EJ tramples Muncie Central (07/03/03)

The East Jay baseball team finished its regular season in resounding fashion.

After falling behind 3-0 to Muncie Central in the top of the first inning, East Jay scored 18 unanswered runs for the five-inning 18-3 victory. The win gave the team an 18-4 record to end the season.

Muncie Central started quickly, opening with two singles, a double, a walk and another single against starter Casey Waters. Three of those runners came in to score, but the lead for the visitors was shortlived.

East Jay responded with an even more brutal game-starting streak beginning with Justin Mann’s triple. Joshua Ludy and Waters followed with walks, and Kaleb Carpenter knocked a single.

Aaron Wilhelm blasted the second triple of the frame to clear the bases. Then Matt Snyder and Kyle Wellman wrapped singles around an Aaron Bogenschutz walk.

Finally Central managed to keep a batter from reaching base, but by the time the inning was over East Jay had a 6-3 lead and never faltered again. Waters owned the Muncie Central batters the rest of the way and got the complete-game win.

Waters also notched three hits, including a triple, and scored three times. Mann and Carpenter had matching stats of two singles, a triple and three runs.

Wilhelm had two doubles, a triple and two runs, and Josh Ludy singled and scored three times.

East Jay now heads to tournament play, where it awaits the winner of a first-round contest between Yorktown and Cowan. East Jay will visit the winner of that game Wednesday at 5 p.m.

There was also a game for East Jay Monday, a 9-6 loss against Union City.

East Jay scored two runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to rally from a four-run deficit to a 5-5 tie. However, Union City scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to take the win.

Waters and Ludy each had two singles, a double and a run in the defeat. Bogenschutz and Wellman also had matching stats of two singles and one run apiece.

Carpenter took the loss in relief of Ludy.

Junior League

Americare scored four times in the top of the fifth inning Wednesday, and Mackenzie Loy pitched her way out of trouble in the bottom of the frame for a 16-15 win over Wellman Farms in their Portland Junior League Minor League softball game.

In Pee Wee Reese League baseball games Portland Moose topped Portland Kiwanis 8-4, and Portland Forge defeated First National Bank 15-12.

Americare trailed 14-12 heading into the fifth inning, but sent 10 batters two the plate, with Abby Boggs, Kayla Hill, Brittany Manor and Cara Garringer all scoring.

Loy then took the mound and allowed one run, and had two runners on base with two outs.

However, Loy struck out Roxie Coy to end the contest, preserving the one-run win for her team.

Garringer and Manor each had two hits and three runs for Americare. Boggs, Hill, Chelsea Turner, and Shelby Ruiz each scored twice.

Brianne Wellman doubled and scored twice for Wellman.

Moose 8, Kiwanis 4

Tyler Freyburgher went wild with a 3-for-3 effort, including a triple, while scoring twice and knocking in five runs. Cole Ingram and Ben Vance also scored two runs each.

Dalton McGill had three hits, including a double, a run and an RBI for Kiwanis.

Forge 15, First National 12

Trey Dunn paced the Forge effort with a double, a triple, a run and four RBIs. Patrick Johnson singled and scored four times.

Colton Lombardo finished with three hits and two runs for First National, and Craig Permenter added two hits, three runs and an RBI.

Soccer results

The Jay Community Center Summer Soccer League completed its second week Saturday.

In the 7-8-year-old age group the Red Flames topped the Purple Smash 7-3, and the gold Niners defeated the Blue Thunderbirds. The 9-12-year-old age group saw the Red Missiles beat the Orange Swift 8-3, and the Blue Dodgers blank the Gray Storm 4-0.

Kaelen Jewell dominated the first game, scoring five goals for the Red Flames. Robert Cooper led the Purple Smash with two scores.

The Gold Niners got two goals from Zach Fullenkamp, while Jordan Wolford notched the lone score for the Thunderbirds.

Brad Horn went wild with seven Missile goals, and Luke Elliott scored three times for the Swift.

Kylie Wellman notched a pair of scored in the Dodgers’ victory.

FR golf meeting

There will be a meeting for everyone interested in playing boys golf at Fort Recovery High School this fall on Thursday, July 10.

The meeting will be in the FRHS Commons at 7 p.m. Parents are also invited to attend the meeting.[[In-content Ad]]