West Liberty-Salem 3, Benjamin Logan 2
West Liberty-Salem battled its way to a 3-2 win over Benjamin Logan, earning its first victory of the season behind strong pitching and clutch two-out hitting.
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Both starters were in control early, as Isaac Sertell and Micah Gregg combined to allow just three baserunners through the first two innings. Benjamin Logan broke through in the third when Cayden Brown led off with a double and came around to score on an RBI single from Adam Tinsman.
The Tigers answered right away despite Gregg striking out the first two batters of the inning. Sertell kept the rally alive with a double to right and scored on a Dallas Koons single to tie the game. Benjamin Logan regained the lead in the fourth after putting two runners in scoring position, with Carrick Spriggs lifting a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.
West Liberty-Salem responded again in the fifth with more two-out production. Sertell doubled for the second time and once again scored on a Koons single. Moments later, Reese Oder turned a wind-aided fly ball into a triple, bringing home the go-ahead run.
The Raiders threatened late, putting the tying run at third in the sixth after a hit-by-pitch, stolen base, and error, but Koons struck out the next two batters to end the inning. Benjamin Logan got one more chance in the seventh, as Soli Hughes doubled with two outs, but a groundout back to the pitcher ended the game.
Sertell went five innings, allowing two runs, while Koons closed it out with two scoreless innings. Koons drove in two runs at the plate, and Sertell finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Riverside 11, Triad 1
Riverside remained unbeaten with an 11-1 run-rule win over Triad, using dominant pitching and steady offensive pressure throughout.
Cooper Crouch set the tone immediately, striking out the first six batters he faced and finishing with nine strikeouts over five innings while allowing just two hits and one walk. Offensively, the Pirates got on the board in the first inning when Syler Clark lifted a sacrifice fly to score the game’s first run.
Riverside added on in the third after Crouch stranded two Triad runners in the top half. In the bottom of the inning, a fly ball single to right allowed Brody Osborne to score all the way from first, extending the lead. The Pirates continued to chip away in the fourth with an RBI single from Bryson Eaton.
The fifth inning helped create separation. Crouch drove in a run with a double to center, and Camden Shoe added a sacrifice fly as the lead grew to 5-0. Triad finally broke through in the sixth on a two-out RBI single from Waylin Holtsberry to score Connor Hayes.
Any momentum was quickly erased in the bottom half. Riverside loaded the bases to start the inning and capitalized, getting RBI hits from Osborne and drawing a bases-loaded walk by Crouch. The Pirates then added more runs on a passed ball and a two-RBI hit from Clark before another run scored on a passed ball to end the game by run rule.
Crouch led Riverside both on the mound and at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs.
Mechanicsburg 11, Graham 3
Mechanicsburg improved to 2-0 with an 11-3 win over Graham, doing all of its damage in the first three innings.
Both teams struck in the first. The Indians got RBI singles from Hank Huffman and Bodee Delong, while Graham answered with an RBI single from Jack Traylor and a sacrifice bunt from Arden McGuire to tie the game.
The Indians broke things open in the second inning with two outs. With the bases loaded, Huffman drove in two runs on a ground ball, and Matthew Davis followed with a three-run double to clear the bases. Graham answered with a two-out RBI single from Traylor, but still trailed 6-3 after two.
Mechanicsburg blew the game open in the third. Crew Lafary drove in a run on a ground ball and reached on an error, and later in the inning, Eli Wilson and Davis each delivered two-RBI doubles to stretch the lead to 11-3.
Graham had chances later, including loading the bases in the sixth, but couldn’t push any more runs across.
Davis led the Indians with four RBIs, while Huffman and Wilson each had three hits.
Madison Plains 9, Urbana 7
Urbana dropped its first game of the season in a back-and-forth 9-7 loss to Madison Plains, as the Golden Eagles used a big late inning to complete the comeback.
The Hillclimbers built their lead methodically, scoring in each of the first four innings. Grady Lantz got things started with a solo home run in the first, BJ Potter added an RBI single in the second, and Tate Lantz brought home another run with a sacrifice fly in the third. Behind that offense and a strong three-inning start from Jackson Stacy, Urbana led 4-1 after four.
Madison Plains cut into the lead in the third on a passed ball, then tied the game in the fifth with a three-run homer. Urbana answered right back in the sixth. After a leadoff walk, Colton Roberts delivered a go-ahead double, later scoring on a wild pitch. Brody Donahoe added pressure on the bases and eventually scored, and Grady Lantz drove in another run to give Urbana a 7-4 lead.
The Golden Eagles responded immediately in the bottom half. After the leadoff runner reached on a dropped third strike, a double put two runners in scoring position. An RBI groundout and a single cut the lead to one, and after another baserunner reached, a two-run double gave Madison Plains the lead. Another double added an insurance run to make it 9-7.
Urbana couldn’t mount a final rally in the seventh, managing just a walk before a caught stealing ended the game. Grady Lantz led the Hillclimbers, going 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
Anna 8, Indian Lake 7 (8 innings)
Indian Lake came within inches of a dramatic comeback win but fell 8-7 in extra innings to Anna in a back-and-forth finish.
Anna controlled the early portion of the game, scoring three runs in the first on a two-RBI single and a sacrifice fly, then adding another run in the third on a two-out double to make it 4-0. Indian Lake got on the board in the fourth with an RBI double from Jackson Snipes and later added another run on a two-out single from Brady Golliday to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Anna extended the lead to 5-2 in the fifth with another RBI double, and the Lakers were down to their final out in the seventh trailing by three. That’s when the comeback came to life. Cooper Hall singled, Chance Persinger was hit by a pitch, and Snipes delivered a huge moment—launching a game-tying three-run homer to center field.
After forcing extra innings, Indian Lake took the lead in the eighth with back-to-back singles to start the inning. A sacrifice fly from Mack Jarvis brought in the go-ahead run, and an error allowed another run to score, giving the Lakers a 7-5 advantage.
Anna responded quickly in the bottom half, loading the bases with no outs. A ground ball produced one out but tied the game as two runs scored. After a strikeout, Indian Lake intentionally walked two batters to set up a force play, but Anna delivered a two-out single to center to bring home the winning run.
Snipes led the Lakers with a 3-for-4 performance and four RBIs, including the game-tying home run.
