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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Shawnee stops Findlay

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Alex Henry gave Findlay High's pitching rotation a needed break Monday. But Lima Shawnee eventually got to the freshman right-hander in an 8-3 non-league win over the Trojans at Flag City Memorial Field.

"We had a doubleheader Saturday and we play every night this week except Wednesday," said FHS coach Jeff Stutzman, who sends the Trojans, alone in first place in the Greater Buckeye Conference standings, into a key league game at Napoleon today.

"Alex has been pitching well at the JV level, so we decided to bring him up and give our other pitchers some rest. He did well the first three innings. But the second time through the lineup they got to him a little bit."

David Gerad and Garrett Black had three hits each and Cody Roberts had two for Lima Shawnee, 17-3 overall and tied for the lead (5-0) in the Western Buckeye League. Jacob Kuhlman had two hits, Danny Bowersox tripled and drove in a run and Drew Mowery had 2 RBI for Findlay (10-4).

Bowersox tripled and scored on Mowery's sacrifice fly in the first inning. Bowersox brought in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning and Mowery singled home a run in the seventh.

In other area games:

— Arlington stayed unbeaten and moved within a game of a share of the Blanchard Valley Conference title with a 9-0 win over McComb. Arlington's Trever Gast allowed just 4 hits and struck out 14 to get the shutout win. Jacob Drerup blasted a 3-run homer and added a single for the winners.

Arlington (15-0 overall, 7-0 BVC) can clinch a title share Wednesday when its hosts Van Buren in a 5 p.m. game.

— Mike Howell fired a one-hitter in pitching Pandora-Gilboa to a 10-0 run-rule victory over Hardin Northern.

— Liberty-Benton's Aaron Panning struck out 10 as he ran his record to 6-0 in the Eagles' 11-4 BVC win over Cory-Rawson.

Nick Koenig had a 2-run triple in Liberty-Benton's 5-run sixth inning. He added 3 singles and had 4 RBI. Brett Pasche had 2 RBI on a double for L-B (10-3 overall, 6-1 BVC).

Cory-Rawson (3-9, 2-5) got a double and single from Levi Benner, while Alex Barlekamp had a 2-run triple.

— Leipsic's Jay Maag got the win on the mound and gave his team the lead with a big home run as the Vikings topped Vanlue 7-4 in a BVC game.

Leipsic (10-6 overall, 5-2 BVC) trailed 4-3 when Maag blasted a 2-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Vikings on top for good. Derek Mangas doubled and singled driving in a pair and Jake Schroeder added a pair of singles and 2 RBI.

Josh Simon tripled and doubled for Vanlue (2-12, 0-7).

— Unbeaten Tyler Brown (5-0) limited Fremont St. Joseph to one run one 5 hits and Ian Kuhn tripled and drove in 3 runs as Hopewell-Loudon (14-4 overall, 4-0 MAL) chalked up a key 8-1 Midland Athletic League win over the Streaks (13-4, 4-1).

— Carey avenged its loss to North Baltimore in Saturday's Lucadello Tournament consolation final by beating the Tigers 11-7 in an MAL game. Jay Hahler doubled and singled driving in a run to lead the Blue Devils. Zach Engard smashed a grand slam home run for North Baltimore.

— Fostoria Senior scored 2 runs in both the fifth and sixth innings on its way to defeating Upper Sandusky 10-5 in a Northern Ohio League game at Grant Jackson Field.

The win keeps Fostoria tied with Norwalk for the league lead at 6-2.

Fostoria's Scott Brady and Jordan Bulkowski each had a pair of singles and 2 RBIs for the Redmen (12-5). Teammate Micah Hyde doubled, singled and knocked in a run.

Kenny Elder tripled and drove in a run for the Rams (5-9 overall, 2-6 NOL).

— Patrick Henry knocked Delta from the ranks of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League ranks Monday with a 2-1 decision.

Zach Botjer struck out 7 and walked 5, while allowing just 2 hits. Mitch Leonard tripled for a run in the seventh and Luke George singled in another for the Patriots (13-2 overall, 3-1 NWOAL).

— Delphos Jefferson's Mike Rahrig completely shut down Bluffton as he no-hit the Pirates in Northwest Conference action.

