Warrensburg softball wins district opener

Published 1:00 am Thursday, October 15, 2026

Warrensburg softball opened the Class 4 District 5 Tournament with a 15-5 win over Camdenton on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Capital City High School.

Senior Aspen Osborn got the Tigers on board in the bottom of the first, where she hit a two-run homer to score herself and junior Reese Brown. Junior Aaliyah Derritt also scored on a wild pitch in the inning.

‘Burg (19-13) pulled away in the bottom of the second, where it scored three runs off a RBI double from Osborn scoring sophomore Laine Carman and a RBI single from freshman Olivia Derritt, scoring Osborn.

‘Burg posted two more runs in the fourth, making it 8-1. Camdenton cut it to 8-5 in the top of the sixth before the Tigers strung seven runs to walk off by run rule.

‘Burg outhit Camdenton 13-2.

Brown went 3-for-4 with one RBI, Osborn went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, senior Ripley Laws went 3-for-3 with one RBI and Aaliyah Derritt went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Aaliyah Derritt pitched five innings, allowing three earned runs on one hit, five walks and seven strikeouts.

Osborn entered in the fifth at-bat of the sixth, allowing one run on one hit and two strikeouts.

The Tigers will meet Capital City in the district semifinals at noon Saturday, Oct. 17, in Jefferson City.