Greenville performed stable protection behind sophomore Zoey Burns as they acquired out of two bases loaded jams. They went on to win 6-1 in 9 innings over Taylor.
Drew Terhall | The Day by day Advocate
By Drew Terhall
DailyAdvocate.com
DARKE COUNTY — Playoff baseball and softball was in full swing on Might 22 – 24. Listed here are the video games, scores and stats from the groups across the county.
Arcanum Baseball:
Arcanum ends their season as Southwest Division III District runners-up and with a 21-6 document and as WOAC champions.
On Might 22, they gained 2-1 over Brookville on a walk-off hit by senior Caden Thompson. Senior Jaxson Christ additionally had a RBI. Freshman Regan Christ pitched all seven innings and had 5 strikeouts. Each Jaxson and Regan together with Thompson every had two hits.
On Might 24, they misplaced 3-2 to the a Cinderella crew in Waynesville, a 13 seed. Freshman Ethan Kearney had two hits and two RBI within the recreation. Senior Caden Thompson had six strikeouts in 6.2 innings of labor.
The Trojans will graduate six seniors from this crew.
Bradford Baseball:
The Railroaders are heading to the Southwest Division IV Regional semifinals after getting two wins and changing into District champions.
On Might 22, they gained 2-0 over Fort Loramie. For the previous two season, Bradford has misplaced to Fort Loramie within the playoffs. Junior Tucker Miller and senior Landon Monnin each stated it felt good to get the highway win over the one seed.
“It’s wonderful. We acquired knocked out by them two years in a row. We acquired run dominated. It was wonderful to return again out, very long time coming,” Miller stated.
For head coach Invoice Sturwold, it was a homecoming. Sturwold beforehand coached at Fort Loramie and gained Division IV state titles with them in 2007 and 2010. He stated whereas it did really feel good to get this win, it was the gamers who actually stepped as much as get the upset win.
Monnin acquired the scoring began within the high of the second inning as he hit a solo house run to go up 1-0. For Monnin, it was kind of a shock he was capable of get one over the fence after switching to the left facet of the plate.
“I wasn’t even anticipating it as a result of I didn’t bat lefty till this 12 months,” Monnin stated.
Junior Landon Wills had a RBI double within the third inning to go up 2-0. Then for the remainder of the sport, Miller’s pitching and the protection held Fort Loramie to 2 hits within the recreation. Miller pitched all seven innings and had 9 strikeouts.
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Then on Might 24 at Houston Excessive Faculty, the Railroaders gained 11-8 to grow to be District champions. A seven-run fourth inning gave Bradford the lead and so they held on the remainder of the best way. Monnin and junior Hudson Hill every had two RBI. Monnin had three hits as properly.
Monnin additionally pitched all seven innings and had six strikeouts. Bradford will tackle Southeastern Native on June 1 at 2 p.m. at Wittenberg Carlton Davidson Stadium within the Regional semifinal.
Greenville softball:
The Girl Wave softball crew gained in 9 innings, 6-1, over Taylor at Wright State College on Might 24 to maneuver on to the Southwest Division II Regional last. It was a 1-1 recreation coming into extras. Junior Mahayla Cook dinner had an contained in the park house run within the third inning to go up 1-0. Taylor scored within the fourth and had bases loaded twice. Within the sixth, Newland prevented Taylor junior Camrynn Linneman. On the plate, Linneman was hitting .617 with 11 house runs and 57 RBI. All recreation lengthy, they deliberately walked her. Within the sixth, that loaded up the bases with no outs.
“We beat them two of the final three years to knock them out. They’re a great crew, Cam is a one man present. A participant isn’t going to beat a program. We harped on that this week fairly good,” Newland stated. “We skated on water, we made some performs and we’re shifting on.”
With sophomore Zoey Burns on the mound and a robust protection behind her, they acquired out of the jam permitting zero runs. Within the backside of the eighth, Taylor had bases loaded with one out. Once more, the Girl Wave acquired out of the jam permitting zero runs.
Within the high of the ninth inning, senior Alaina Baughn led off with successful. Junior Addie Burke drove her in to make it a 2-1 recreation. The flood gates opened as Cook dinner had a RBI double. Senior Skylar Fletcher had a two-run triple after which scored on a sacrifice groundout by sophomore Kylar Arnett. Burns and the protection closed out the sport and can transfer on to the Regional finals. Burns pitched all 9 innings permitting two hits and had 16 strikeouts.
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Versailles baseball:
The Tigers end the 2023 season as Southwest Division III District runners-up with an 18-12 document.
On Might 22, they gained 5-0 at Indian Lake to maneuver on to the District finals. Seniors Joe Ruhenkamp and Jared Lyons every had two hits. Junior AJ Griesdorn pitched all seven innings and had seven strikeouts.
On Might 24, they misplaced 7-4 to Cincinnati Nation Day at Dayton Christian within the District finals. The crew was down 4-0 after the primary inning. They collected themselves after a number of errors and acquired baserunners on all through the sport. Head coach Brad Koopman stated they only couldn’t get them throughout.
Senior Ethan Stover had a RBI on a sacrifice floor out within the fourth to make it a 6-1 recreation. Senior Titus Gehret had a two run hit within the fourth as properly. Senior Joe Ruhenkamp led off the fifth with successful after which scored on a run down. Ruhenkamp tied the college document for hits in a season this recreation with 49. Koopman stated all the arduous work Ruhenkamp as put in has paid off for him with the document.
However, Versailles couldn’t get extra throughout and fell to the Nighthawks. Versailles will lose an excellent group of seniors who have been main contributors to the crew this season and all through their careers. Koopman stated this was one of many higher teams he has been round throughout his time at Versailles.
“9 years right here now at Versailles, this is without doubt one of the finest teams, no offense to any of the earlier courses, however probably the greatest teams to be round. They’re so good with one another. They’re so good as a crew to be on one another, choosing one another up, supportive and to be proper there,” Koopman stated.
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Originally posted 2023-05-25 14:51:34.