Jay baseball ends with win

ELWOOD — The Patriots began their regular season with a narrow victory.
They ended it with a commanding win.
The Jay County High School baseball team scored four runs in the first inning Monday and continued to pad its lead for the final six innings in a 10-0 defeat of the host Elwood Panthers.
It was the final regular-season game for the Patriots (12-12), who open Class 3A Sectional 24 tournament play at 5 p.m. Wednesday against Tipton at Yorktown.
Chandler Jacks had a two-run single in the first inning, and Ethan Myers and Max Moser also had RBIs in the frame. The Patriots tacked on two more runs in the second and one in the third for a quick 7-0 advantage.
Two runs in the sixth inning and one more in the seventh pushed the game to its final score.
Moser was 3-for-3 with a walk and a two runs. Ryan Schlechty and Jacob Geesaman both had a double and a single, with Schlechty scoring three times. Jacks finished with two hits, as Wyatt Geesaman, Andy Kohler and Michael Schlechty each added singles.
Jacks was effective on the mound as well, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out three in six innings.

JV drops pair
CENTERVILLE — Jay County’s junior varsity baseball team lost both games in the Centerville JV tournament on Saturday.
A rally fell short in the seventh inning in a 9-8 loss to the host Bulldogs. The Patriots dropped the second game to Franklin County, 6-2
Gabe Faulkner had two hits and two RBIs against Centerville. Conner Davis and Isaac Moeller each had two hits and one RBI, with Jordan Shricker, Christian King and Michael Steens also adding a single and an RBI.
Chad Funk took the loss, giving up five runs — three earned — on six hits while walking four in 2 1/3 innings.
Against Franklin County, Davis had two hits and two RBIs, and Garrett Rodgers also had two hits. Holton Hill, Daniel Fugiett, Schricker, Faulkner and Stevens also had singles.
Davis took the loss, allowing four earned runs on nine hits in four innings.

Hartzell leads in win
Cavan Hartzell was a double shy of the cycle in leading Barnett’s Auto Parts to a 14-12 victory Monday over Pak-A-Sak in Portland Junior League’s Rookie baseball division.
Hartzell smacked a home run, a triple and a single while driving in four runs. He also scored twice. Skyler Esparza chipped in with three singles, three RBIs and three runs, and Boston Barnett had a pair of doubles, a single two RBIs and scored twice. Sylas Wenk tallied three singles and three runs, and Benson Barnett had two hits and scored twice.
Freddie Lingo led Pak-A-Sak with four singles, three RBIs and two runs. Aryan Montes ripped a triple to go with his two singles and two runs. Alex Miller and Tucker Snipes both had a double and two singles, and Snipes added three RBIs.

Pioneer tops All Circuit
A balanced effort offensively Monday helped Pioneer Packaging to a 15-1 victory over All Circuit Electrical in PJL’s Rookie baseball division.
Jayden Comer and Maddox Huffman both had two doubles and two singles to lead Pioneer, which also got a double and a pair of singles from Max Dues and Sam Wiggings.
Dominick Bright chipped in with three hits and Bentley Comer contributed two singles.
Grant Wendel had two singles for All Circuit. Nick Laux, Drew Schemenaur, Jayden Harrell, Shaun Harrell and Jensen Avery notched one hit apiece.

MainSource wins
MainSource Bank picked up a 12-11 victory over Portland Optimist in the Willie Mays division of Portland Junior League on Monday.
Kenny Carducci smacked two triples and drove in three runs to lead MainSource. Jayden Hartzell chipped in with two doubles and three RBIs, and Cody Rowles had a double, two singles and two RBIs. Koby Lewellen also drove in two runs on four singles. Brady Davis added a double, while Austin Curtis and Bryce Wenk each had a single.
Dyllan Garringer led Optimist with a double and two singles. Landon Garringer and AJ Myers both had a double and a single, and all three players drove in two runs.

PG-14 gets big win
A six-run first inning helped PG-14 to a 19-8 victory Monday over Inman U-Loc in PJL’s Willie Mays division.
Ryne Goldsworthy paced PG-14 with four RBIs. Allen Dues had two singles and three RBIs, and Landon Blowers also drove in three runs, but on one hit. Conner Specht had a two-run single, with Ryler Johnson also adding a hit and an RBI.
Dawson Hundley and Sam Myers both had a double and a triple for Inman. Myers drove in three runs, with Lucas Straight and Tyler Ellsworth each adding two RBIs.

Masonic beats Redkey
REDKEY — Masonic Lodge of Portland Junior League defeated Redkey 18-5 on Monday in Major softball interleague action.
Rieley Brewster led Masonic Lodge with three hits. Mary Hartman, Justice Day and Emily Jackson both had two hits, while Kristen Wendel and Livie Maitlen had one hit apiece.
Alexis Herman,?Bella Rogers and Camille?Gambill had one hit each for Redkey.

Doubleheader split
In a doubleheader Saturday, Masonic Lodge finished 1-1 in the Major softball division of PJL.
It defeated Graphic Printing 15-4 before falling 16-9 to Jay County Monument.
Reiley Brewster recorded three hits in each game for Masonic Lodge, which also got four total hits from Emily Jackson and two from Justice Day.
Lita Chowning, Sidney Reedy, Natalie Miles and Aleah Pogue each had a hit for Graphic Printing.
For Jay County Monument, Anne Huftel had three hits, including a home run. Brittney Mullens, Lexie Ferguson and Hannah Clayton notched two hits apiece.