Season ends on walk off

CONVOY, Ohio — The Indians and Knights hadn’t had an extra-base hit all game.

The only double made the difference.

Fort Recovery’s baseball team had its season end on a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 3-2 loss to the host Crestview Knights on Thursday in the Division IV Coldwater District sectional championship.

Fort Recovery (9-17), the district’s No. 6 seed, had its 2-0 lead over No. 5 seed Crestview vanish with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Two frames later, a single, a walk and an RBI double — the only extra-base hit of the night — ended the game.

The Indians jumped on top of the Knights 1-0 in the first inning on a Daniel Patch sacrifice fly. Patch singled in the fifth inning to double the Tribe lead before Crestview evened the game in the next half inning.

Cobe Wendel collected two hits, while Brock Dues and Kendrick Wendel also singled.

Troy Homan was charged the loss. He allowed one earned run on two hits and walked one in one inning. Patch tossed the first five, surrendering two earned runs on four hits. He struck out four and walked four.



Jay blasts Knights

The Patriots made home plate a launching pad again.

Jay County High School’s softball team blasted five home runs in beating the Northeastern Knights by a 13-1 margin in five innings Thursday at JCHS.

It’s the second-most home runs in a game this season for the Patriots (17-6), who hit eight in a 21-0 win April 13 against Eastbrook.

Rieley Brewster hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning. Renna Schwieterman and Olivia Bright followed with solo shots as the Patriots launched back-to-back-to-back homers while putting up seven runs.

Haley Gillette hit a three-run shot in the second inning, and an inning later Brewster went yard again, her team-leading 12th round-tripper this season.

Brewster added a single and finished with five RBIs, and Gillette also doubled on her way to a three RBI game. Mady Fraley also knocked in two runs.



Patriots stumble

DECATUR — Ten errors and an eight-run third inning doomed the Jay County baseball team in a 16-6 loss in five innings to the host Bellmont Braves on Thursday.

Jay County (12-8) scored twice in the top of the third inning to trail Bellmont 4-3 before the Braves tacked on eight in the home half of the frame thanks to four JCHS errors.

The Patriots were down 13-6 heading to the bottom of the fifth before the Braves put the game away.

Dusty Pearson hit two singles and knocked in a run for Jay County, which also got a triple and three RBIs from Bennett Weitzel.

Kess McBride, Gavin Myers and Josh Dowlen also singled.

Lane Chapman took the loss, allowing three unearned runs without giving up a hit in one inning. He walked one batter.



Jay tops Bruins

Jay County’s junior varsity baseball team picked up a 12-2 victory against the Blackford Bruins in five innings Thursday at Don E. Selvey Field.

The Patriots (6-9) led the Bruins 3-2 heading to the bottom of the fourth inning before exploding for a half dozen runs. They tacked on three more in the fifth for the walk-off, run-rule victory.

Bryce Wenk led the JCHS offense with a double, a single and two RBIs. Peyton James collected two hits and two RBIs, and Ryne Goldsworthy singled and knocked in three runs. Tavin Wasson also had two RBIs.

Wenk earned the win, allowing two earned runs on two hits in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four.