July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Fort knocks off Wildcats
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FORT RECOVERY - For the third time in five days the Tribe walked away with a one-run win.
Fort Recovery High School's softball team scored once in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to knock off the Houston Wildcats 6-5.
The Indians, who edged National Trail 9-8 Saturday and Mississinawa Valley 2-1 Friday, led 4-0 after the first inning only to have Houston immediately pull even in the top of the second. FRHS scored once in the third inning, and the Wildcats pulled even in the top of the sixth before the Tribe took the win in its final at bat.
Kendra Brunswick paced the Fort Recovery offense, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Taylor Guggenbiller added a single, a double and two RBIs, and Andi Sutter drove in a run with a double.
Sutter got the win as she allowed just one earned run on six hits and a walk. She struck out five batters as the Indians improved to 5-2.
Starfire baseball wins
BERNE - Dustin Wanner's home run in the fifth inning sparked the South Adams baseball team to an 8-6 victory Tuesday over the visiting Winchester Golden Falcons.
Wanner's homer capped a five-run inning for the Starfires that tied the game, and SAHS added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to earn the win.
Gabe Sprunger and Taylor LeFever each had RBI singles in the fifth, and Caleb Sprunger drove in a pair of runs with a single in the sixth.
T.J. Burnfield scored three times in the victory.
Caleb Sprunger picked up the win in relief, shutting down Winchester over the final three innings. He allowed just two hits while striking out eight batters.
FR baseball holds on
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery baseball team made the most of its long-awaited season opener, holding off a late charge Tuesday by the Fairlawn Jets for an 8-7 victory.
Nate Fortkamp went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs for the Indians, had their first game delayed by more than a week because of the boys basketball team's tournament run and a cancellation Monday by Ansonia. Cody Fiely added a double, two runs and an RBI, and Jared Kahlig drove in two runs and scored once.
Fort Recovery trailed 2-1 after three innings, but took advantage of 10 walks to put up two runs in the four and five in the sixth to take command. The Jets scored five times in the top of the seventh before Hayden Pottkotter was able to record in the final out in relief.
Nathan Keller got the win, giving up seven runs on three hits and two walks while striking out eight.[[In-content Ad]]
Fort Recovery High School's softball team scored once in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to knock off the Houston Wildcats 6-5.
The Indians, who edged National Trail 9-8 Saturday and Mississinawa Valley 2-1 Friday, led 4-0 after the first inning only to have Houston immediately pull even in the top of the second. FRHS scored once in the third inning, and the Wildcats pulled even in the top of the sixth before the Tribe took the win in its final at bat.
Kendra Brunswick paced the Fort Recovery offense, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Taylor Guggenbiller added a single, a double and two RBIs, and Andi Sutter drove in a run with a double.
Sutter got the win as she allowed just one earned run on six hits and a walk. She struck out five batters as the Indians improved to 5-2.
Starfire baseball wins
BERNE - Dustin Wanner's home run in the fifth inning sparked the South Adams baseball team to an 8-6 victory Tuesday over the visiting Winchester Golden Falcons.
Wanner's homer capped a five-run inning for the Starfires that tied the game, and SAHS added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to earn the win.
Gabe Sprunger and Taylor LeFever each had RBI singles in the fifth, and Caleb Sprunger drove in a pair of runs with a single in the sixth.
T.J. Burnfield scored three times in the victory.
Caleb Sprunger picked up the win in relief, shutting down Winchester over the final three innings. He allowed just two hits while striking out eight batters.
FR baseball holds on
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery baseball team made the most of its long-awaited season opener, holding off a late charge Tuesday by the Fairlawn Jets for an 8-7 victory.
Nate Fortkamp went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs for the Indians, had their first game delayed by more than a week because of the boys basketball team's tournament run and a cancellation Monday by Ansonia. Cody Fiely added a double, two runs and an RBI, and Jared Kahlig drove in two runs and scored once.
Fort Recovery trailed 2-1 after three innings, but took advantage of 10 walks to put up two runs in the four and five in the sixth to take command. The Jets scored five times in the top of the seventh before Hayden Pottkotter was able to record in the final out in relief.
Nathan Keller got the win, giving up seven runs on three hits and two walks while striking out eight.[[In-content Ad]]
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