The Houston baseball team’s 2017 season is over.
At least the official part.
The Tigers lost their district opener 10-0 Friday to Licking in the Class 3 District 10 tournament.
HHS finished with a 5-18 record, but one more game remains. The Tigers will play an exhibition game at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 28, against Heritage (Ill.) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The game was previously postponed by rain.
Houston managed just four hits – all singles – in the season finale. It was the fifth time the Tigers were shut out this season. Two were by Licking.
Gavin Alston, Sterling Jackson, Nick Swanson and Riley Cavaness had Houston’s hits.
Braedin Groff went two innings in the defeat. He gave up six hits and three runs – two earned – while walking four and striking out three.
BOX SCORE
Friday’s game
Houston 000 00 –– 0 4 2
Licking 120 16 –– 10 9 1
HOUSTON (ab-r-h-bi): Gavin Alston ss 3-0-1-0. Tyler Burris rf 2-0-0-0 Sterling Jackson 1b 3-0-1-0. Cameron Root dh 1-0-0-0. Trevor Motzkus cf 2-0-0-0. Ty McCloud c 1-0-0-0. Josh Hurst 3b 2-0-0-0. Nick Swanson 2b 2-0-1-0. Braedin Groff p 0-0-0-0. Riley Cavaness p 1-0-1-0. Totals 17-0-4-0.
SB: Burris. CS: Swanson.
houston ip h r er bb so
Groff, L 2 6 3 2 4 3
Cavaness 2.1 2 6 6 6 1
Jackson 0 1 1 0 1 0
Friday’s first round
Ava 7, Liberty 2
Licking 10, Houston 0
Cabool 7, Willow Springs 3
Monday’s semifinals
Mountain Grove 12, Cabool 3
Ava 5, Licking 4
Tuesday’s championship
Mountain Grove 8, Ava 7