Urbana 12, Graham 2 (6 innings)
Urbana used a late offensive surge to pull away from Graham in a 12-2 run-rule victory in six innings.
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Graham threatened early in the first inning. Kase Loudenback led off with a single but was picked off at first. Carsen Powell followed with a walk, and Levi Hollingsworth singled. Powell later scored on a wild pitch, but the Falcons stranded the bases loaded and settled for a 1-0 lead.
Urbana answered in the bottom half. Carter Houseman led off with a single to spark a stretch of five consecutive hits. Brody Donahoe and Grady Lantz each delivered RBI doubles, and Kevin Endres added an RBI single to give the Hillclimbers a 3-1 lead. Graham starter Nathan Crisler limited further damage with three straight strikeouts.
Both pitchers settled in until the fourth inning, when Graham again loaded the bases. Hayden Nitchman scored on a wild pitch, but Urbana escaped the jam to hold a 3-2 lead.
From there, the Hillclimbers took control. Urbana scored four runs in the fourth on a trio of RBI singles from Grady Lantz, Endres, and Austin Hill to extend the lead to 7-2.
In the fifth, Urbana loaded the bases in the first three at-bats. Grady Lantz drew an RBI walk, and Tate Lantz added a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 9-2.
The Hillclimbers ended the game in the sixth. Jackson Stacy delivered an RBI single and later scored on an error before Tate Lantz drove in the final run with a walk-off single.
Endres led Urbana with three hits and three RBIs, while the Lantz brothers each drove in two runs. Donahoe added 2.2 scoreless innings in relief.
Graham managed five hits from five different players and drew six walks but stranded the bases loaded twice.
Urbana improves to 9-5 and will host Wayne on Saturday. Graham falls to 3-12 and will host Anna.
All photo credit to Troy Gibson.
Benjamin Logan 13, Tecumseh 3 (6 innings)
Benjamin Logan broke things open late, scoring seven runs in the sixth inning to secure a 13-3 run-rule victory over Tecumseh.
Tecumseh struck first, scoring two runs after the first two batters reached base and came around on a Raider error.
Benjamin Logan responded in the bottom of the inning. Soli Hughes led off with a walk and eventually scored on a Cayden Brown RBI single to make it 2-1.
The Raiders took control in the second. Hughes tied the game with an RBI single, and Brown followed with a bases-clearing double to give Benjamin Logan a 5-2 lead.
An insurance run came in the third on an RBI single from Micah Gregg, extending the lead to 6-2. Tecumseh added a run in the fifth to cut it to 6-3.
After stranding two Tecumseh runners, the Raiders’ offense erupted in the sixth. The inning featured six hits, two doubles, a hit-by-pitch, and multiple errors before Carrick Spriggs ended the game with a walk-off RBI single.
Brown led the way with three hits and five RBIs, while four Raiders recorded two-hit games.
Benjamin Logan improves to 9-5 and will host Northwestern on Monday.
Triad 9, Southeastern 5
Triad snapped its losing streak in a big way, using a seven-run sixth inning to defeat Southeastern 9-5.
Southeastern took control early with a two-out, two-run single in the first inning. The Trojans extended the lead to 5-0 in the fifth, capitalizing on a sacrifice fly and multiple Triad errors.
Triad got on the board in the bottom of the fifth. Waylin Holtsberry stole home, and George Hartman scored on a passed ball to cut the deficit to 5-2.
The Cardinals exploded in the sixth. JJ Roberts led off with a walk and scored on a Holtsberry double. After the bases were loaded, Duncan Funderburgh drove in a run with a single, and Jayden Blackburn followed with a game-tying hit. Alex May gave Triad the lead with an RBI single, and the Cardinals added insurance on a fielder’s choice and a two-run double from Roberts.
Holtsberry sealed the win on the mound, striking out the side in the seventh.
He also earned the win in relief, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts.
Seven different players recorded hits for Triad, while Roberts drove in two runs.
Triad improves to 2-11 and will host Bradford in a Saturday doubleheader.
Shawnee 5, Bellefontaine 2
Bellefontaine surrendered four runs in the sixth inning as Shawnee pulled away for a 5-2 win.
Chieftain starter Aiden Smith pitched well early, working through early baserunners and striking out two in the first two innings. Shawnee broke through in the third, using an error and two singles to take a 1-0 lead.
Bellefontaine responded in the fifth. Zyler Huffman singled and later scored on a double by Patrick Stolly. Cayleb Overmann followed with an RBI single to give the Chiefs a 2-1 lead.
Shawnee answered in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs before scoring on a single and an error to regain the lead. A two-run double added insurance to make it 5-2.
Bellefontaine was unable to respond late, going quietly over the final two innings.
Sammy Kline and Spencer Stolly each recorded two hits for the Chiefs. Stolly and Overmann drove in the runs.
Bellefontaine falls to 6-7 and will host West Liberty-Salem on Saturday.
Jonathan Alder 13, Indian Lake 0 (5 innings)
Jonathan Alder shut out Indian Lake in a 13-0 run-rule victory.
The Pioneers scored in four different innings, totaling 12 hits while taking advantage of four walks and two errors.
Cooper Hall and Aaron Rapp accounted for Indian Lake’s only hits. The Lakers also drew four walks and loaded the bases in the fifth but could not score.
Indian Lake falls to 6-6 and will play a doubleheader Saturday, beginning with Fort Loramie.
