OZARK, Mo. - Dylan Campbell of Mount Mercy sparkled on the mound  Wednesday as the Mustangs blanked Missouri Valley, 7-0, in the first  round of the Heart of America Conference baseball tournament at U.S.  Baseball Park.

Mount Mercy (26-21) will face Central Methodist (32-12) in the  quarterfinals Thursday at 8:30 p.m., matching the No. 7 against the  No. 2 seed.

Campbell (7-4) pitched seven shutout innings in the nine-inning game.  He allowed only four hits, with four strikeouts and two walks. Luke  Richards and Blake Hargens pitched an inning of scoreless ball in  relief.

Evan Jackson went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Mount Mercy. Kobi  Candaroma went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Tito Berdecia and  Corbin Day also had two hits.

Missouri Valley     000 000 000 - 0 6 2
Mount Mercy         201 220 000 - 7 12 0

Garcia, Ximinies (5), Echegarary (7), Long (8) and Reinig. Campbell,  Richards (8), Hargens (9) and Day. W - Campbell (7-4). L - Garcia. 2B  - Berdecia, Candaroma, Faur. SB - Jackson.

Thursday's Games
Quarterfinals

10 a.m. - No. 1 William Penn vs No. 8 Baker
1:30 p.m. - No. 4 Benedictine vs No. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene
5 p.m. - No. 3 Clarke vs No. 6 Peru State
8:30 p.m. - No. 2 Central Methodist vs No. 7 Mount Mercy