— Elmwood's Adam Sheline fanned 8 and allowed just 3 hits as the Royals remained unbeaten in the Suburban Lakes League with a 2-0 win over Lake.

Sheline also drove in a run on a ground out, Reid Rothenbuhler had a run-scoring single and Nathaniel Fitch had 2 singles for the Royals (14-2 overall, 6-0 SLL).

— Jared Niese fired 1-hitter to lead Miller City to a 10-0 Putnam County League win over Continental. Niese struck out 4 and walked only one in 5 innings of work. Mitch Wenzinger smacked a pair of doubles driving in 3 runs for the Wildcats (6-5).



lima shawnee 8, findlay 3

Lima Shawnee 020 420 0 — 8 10 1

Findlay 100 010 1 — 3 7 2

WP — Strawn. LP — Henry (0-1). top hitters: (LS) Gerad 3-1B, RBI; Black 3-1B, RBI; Roberts 2-1B; Morgan 2B, 3 RBI. (Fin) Kuhlman 2-1B; Bowersox 3B, RBI; Mowery 1B, 2 RBI.

records: Lima Shawnee 17-3, Findlay 10-4.



Arlington 9, McComb 0

Arlington 003 500 1 — 9 11 2

McComb 000 000 0 — 0 4 3

WP — Gast. LP — Quiroga. top hitters: Drerup HR, 1B, 3 RBI; Wilson 2B, 1B; Hindall 2-1B. (McC) Quiroga 2-1B; McCullough 2B, 1B.

records: Arlington 15-0 overall, 7-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; McComb 7-9-1, 3-4.



Leipsic 7, Vanlue 4

Vanlue 220 000 0 — 2 5 1

Leipsic 003 004 x — 7 8 1

WP — Maag (1-0). LP — Bostic. top hitters: Morin 2B; Mangas 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Selhorst 2B, RBI; J. Schroeder 2-1B, 2 RBI; Maag HR, 2 RBI. (Van) Simon 3B, 2B; Kliesch 2B; Kloeppel 2B; Bostic 2B.

records: Leipsic 10-6 overall, 5-2 Blanchard Valley Conference; Vanlue 2-12, 0-7.



pandora-gilboa 10, hardin northern 0

Pandora-Gilboa 001 90 — 10 5 0

Hardin Northern 000 00 — 0 1 4

WP — Howell. LP — Albert (0-5). top hitters: (P-G) Blaski 2-1B; Swary 2B. (HN) Hopson 1B.

records: Pandora-Gilboa 6-8 overall, 3-4 Blanchard Valley Conference; Hardin Northern 2-12, 0-7.



liberty-benton 11, cory-rawson 4

Cory-Rawson 310 000 0 — 4 6 4

Liberty-Benton 011 225 x — 11 8 1

WP — A. Panning (6-0). LP — Michael. top hitters: (L-B) Koenig 3-1B, 3B, 4 RBI; Pasche 2B, 2 RBI. (C-R) Benner 1B, 2B; Barlekamp 3B, 2 RBI.

records: Liberty-Benton 10-3 overall, 6-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Cory-Rawson 3-9, 2-5.



Seneca east 15, Fostoria St. Wendelin 1

Fostoria St. Wendelin 000 01 — 1 2 7

Seneca East 095 1x — 15 9 0

WP — Everhart. LP — Roth. top hitters: (SE) Diehm 2-1B, RBI; Reesman HR, 2 RBI; Everhart 2B, RBI; Tusing 1B, 2 RBI; Kidwell 1B, 2 RBI. (FSW) Holman 1B, RBI; Smith 1B.

records: Fostoria St. Wendelin 3-14 overall, 1-4 Midland Athletic League; Seneca East 9-5, 4-2.



Carey 11, North Baltimore 7

Carey 430 040 0 — 11 9 1

North Baltimore 400 003 0 — 7 13 2

WP — Stansbery. LP — Engard (3-2). top hitters: (Car) Hahler 2B, 1B, RBI; Cole 2-1B. (NB) Williams 2B, 1B, RBI; Trevino 3-1B; Simon 2-1B; Ebright 2-1B; Engard HR, 4 RBI.

records: North Baltimore 8-11 overall, 1-5 Midland Athletic League; Carey 4-10, 1-4.



