Summer Ball

■ Hardoin, Bombers shut out Joplin (SedaliaDemocrat.com)

Zach Hardoin threw seven strong innings Saturday night to lead the Sedalia Bombers past Joplin 5-0 in a M.I.N.K. League road game.

Hardoin gave up six hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and one walk.

■ Oilers edge out Bucs at home (Peninsula Clarion)

The Oilers came right back in the bottom of the first off of Bucs starter and loser Mark Joukoff. Grimes led off with a single and moved to third on a stolen base and an error. Ryan Gebhart then walked.

"He swings the bat well for us, so it's good to start off with him," Machado said of Grimes, who was hitting .315 coming into Friday's game. "Then Gebhart is an on-base machine, so it seems like our three, four and five hitters always have guys on base."