FRHS edges Lancers

VAN WERT, Ohio — This time the Indians were on the right side of a one-run game.
A night after falling 2-1 to Celina in nine innings, the Fort Recovery High School baseball team bounced back to defeat the Lincolnview Lancers 3-2.
The Indians (3-1) scored twice in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead and then held on after Lincolnview scored once in the bottom of the frame.
Kent Retz started and went five innings to earn the win, giving up two runs — one earned — on three hits and two walks. He struck out five batters.
Cole Wendel struck out two batters in a two-inning save.
Jacob Muhlenkamp finished 3-for-4 at the plate for Fort Recovery with a triple, an RBI and a run. Blake Boughman was 2-for-4 with a double and a run, and Elijah Kahlig doubled and scored twice.

Fox leads SAHS
WINCHESTER — The South Adams baseball team put on an offensive display Tuesday as it slaughtered the Winchester Golden Falcons 21-2 in five innings.
After falling 6-5 to Norwell in Monday’s season opener thanks to a three-run rally in the seventh inning, the Starfires made sure Winchester had no chance at a comeback. They broke open a tie game with four runs in the third inning, and then added nine runs in the fourth and six in the fifth.
Blake Fox led the outburst as he finished 4-for-5 with a double, six RBIs and two runs. Corey Seffernick notched two hits and four runs, Dakota Scherrer added two hits and three runs and Eric Pimentel had two hits and three RBIs.
Chase Ingle struck out three batters in three innings to earn the win. Collin Affolder tossed two scoreless innings of relief.

Tribe track loses
ROCKFORD, Ohio — Fort Recovery’s track teams picked up just two victories Tuesday as the girls finished third and the boys last in a four-team meet hosted by Parkway.
The Indian girls scored 35 points while the host Panthers won with 105. The boys scored nine points as Lima Central Catholic won with 90.
Both Fort Recovery victories came from the girls team, with Elle Sutter taking the 800-meter run ahead of LCC’s Rebecca Fisher by more than five seconds in 2 minutes, 48.6 seconds. Hannah Kaup claimed the top spot in the long jump by just 1¼ inches over Parkway’s Cami Hellwarth at 13 feet, 6 inches.
Derek Sutter was the runner-up for the Indian boys in the 1,600 run in 5:25.5.

Fort softball falls
RUSSIA, Ohio — Errors hurt Fort Recovery again Tuesday in an 18-3, five inning loss to the Russia Raiders.
Russia grabbed the lead for good with seven runs in the bottom of the first inning against the Indians, who committed 12 errors. They had eight errors in Monday’s season-opening loss to Franklin Monroe.
Ashley Human suffered the loss as she allowed four earned runs on 14 hits while going the distance.
Jackie Fullenkamp tripled and drove in three runs, and Kelsee Ontrop added a hit and a run. Tori Vaughn and Emily Alig each scored once.

FR JV baseball wins
FORT RECOVERY — The Fort Recovery junior varsity baseball team improved to 2-0 Tuesday with a 9-7 victory over the Lincolnview Lancers.
Mitch Stammen and Jacob Westgerdes led the offensive effort for the Indians with two hits and two runs apiece. Ben Will added a single and two runs, and Chase Bruns had two hits and one run.
Bruns also earned the win as he struck out eight batters in four innings. He allowed five runs — one earned — on three hits and five walks.[[In-content Ad]]