Patriot baseball split with Hagerstown

HAGERSTOWN — One good inning was all the Patriots needed to claim game No. 1.

The Tigers came back with a vengeance in the second game that the Patriots couldn’t slow down.

Jay County High School’s baseball team split a pair of games with the Hagerstown Tigers on Saturday. The Patriots claimed the first contest 6-2 before falling 7-4 in game No. 2.

JCHS (6-10) gave up a pair of runs in the second inning, but got the offensive lift it needed in the fifth. They plated six runs in the frame on a three-RBI double from Carter Fugiett, a Joe Geesaman single, an error and a passed ball.

Zedrian Vazquez picked up the victory, giving up two runs on four hits through six innings.

Hagerstown (10-6) struck first in the second contest, scoring three runs in the first inning. It added three more runs in the third inning and a final one in the sixth. Jay County managed to plate a pair in the fifth and seventh frames.

A.J. Myers suffered the loss after giving up five runs on four hits and three walks over two innings pitched.

Patriots sweep

ELWOOD — The Jay County softball picked up two wins at the Lady Panther Classic by beating Marion 11-1 and host Elwood 15-5 on Saturday.

The Patriots (14-2) got on the board first with a pair in the opening frame, but didn’t break the game open until they put six up in the sixth.

Ava Bice led JCHS with two RBIs against Marion (5-13). Mallory Winner collected three hits and scored twice.

Carley Trinidad went the distance in the circle, giving up four hits and one walk while striking out 10 batters.

Jay County had an eight-run sixth inning to walk off the Panthers (6-12). Jaelynn Lykins led the offense with four RBIs on three hits, including a home run.

Zoe Romine drove in the game-ending run with a single to right field that scored Chloe Brown.

Winner threw all six innings to secure the win for JCHS.

Bye to open

The Fort Recovery baseball team received a No. 2 seed in the OHSAA Division VI Southwest 3 District tournament on Sunday and opens with a first-round bye.

Its first game, the district opener, will be played on May 28 at 5 p.m. against the winner of eighth-seeded National Trail (5-13) and No. 9 seed Twin Valley South (5-13).

The Tribe (13-6) is set up to face either the No. 4 seed Northeastern (4-5) or sixth-seeded Legacy Christian (10-6) in the district championship on May 30.

Should the Indians make it to the regional, they would face the winner of the Southwest 1 bracket. Both No. 1 seeds, Summit Country Day (13-8) and Dayton Christian (13-5), preside in that bracket.

FRHS avoids seeing another Midwest Athletic Conference team until the regional final at the earliest.

Indians slide

COVINGTON, Ohio — Fort Recovery’s softball team dropped its last two games before opening the postseason as it fell to Fort Loramie 8-5 and Troy 8-4 on Saturday at the Covington Classic.

The Indians (13-9) held a 5-4 advantage on Fort Loramie (11-13) before giving up four runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Jenna Homan suffered the loss after giving up the final four runs on two singles, a fielder’s choice and a home run.

Ella Schoen led the offense with two RBIs on a double.

FRHS got down early as Homan gave up four runs in the bottom of the first inning to Troy (20-6). She suffered the loss after giving up seven earned runs on nine hits and five walks.

The Tribe will open the postseason today against Preble Shawnee.

Cooks, Williams win

Portland Junior League opened the season with a pair of Rookie baseball games on Saturday.

Cooks Nursery had no problem taking down Barnetts Auto Parts 15-0. Kayden Alberson, Steven Robbins, Waylon Huelskamp, Griffin Haffner and Cameron Hardesty all finished 3-for-3 for Cooks Nursery. Alberson and Robbins each had three RBIs and scored three runs as the former smashed a home run and the latter hit a triple.

Adam Brunnemer, Dray Brown and Jackson Abels led Barnetts Auto Parts with one hit apiece.

Williams Auto Parts also pulled off a 9-1 win over Poet.

Zander Williams led a group of nine hitters from Williams Auto Parts with four RBIs on three singles. Thobe Keller also put together a solid day with two RBIs on two doubles.

Nolan Homan drove in Poet’s only run after James Bruggeman hit a triple.