The agony of defeat struck the Colts (25-5) after falling to Parma Padua 4-3 in eight innings in a Division II regional semifinal Thursday.
Baseball
Hillsdale knocks off 5th-ranked LCC, returns to Elite 8
LOUISVILLE — Lake Center Christian ace Dylan Maninga retired the first seven Hillsdale batters he faced Thursday in their Division IV regional semifinal, then faced the minimum 12 batters over the final four innings. In between that dominance, though, the Falcons figured out a way to set up their third trip to the Elite Eight […]
Clear Fork looking for more as regional tournament looms
BELLVILLE — Two of north central Ohio’s most tradition-rich programs will represent the area in this week’s regional baseball tournaments. Clear Fork and Hillsdale will carry the banner for the region into the Sweet 16. The Colts (25-4) will meet Parma Padua in a Division II regional semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Bowling […]
Colts rough up Roughriders for Division II district baseball championship
BLUFFTON — Clear Fork made quick work of St. Marys Memorial in Saturday’s Division II district championship game. The top-seeded Colts scored five runs in the bottom of the first and cruised to a run rule-shortened 11-1 win over the eighth-seeded Roughriders at Bluffton University’s Memorial Field. St. Marys Memorial starter Kasey Gross lasted just […]
Warriors fall to Perkins in extra innings in Division II district semifinals
FREMONT — Ontario was its own worst enemy Thursday afternoon. The second-seeded Warriors committed five errors and saw a six-run lead vanish in an 8-6, nine-inning loss to No. 3 Sandusky Perkins in the Division II district semifinals at Fremont Ross High School. The Warriors (15-11) took a 3-0 lead in the home half of […]
Mistakes costly in Lexington’s loss to St. Marys Memorial in district semifinals
BLUFFTON — Lexington left the door open and St. Marys Memorial kicked it in Thursday afternoon. The ninth-seeded Minutemen committed four errors and left nine men on base in a 4-3 loss to the eighth-seeded Roughriders in a Division II district semifinal game at Bluffton University’s Memorial Field. “That’s the way baseball goes. You try […]
Schlosser, top-seeded Colts overwhelm Upper Sandusky in district semifinal
BLUFFTON — The only thing that kept Luke Schlosser from finishing what he started was his elevated pitch count. Clear Fork’s senior ace, Schlosser struck out 15 in 6.2 innings of work as the top-seeded Colts throttled No. 5 Upper Sandusky 8-1 in a Division II district semifinal game Thursday at Bluffton University’s Memorial Field. […]
South Central knocks off Plymouth in Division IV district baseball semifinal
GALION — South Central took advantage of every Plymouth miscue Wednesday afternoon. The fifth-seeded Big Red committed eight errors resulting in 11 unearned runs in a 12-3 loss to the second-seeded Trojans in a Division IV district semifinal game at Heise Park. Plymouth (11-13) trailed 4-3 going to the bottom of the sixth when the […]
Defending district champ Ontario among 5 area baseball teams to advance
ONTARIO — The Warriors waited an extra day to begin their district title defense. Second-seeded Ontario knocked off No. 6 Clyde 4-1 in Saturday’s weather-delayed sectional championship game at Ontario High School. The Warriors (15-9) will meet No. 3 Sandusky Perkins in a Division II district semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Fremont Ross. […]
Ontario blanks Highland in MOAC showdown
ONTARIO — The chase for the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown isn’t quite over yet. Carter Walters fired a complete-game six-hitter as Ontario knocked off Highland 2-0 at Ontario on Wednesday. The Fighting Scots (21-3, 10-3) secured no less than a share of their third straight MOAC title with a 3-0 win over the Warriors (13-9, […]
