Kendall Carter hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs to lead Danville to its first win, 17-15, at Grove City Christian in non-league play on Saturday, April 10.
Trevor Sturgeon reached base four times — on a hit, two walks and a hit-by-pitch — and scored four runs, and Walker Weckesser drove in two runs to lead the Blue Devils.
Andrew Heins had three hits and four RBIs to lead the host Eagles, who rallied for four runs in the seventh inning.
The Devils bounced back from a tough loss in Knox Morrow Athletic Conference play on Friday, April 9. Centerburg scored 18 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 23-0 win in five innings over host Danville.
Dakota Baer capped the scoring for the Trojans (5-3, 2-1) with a three-run homer in the fourth inning. He finished with three hits, including a pair of RBI singles in the first. He drove in five runs overall and scored four times.
Brock Hurtt was a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs, and Joe Tepper struck out 11 batters and allowed four hits and four walks over five innings for Centerburg.
Scots sweep away Pirates
Luke Cain’s RBI single in the fourth inning broke a scoreless tie. Highland added three runs in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to finish off a sweep of Cardington with a 7-1 win in KMAC play on Monday, April 12, in Sparta.
Wyatt Grove struck out 11 batters and allowed one earned run on six hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings to notch the win for the Fighting Scots (8-0, 4-0).
Avery Harper had two hits and scored a run but took the loss on the mound in a complete game for the Pirates (5-5, 0-4).
In a game that started on Friday, April 9, and concluded Monday, April 12, Dom Carter drove in four runs to lead Highland to a 22-0 win over Cardington in four innings.
Kadin Johnson worked four walks and scored four runs, and Rider Minnick allowed one hit and struck out four batters over three inning to get the win for the Scots.
Cain had three hits and drove in four runs to lead Highland to a 12-1 win over Ontario in five innings in non-league play on Saturday, April 10, in Sparta.
Logan Shaffer struck out eight batters and allowed an earned run on two hits over four innings to pick up the win.
Freddies beat Bulldogs in KMAC showdown
Caleb Sheriff homered and Evan Rine and Luke Currier each added RBI singles in the first inning to put Fredericktown up for good. The host Freddies added on from there and rolled to an 11-1 win in six innings over East Knox in KMAC play on Friday, April 9.
Sheriff finished 3-for-3 with a walk and scored three runs; Brady Lester had three hits, three runs and drove in two; Currier had three RBIs and Rine drove in two to lead Fredericktown.
Kaid Carpenter allowed one unearned run and struck out 12 batters over six innings to notch the win.
Weston Melick had two hits and scored the only run for the Bulldogs (1-6, 0-3).
Fredericktown ran into a buzzsaw on Saturday, April 10, falling twice at Granville in non-league play.
Lester hit an RBI double to give the Freddies (5-3, 3-0) a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning, but the Blue Aces scored six times in the fifth inning to run away with a 10-4 win in Game 1.
Lester had three hits and three RBIs for Fredericktown, and Matthew Doty and Charlie Wilson each had a hit and two RBIs for Granville.
Caden Smith (four innings) and Matt Stachler (three innings) combined for a two-hit shutout as the Aces took the second game, 4-0.
Will Skerbetz hit a grand slam in the third inning to account for the scoring.
Utica loses three games by a combined four runs
“Close, but no cigar” was the theme for Utica this weekend.
Utica rallied for a run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to tie the score, but host Lakewood put together a rally of its own for a 4-3 walk-off win in Licking County League play.
Tanner Parsons hit a sacrifice fly to score Josh Dillon in the sixth inning. Then Dillon drove in Logan Brokaw with a single in the seventh and Utica (2-6, 1-2) tied the score.
Colt Viestra led off the seventh with a single; and after a hit batter and a walk, he scored on an error on a Trey Smith bunt for the Lancer victory.
Berne Union rallied for a walk-off of its own on Saturday, April 10. The Rockets scored twice in the seventh inning to take a 5-4 win in non-league play in Sugar Grove.
Nate Homan hit an RBI double to tie the game, and Tylor Tipple hit a sacrifice fly to win it for Berne Union.
Hunter Billman had a hit, a walk and scored twice to lead Utica.
Dillon gave Utica six strong innings on the mound, but host Utica’s bats went quiet in a 3-1 loss to Newark Catholic in LCL play on Friday, April 9.
Eli Morris’ two-run single in the fourth inning ended up being the difference. Shae Mummey tossed a three-hitter and hit a sacrifice fly to lead the Green Wave in the win.
Dillon struck out five batters over six innings but took the loss.
Hilliard Darby 4, Mount Vernon 0
Max Mullen was just too much for host Mount Vernon, leading Hilliard Darby to a 4-0 win in non-league play on Saturday, April 10.
Mullen struck out seven batters and allowed just three hits in a complete-game effort, and Casey Maruniak had two hits and drove in two runs for the Panthers.
Carter Carpenter had two hits to lead the Yellow Jackets (6-2).
