Benjamin Logan 4, Graham 2
Benjamin Logan leaned on a clutch third inning and a composed finish to hold off Graham 4-2 in a tight one.
For two innings, it was a pitcher’s duel between Jacob Hawley and JP Morris, with both sides trading scoreless frames and limiting traffic. But in the third, the Raiders found their spark. Xavier Allen lifted a sac fly to bring home Oliver Morse, then the lineup stayed hot—Adam Tinsman roped an RBI double and Micah Gregg followed with a run-scoring single to suddenly make it 3-0.
Graham showed some fight in the fourth, scratching across a run on a sac bunt, but Benjamin Logan answered right back in the fifth. Gavin Reidmiller came through with an RBI single to stretch the lead back to three.
The Falcons made things tense in the seventh, loading the bases and drawing a walk to cut it to 4-2, but with the pressure on, the Raider defense delivered—turning a clean 4-6-3 double play to slam the door.
Gregg stayed hot at the plate with a perfect 3-for-3 day, while Tinsman and Morse each added two hits. Benjamin Logan improves to 5-3 and will travel to Kenton Ridge on Tuesday, while Graham falls to 1-8 and will host the Raiders in a rematch on Wednesday.
Indian Lake 11, North Union 1 (6 innings)
Indian Lake kept the momentum rolling, pulling away late for an 11-1 run-rule win over North Union behind a dominant showing on both sides.
The Lakers set the tone early with aggressive baserunning in the first, as Cooper Hall worked his way around to score before Brady Golliday added an RBI knock to make it 2-0. North Union answered with a run in the second, but that was all they’d get.
Indian Lake responded immediately, taking advantage of a defensive miscue to plate two more and push the lead to 4-1. From there, Jackson Snipes was in full control, carving through the Wildcats lineup with seven strikeouts over five strong innings.
The Lakers kept adding on, but the knockout came in the sixth. With the bases loaded, they cashed in on free passes and hit batters to force in runs, and Reed Strayer capped it off with a walk-off RBI single to end things early.
Golliday drove in multiple runs, while Strayer, Grant Wickline, and Dawson Stevenson all turned in multi-hit performances. Indian Lake moves to 4-4 and will face North Union again on Wednesday.
Mechanicsburg 8, Northeastern 3
Mechanicsburg stayed perfect, using a mid-game surge to rally past Northeastern 8-3 and keep its unbeaten run alive.
The Jets came out firing, launching a leadoff homer and adding another run in the first, then tacking on a third in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. But the Indians didn’t flinch.
Eli Wilson jumpstarted the comeback with a solo blast earlier in the game, and in the fourth, Mechanicsburg flipped the script. With two outs, Crew Lafary drove in a run, and Wilson came through again—ripping a two-RBI triple into the gap to give the Indians their first lead at 4-3.
From there, Mechanicsburg poured it on. In the sixth, patience paid off with bases-loaded walks, followed by a sac fly and a wild pitch that stretched the lead to 8-3.
Matthew Davis turned in a steady outing on the mound, and Lafary shut it down in the seventh with a clean inning.
Wilson led the charge with three hits and three RBIs, while Lafary and Liam O’Laughlin each added two hits. Mechanicsburg improves to 7-0 and will travel to Northeastern for a rematch on Tuesday.
Jonathan Alder 4, Urbana 3 (8 innings)
Urbana battled all night but came up just short in extras, falling to Jonathan Alder 4-3 in a pitcher’s duel that went down to the wire.
The Pioneers grabbed control early, taking advantage of miscues to build a 2-0 lead in the first. But Urbana chipped away, breaking through in the third when Colton Roberts came home on a wild pitch.
Jonathan Alder added another in the fourth, but the Hillclimbers answered immediately. With the bases loaded and two outs, Bentley Cordial was hit by a pitch to bring in a run, and moments later, Brody Donahoe came home on a wild pitch to tie things up at 3-3.
From there, it was all about the arms. Kevin Endres was electric, racking up 14 strikeouts and keeping the Pioneers in check, while the Alder starter matched him nearly pitch-for-pitch. Offense disappeared, with just one baserunner between the teams over the next three innings.
In the eighth, Jonathan Alder finally broke through with an RBI single to take the lead. Urbana had a chance in the bottom half, but a key baserunning miscue halted the rally, and the comeback fell short.
Grady Lantz and Austin Hill each collected hits for Urbana, which drops to 5-4 and will travel to Jonathan Alder for a rematch on Wednesday.
Fairbanks 4, Triad 3
Triad had it all working early, but couldn’t hold on as Fairbanks rallied for a 4-3 win in a game where all the scoring came in one wild inning.
The Cardinals erupted in the top of the third, sending their first five hitters on base and capitalizing on miscues. Alfred Johnson reached on an error, Silas Newland was hit by a pitch, and Waylin Holtsberry reached on another error that brought in the first run. A few batters later, Jayden Blackburn delivered the big swing—a two-run single to left to give Triad a 3-0 lead.
But the momentum flipped just as quickly.
In the bottom half, Fairbanks answered with help from walks, errors, and productive outs. A dropped third strike turned into a run, an error allowed another to score, and back-to-back sac flies pushed the Panthers in front 4-3.
From there, pitching took over. Triad arms Jake Walborn and Holtsberry combined for four scoreless innings, allowing no hits the rest of the way, but the offense couldn’t find another breakthrough.
Blackburn drove in two to lead the Cardinals, while George Hartman added the only other hit. Triad falls to 1-7 and will host Fairbanks in a rematch on Tuesday.
Kenton Ridge 14, Bellefontaine 3 (5 innings)
Kenton Ridge’s bats stayed hot all night, powering past Bellefontaine 14-3 in a run-rule win.
The Cougars jumped out early and never looked back, scoring twice in the first and adding a two-run homer in the third to take a 4-0 lead. Bellefontaine answered in the bottom half, using a bases-loaded situation to plate two runs and cut it to 4-2.
But from there, it was all Kenton Ridge.
The Cougars exploded for five runs in the fourth, stringing together extra-base hits and singles to break it open, then added a two-run homer in the fifth to push the lead into double digits. Bellefontaine managed one more run on a fielder’s choice, but Kenton Ridge answered again with three more runs to put the game out of reach.
The Chiefs were limited to just one hit, coming from Zylar Huffman, while Lincoln Banta and Aven Caudill each drove in a run.
Bellefontaine falls to 5-2 and will travel to Anna on Tuesday.
West Jefferson 9, West Liberty-Salem 2
West Liberty-Salem couldn’t keep pace after a mid-game tie, falling to West Jefferson 9-2 in OHC play.
The Roughriders broke through first in the third, scoring twice on a wild pitch, but the Tigers answered right back. Jeremiah Johnson sparked the offense with an RBI triple, then came around to score on another wild pitch to even things at 2-2.
That’s when West Jefferson took control.
A two-RBI double in the fourth gave the Roughriders the lead for good, and they kept piling on with a pair of sac flies and a costly Tiger error to stretch the lead to 7-2. They added two more in the fifth on another extra-base hit to close out the scoring.
West Liberty-Salem couldn’t generate any late offense as West Jefferson pitching shut the door.
The Tigers fall to 5-3 and will host West Jefferson in a rematch on Tuesday.
