May 10, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.
Jay offense hot in rout
Jay County roundup
Noah Arbuckle provided the spark yet again.
This time, the offense kept producing.
Arbuckle’s three-run homer in the first inning Thursday started a rout for the Jay County High School baseball team in a 16-0 thumping of the Heritage Patriots in five innings at Don E. Selvey Field.
It was his second round-tripper in as many games and his fourth of the season, putting him in a tie for the team lead with Michael Schlechty.
Jay County moved to 13-2 on the year and 3-0 in Allen County Athletic Conference play. The two teams meet again in the sectional semifinal May 24 at Bellmont.
The host Patriots built on their lead with four runs in the second inning, and broke it open with six runs in the third. For good measure, they added one more in the fourth frame.
Wyatt Geesaman and Schlechty both legged out triples, as Schlechty finished with three hits and three RBIs. Geesaman also singled and drove in a pair. Ryan Schlechty doubled.
Arbuckle struck out four, walked one and scattered two hits over four innings for the win.
Patriots second
In their best round of the season, the Jay County boys golf team finished second on Thursday in a match against South Adams and Bluffton at Portland Golf Club.
Bluffton took first with a score of 192, and Jay County shot a season-low 203 for second. South Adams totaled 243.
Kyle Sanders led the way for the Patriots with a 49, and Devin Harris was second with 50. Seth Wilson finished one stroke behind at 51, and Griffin Mann rounded out the team score with 53.
Landon Lenwell of South Adams was the top Starfire golfer with his round of 58, edging teammate Blaine Harruff by one stroke. Spencer Fear shot 60, and Brendan Campbell was fourth with 68.
Jay County’s Joey Hall (60) and South Adams’ Alec Neuenschwander (69) also competed but they did not factor into the team total.
Lead gets away
Jay County’s softball team had its three-run lead slip away in the sixth inning Thursday in a 14-8 loss to the Heritage Patriots.
Jay County (6-8, 1-3 Allen County Athletic Conference) matched everything Heritage did, as the game was knotted at 5-5 after three innings thanks to a Kailee Denney home run in the home half of the third. Jay County got out front with w a run in the fourth inning and two more in the sixth, but Heritage fired back to take an 11-8 lead by scoring six runs in the sixth inning.
Heritage added three more runs in the seventh and Jay County wasn’t able to respond.
Hannah Phillips, Aubrie Schwieterman, Randi Ferguson and Sam Twigg all had hits for JCHS.
Jay JV wins
MONROEVILLE — An early lead was enough for the Jay County junior varsity baseball team to beat host Heritage on Thursday, 6-3.
The visiting Patriots (5-6-1) scored twice in the first inning but had the lead cut in half during the home half of the second. Jay County pushed the lead to 4-1 with a pair of runs in the third inning and added two more in the third to make it 6-1.
Heritage plated a run in each of the fifth and sixth frames but wasn’t able to catch up.
Austin Curts doubled, singled and tallied four RBIs in the win for Jay County. Darius Esparza and Sam Dunlavy both had three hits, as Kess McBride added two singles.
Crosby Heniser earned the win. He allowed one unearned run, struck out three, walked a pair and didn’t allow a hit in three innings.
Foreman leads
in win
Tyce Foreman had four hits, knocked in four RBIs and scored three times on Thursday in leading Pak-A-Sak to a 19-11 win over Williams Auto Parts in Rookie baseball action of Portland Junior League.
Cooper Reynolds and Eli Homan both collected three hits, three RBIs and a pair of runs for Pak-A-Sak. Braxton Cline contributed two hits and two runs, while Cash Reynolds had a pair of hits, scored once and drove in one run.
Jaxiec Casillas and Kellan Keys ripped a pair of RBIs on two hits and scored twice in the loss for Williams. Jace Vance and Easton Sprunger tallied two hits and two RBIs as well.
This time, the offense kept producing.
Arbuckle’s three-run homer in the first inning Thursday started a rout for the Jay County High School baseball team in a 16-0 thumping of the Heritage Patriots in five innings at Don E. Selvey Field.
It was his second round-tripper in as many games and his fourth of the season, putting him in a tie for the team lead with Michael Schlechty.
Jay County moved to 13-2 on the year and 3-0 in Allen County Athletic Conference play. The two teams meet again in the sectional semifinal May 24 at Bellmont.
The host Patriots built on their lead with four runs in the second inning, and broke it open with six runs in the third. For good measure, they added one more in the fourth frame.
Wyatt Geesaman and Schlechty both legged out triples, as Schlechty finished with three hits and three RBIs. Geesaman also singled and drove in a pair. Ryan Schlechty doubled.
Arbuckle struck out four, walked one and scattered two hits over four innings for the win.
Patriots second
In their best round of the season, the Jay County boys golf team finished second on Thursday in a match against South Adams and Bluffton at Portland Golf Club.
Bluffton took first with a score of 192, and Jay County shot a season-low 203 for second. South Adams totaled 243.
Kyle Sanders led the way for the Patriots with a 49, and Devin Harris was second with 50. Seth Wilson finished one stroke behind at 51, and Griffin Mann rounded out the team score with 53.
Landon Lenwell of South Adams was the top Starfire golfer with his round of 58, edging teammate Blaine Harruff by one stroke. Spencer Fear shot 60, and Brendan Campbell was fourth with 68.
Jay County’s Joey Hall (60) and South Adams’ Alec Neuenschwander (69) also competed but they did not factor into the team total.
Lead gets away
Jay County’s softball team had its three-run lead slip away in the sixth inning Thursday in a 14-8 loss to the Heritage Patriots.
Jay County (6-8, 1-3 Allen County Athletic Conference) matched everything Heritage did, as the game was knotted at 5-5 after three innings thanks to a Kailee Denney home run in the home half of the third. Jay County got out front with w a run in the fourth inning and two more in the sixth, but Heritage fired back to take an 11-8 lead by scoring six runs in the sixth inning.
Heritage added three more runs in the seventh and Jay County wasn’t able to respond.
Hannah Phillips, Aubrie Schwieterman, Randi Ferguson and Sam Twigg all had hits for JCHS.
Jay JV wins
MONROEVILLE — An early lead was enough for the Jay County junior varsity baseball team to beat host Heritage on Thursday, 6-3.
The visiting Patriots (5-6-1) scored twice in the first inning but had the lead cut in half during the home half of the second. Jay County pushed the lead to 4-1 with a pair of runs in the third inning and added two more in the third to make it 6-1.
Heritage plated a run in each of the fifth and sixth frames but wasn’t able to catch up.
Austin Curts doubled, singled and tallied four RBIs in the win for Jay County. Darius Esparza and Sam Dunlavy both had three hits, as Kess McBride added two singles.
Crosby Heniser earned the win. He allowed one unearned run, struck out three, walked a pair and didn’t allow a hit in three innings.
Foreman leads
in win
Tyce Foreman had four hits, knocked in four RBIs and scored three times on Thursday in leading Pak-A-Sak to a 19-11 win over Williams Auto Parts in Rookie baseball action of Portland Junior League.
Cooper Reynolds and Eli Homan both collected three hits, three RBIs and a pair of runs for Pak-A-Sak. Braxton Cline contributed two hits and two runs, while Cash Reynolds had a pair of hits, scored once and drove in one run.
Jaxiec Casillas and Kellan Keys ripped a pair of RBIs on two hits and scored twice in the loss for Williams. Jace Vance and Easton Sprunger tallied two hits and two RBIs as well.
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