Tiffin Calvert 6, New Riegel 2

Tiffin Calvert 000 132 0 — 6 8 2

New Riegel 000 010 1 — 2 4 3

WP — Kelbley (3-3). LP — Gassner. top hitters: (TC) Brickner 2B, 1B; Stover 2-1B; Gase 1B. (NR) Wertz 1B, RBI; Hall 1B; Mack 1B.

records: New Riegel 8-9 overall, 2-4 Midland Athletic League; Tiffin Calvert 6-10, 3-4.



hopewell-loudon 8, Fremont st. joseph 1

Hopewell-Loudon 001 034 0 — 8 8

Fremont St. Joseph 100 000 0 — 1 5

WP — Brown (5-0). LP — Gray. top hitters: (H-L) Yost 2-1B, 2B; Chapman 2-1B; Kuhn 3B, 3 RBI; Kirby 1B, 2 RBI. (FSJ) Walker 1B, 3B; Swint 2-1B.

records: Hopewell-Loudon 14-4 overall, 4-0 Midland Athletic League; Fremont St. Joseph 13-4, 4-1.



Miller City 10, Continental 0

Continental 000 00 — 0 1 3

Miller City 320 32 — 10 13 1

WP — Niese. LP — Louiselle. top hitters: (MC) Schroeder 2-2B; R. Lammers 2B, 1B, RBI; Wenzinger 2-2B, 3 RBI; S. Lammers 3B, 2-1B, RBI.

records: Miller City 6-5, Continental 2-12.



Fostoria Senior 10, Upper Sandusky 5

Upper Sandusky 031 100 0 — 5 7 1

Fostoria Senior 320 122 x — 10 12 2

WP — Muņoz (4-2). LP — McKee. top hitters: (US) Elder 3B, RBI; Fagan 2B, 1B; Cheney 2-2B, RBI; Sprang 2B, 1B, 2 RBI. (Fos) Hyde 2B, 1B, RBI; Brady 2-1B, 2 RBI; Rickman 1B, 2 RBI; Bulkowski 2-1B, 2 RBI; Medina 2-1B, RBI; Wedge 1B, RBI.

records: Upper Sandusky 5-9 overall, 2-6 Northern Ohio League; Fostoria 12-5, 6-2.



patrick henry 2, delta 1

Patrick Henry 000 000 2 — 2 7 1

Delta 000 000 1 — 1 2 2

WP — Botjer. LP — Vaughn. top hitters: (PH) Reese 2-1B; Leonard 3B, RBI; George 1B, RBI; Phillips 2B. (Del) Abbott 2B.

records: Patrick Henry 13-2 overall, 3-1 Northwest Ohio Athletic League; Delta 12-4, 4-1.



delphos jefferson 12, bluffton 0

Bluffton 000 00 — 0 0 4

Jefferson 151 5x — 12 11 1

WP — Rahrig. LP — Keeler (0-3). top hitters: (DJ) Joseph 2B; Gerdeman 2B; Rahrig 2-1B.

records: Bluffton 3-8-2 overall, 2-3 Northwest Conference.



elmwood 2, lake 0

Elmwood 000 110 0 — 2 5 0

Lake 000 000 0 — 0 3 1

WP — Sheline (3-0). LP — Ray. top hitters: (Elm) Fitch 2-1B; Rothenbuhler 1B, RBI; Sheline RBI. (Lake) Hillabrand 2-1B.

records: Elmwood 14-2 overall, 6-0 Suburban Lakes League; Lake 12-6, 3-3.



Ayersville 7, kalida 1

Ayersville 130 011 1 — 7 9 0

Kalida 000 000 1 — 1 6 5

WP — Siefert. LP — Niemeyer (0-2). top hitters: (Kal) McIntyre 2B, 1B, RBI. (Ayer) Zachrich 2B, 1B, RBI; Flint 1B, 2 RBI; Siefert 2-1B.

records: Kalida 5-9, Ayersville 15-3.



findlay jv 10, lima shawnee 8

Lima Shawnee 016 010 0 — 8 2 1

Findlay 121 060 0 — 10 6 3

WP — Broad (3-0). LP — Clemens. top hitters: (Fin) Spragg 2B, 1B, RBI; Friar 2-1B, RBI.

records: FIndlay 11-1.
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