(Ozark, Mo)- The Peru State baseball team took on the William Penn Statesman on Thursday, May 2nd in the Heart Conference tournament. The Bobcats fell in round one of the conference tournament in a close nine inning game 4-5.
 
The Bobcats had a slow start as the Statesman two runs in both the second and third innings. The Bobcats scored their first runs in the third inning after Garrett Pavletich hit a double down the left field line that scored Antonio Benitez and Will Reynolds. In the sixth inning, Randy Jimenez had a hit that scored Efrain Torres. Antonio Benitez had the final run for the Bobcats after hitting a homerun to left field.
 
Kevin Diaz started pitching for the Bobcats and pitched for 5.1 innings. Diaz was charged with 11 hits and five Statesman runs but had four strikeouts. Dylan Pavletich pitched 2.2 innings and allowed only one hit and had one strikeout. Garrett Pavletich pitched one inning having one strikeout.
 
The Bobcats will play the Baker Wildcats at 5:00pm on Friday, May 3^rd in the second round of the conference tournament!