Moniteau did well at the plate in the first inning — for starters.

It was in the bottom of the third that the Warriors feasted on Clarion-Limestone's pitching.

Already ahead 2-0, Moniteau sent 11 batters to the plate in the frame, which yielded seven runs. Two innings later, the Warriors polished off an 11-1, five-inning victory over the Lions at Kelly Automotive Park.

C-L starter Christian Smith had a shaky start to the game, walking two and allowing a base hit to Jared Lominski in the first inning, though the Warriors' two runs in the frame were unearned.

Smith worked a perfect second before failing to get an out in the third. He pitched to five batters in the inning, with walks to Hunter Fitzingo and Lominski sandwiched around three hits.

Jake Jewart doubled in Moniteau's third run, Nick Sosigian singled in one and Wyatt Geibel's run-scoring triple made it 5-0.

“We string a few hits together and everybody gets fired up,” said Moniteau outfielder Brice Williams, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI. “Hitting can definitely be contagious. We feed off each other.”

Courtesy runner Luke Pry scored on a wild pitch before the walk to Lominski prompted Smith's exit from the mound.

The Warriors gave reliever Curvin Goheen a rude welcome as Lee DeMatteis singled and Williams stroked a two-run triple. The latter later scored on a Lions' fielding error and Moniteau's lead ballooned to 9-0.

Moniteau's Chance Nagy started the game and pitched two innings with three strikeouts and a walk. Jewart followed with two innings of his own, surrendering C-L's lone run of the game when Cole Grenci singled home Goheen in the top of the fourth.

Hunter Fitzingo pitched a scoreless fifth frame.

“We have three starting pitchers,” said Nagy of a trio that includes Fitzingo and Nick Sosigian, “but we have a lot of guys who can pitch. I think as a staff, we're very strong and it showed today. Three guys pitched and we allowed just one run.”

Jewart and Sosigian both laced RBI-singles in the bottom of the fifth to end the game via the mercy rule.

After beginning the season 1-3, Moniteau (7-3) has won six straight contests.

“Jake (Jewart, team captain) set three goals for us at the start of the season,” said Nagy. “They were to go undefeated, win the KSAC and win District 9. One of those isn't going to happen, but we still have a chance to accomplish the other two.”

C-L 000 10x x — 1 4 2

Moniteau 207 02x x — 11 10 0

W: Chance Nagy 2 IP (3K, 1BB). L: Christian Smith 2+ IP (2K, 4BB).

Clarion-Limestone (1-1): Ian Hawthorn 1B, Curvin Goheen 2B R, Christian Smith 1B, Cole Grenci 1B RBI

Moniteau (7-3): Hunter Fitzingo 3R, Jake Jewart 1B 2B 2RBI, Nick Sosigian 2-1B R 2RBI, Wyatt Geibel 3B RBI, Jared Lominski 1B 2B, Nathan Sosigian R, Lee DeMatteis 1B R, Brice Williams 2B 3B 2R 2RBI, Luke Pry 2R, Nathan Tack R