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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Walton powers Findlay

Cooper Service
Kelly Walton wasn't Findlay High's starting third baseman Tuesday. She just played like she was.

Walton, who played third in Monday's win over Tiffin Columbian, moved to the pitching circle for Tuesday's non-league softball game with Maumee. The junior right-hander was just as effective there, inducing Maumee into 17 ground ball outs and handling nine of those chances herself as the Trojans topped the Panthers 5-2.

Walton struck out two and didn't walk a batter as Findlay improved to 2-0 heading into Thursday's showdown at Elmwood. The game was the season opener for Maumee.

Maggie Gilliland had three hits for the second straight game to lead Findlay offensively. Walton added two hits, Nicole Lahey and Katie Crow both doubled and Carrie Lammers had a clutch 2-run single.

Crow doubled in the first inning and came around to score when Gilliland's single to right was bobbled. Findlay broke through for 3 runs in the fourth after loading the bases on consecutive base hits by Gilliland, Walton and Katie Miller. One run scored when Maumee let an infield pop up fall, and after Emily Warnimont walked to reload the bases, Lammers came through with her 2-run single.

Findlay added an insurance run in the sixth when Shelby Treece delivered a pinch-hit single, stole second, took third on a sacrifice bunt by Lammers and scored on an error.

Sasha Matyi ripped 2 doubles and Tabatha Britt homered for Maumee.

In other softball action:

— Ada opened its season with a dramatic 13-12 non-conference win an eight- inning over Ridgemont.

Ada's Tia Douce led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a bloop single. Ashleigh Hays' sacrifice bunt moved Douce to second. With two outs, Tasha Hefner singled home Douce with the game-winning run.



findlay 5, maumee 2

Maumee 002 000 0 — 2 6 3

Findlay 100 301 x — 5 10 1

WP — Walton (1-0). LP — Lardinais (0-1). top hitters: (Mau) Matyi 2-2B; Britt HR. (Fin) Gilliland 3-1B; Walton 2-1B; Miller 1B; Lammers 1B, 2 RBI; Lahey 2B; Crow 2B; Treece 1B.

records: Maumee 0-1, Findlay 2-0.

Ada 13, Ridgemont 12

Ridgemont 443 100 00 — 13 15 4

Ada 422 044 01 — 12 12 6

WP — Sybert (1-0). LP — Gibson. top hitters: (Ada) Hays 2B, 1B, RBI; Klopfenstein 2B, 1B, RBI; Hefner 3B, 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Sybert 2B, 1B; Fullom 2-1B, 4 RBI; Wagner 2-1B.

records: Ada 1-0.

Ada runs to 12-2 win

ADA — At this rate, Ada is going to wear itself out running the bases.

For the second straight day, in the season's second game, the Bulldogs pushed 12 runs across the plate as they posted a 12-2 non-conference win over Ridgemont.

Nate Vermillion swung the big bat with a triple and 2 singles for 2 RBI. Tyler Simmons drove in 2 runs on a pair of singles and Cody Mattson had a double and 2 singles with 2 RBI. Garrett Hays had 3 RBI on a single.



ada 12, ridgemont 2

Ridgemont 000 02 — 2 5 3

Ada 270 3x — 12 13 0

WP — Duffy (1-0). LP — McCloud (0-1). top hitters: (Rid) McCullough 2B, 1B; Lyons 1B, RBI; Baxley 1B, RBI. (Ada) Vermillion 3B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Rouch 1B, RBI; Dysert 1B, RBI; Simmons 2-1B, 2 RBI; Hays 1B, 3 RBI; Mattson 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Agin 2B, RBI.

records: Ridgemont 0-1, Ada 2-0.



hopewell-loudon 11, arcadia 3

Hopewell-Loudon 208 01 — 11 5 2

Arcadia 100 02 — 3 6 2

WP — Kuhn (1-0). LP — Kirian (0-1). top hitters: (H-L) Yost 2B, 1B, RBI; Brown & Kirby 2B, 2 RBI. (Arc) Pina & Fleegle 1B, RBI.

records: Hopewell-Loudon 1-0, Arcadia 0-1.
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