00p, SB: Cape Notre Dame @ North County
Thursday, September 18:
5:00p, VB: Lake Land @ Mineral Area+
Friday, September 19:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
6:30p, FB, Week 4: Ste. Genevieve @ Potosi^
Saturday, September 20:
5:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
Sunday, September 21:
12:20p, MLB: Milwaukee @ St. Louis*
6:00p, NFL, Week 3: Kansas City @ New York (N)
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3