Rock Bridge holds on to beat Hickman for district baseball title

COLUMBIA — When Rock Bridge senior Clay Leible  takes the mound, usually the first inning is the worst.

So on Wednesday, the Rock Bridge coaches changed up his routine before his start Wednesday afternoon against rival Hickman. One of the Bruins coaches heard an analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight say how the New York Yankees had starting pitcher Joba Chamberlain pitch a simulated first inning before his start last Saturday.

So before Leible climbed atop the mound against the Kewpies, he pitched a simulated inning against a Rock Bridge coach donning a batting helmet and holding a bat.