Portland rallies past Warhawks

A three-run deficit against one of the best teams on their schedule was not enough to keep the home team down.

The Portland Rockets rallied with a five-run seventh inning to take the lead and went on to a 10-6 victory Tuesday over the visiting Ohio Warhawks.

Portland (11-7) took a 1-0 lead against the Dayton-based squad thanks to a solo home run from Dalton Tinsley and was up 3-2 when starter Garrett Scott left the mound after five innings. It fell behind 6-3 in the seventh before rallying.

Tristen Becker was key to the comeback as he smacked a two-run double with the bases loaded in the big seventh inning. He finished with a pair of hits, as did 2002 Jay County High School graduate Mitch Waters, Zach Tanner and Cody Krumlauf.

Derek Thobe picked up the win in relief of Scott.



PG-14 moves on

PG-14 advanced to the Willie Mays tournament championship game with an 11-3 semifinal victory Tuesday over Portland Optimist in Portland Junior League baseball.

In Sandy Koufax action, Loy Realty defeated Local 1620 11-9.

The middle of the order was strong for PG-14, with clean-up man Conner Specht going 4-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs. Ryne Goldsworthy had two hits and three runs, and Landon Blowers and Maddox Huffman each added two hits and two runs.

Tony Wood and Goldsworthy combined for 10 strikeouts.

For Optimist, Landon Garringer and Jeremiah Canterbury each had a hit and a run. Keegan Cavanaugh added a hit and an RBI.

Austin Curts had three doubles and a single in the Loy victory. Cam Hoover added two hits.

Rylee Huftel hit a home run for Local 1620, and Gavin Myers and Darius Esparza each had three hits.

Eels top two

The Fort Recovery Eels summer swim team scored 668 points Tuesday to defeat Union City (349) and Darke County (293).

Makena Huelskamp was one of three triple events winners for Fort Recovery (6-1) as she took the 8-and-younger 25-meter backstroke, 50 freestyle and 100 individual medley. Sophie Timmerman won the 50 butterfly, 50 breaststroke and 100 IM in the 15-and-older girls division, and Ava Bubp claimed the top spot in the 50 breaststroke, 50 freestyle and 100 IM in the 13-14-year-old girls division.

Adding two victories apiece for the Eels were Kiera Stump, Grant Fortkamp, Joelle Kaup, Eli Lennartz, Teigen Fortkamp, Audra Bubp, Sage Wendel and Paige Fortkamp.