July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Fort Recovery gets back to .500
Local Roundup
Fort Recovery’s baseball team returned to the .500 mark, scoring 32 runs in a pair of victories over Fairlawn Saturday. The Indians won the opening contest 19-9 and took the game-two victory, 13-8.
The Indians (4-4) never trailed in the first game, breaking a 9-9 tie in the fifth inning and scoring the final 10 runs of the contest. They were up 5-2 after four innings in the second game and sealed the win with an eight-run fifth.
Greg Snyder was 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and five runs in the first game. Greg Heitkamp had a home run and six RBIs, and Mark Knapke also homered.
C.J. Tobe drove in five runs and scored three. He led the effort in game two with four RBIs and three runs.
Snyder and Eric Rindler each picked up a victory.
Fort Recovery plays again today at Franklin Monroe at 5 p.m.
South Adams falls
The South Adams baseball team slipped to 0-3 on the season with a 5-2 loss to Blackford Saturday.
It was a tight game most of the way, but the Bruins scored three times in the sixth inning to take control. Jeremiah Kaeser led the Starfires with two hits, a run and a stolen base.
Tyler Sprunger took the loss, allowing three runs — two earned — on three hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out three.
South Adams will play at Southern Wells today at 4:30 p.m.
Faller leads Tribe split
Julie Faller racked up six hits in two games Saturday as the Fort Recovery softball team split a double-header with Van Wert. The Indians (3-1) lost the opener 5-2, but came back to win the second game 7-5.
Faller went 3-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base, and drove in the only runs for Fort Recovery in the first game. She went 3-for-4 with a triple in the second game, driving in two runs, scoring once and adding a stolen base.
Sarah Schmitz pitched both games, giving up five runs — all unearned — on five hits in the first contest. She walked five and struck out four.
She allowed two earned runs — her first of the season — in the second game. She gave up two hits and seven walks while striking out two.
Fort Recovery will play at home today against Celina at 5 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
The Indians (4-4) never trailed in the first game, breaking a 9-9 tie in the fifth inning and scoring the final 10 runs of the contest. They were up 5-2 after four innings in the second game and sealed the win with an eight-run fifth.
Greg Snyder was 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and five runs in the first game. Greg Heitkamp had a home run and six RBIs, and Mark Knapke also homered.
C.J. Tobe drove in five runs and scored three. He led the effort in game two with four RBIs and three runs.
Snyder and Eric Rindler each picked up a victory.
Fort Recovery plays again today at Franklin Monroe at 5 p.m.
South Adams falls
The South Adams baseball team slipped to 0-3 on the season with a 5-2 loss to Blackford Saturday.
It was a tight game most of the way, but the Bruins scored three times in the sixth inning to take control. Jeremiah Kaeser led the Starfires with two hits, a run and a stolen base.
Tyler Sprunger took the loss, allowing three runs — two earned — on three hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out three.
South Adams will play at Southern Wells today at 4:30 p.m.
Faller leads Tribe split
Julie Faller racked up six hits in two games Saturday as the Fort Recovery softball team split a double-header with Van Wert. The Indians (3-1) lost the opener 5-2, but came back to win the second game 7-5.
Faller went 3-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base, and drove in the only runs for Fort Recovery in the first game. She went 3-for-4 with a triple in the second game, driving in two runs, scoring once and adding a stolen base.
Sarah Schmitz pitched both games, giving up five runs — all unearned — on five hits in the first contest. She walked five and struck out four.
She allowed two earned runs — her first of the season — in the second game. She gave up two hits and seven walks while striking out two.
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