Tribe wins finale 9-2

FORT LORAMIE, Ohio — A seven-run burst and strong pitching was all it took for the Tribe to win the final game of the regular season.

The Fort Recovery High School baseball team picked up a 9-2 victory over Fort Loramie in the regular season finale on Monday.

The Tribe (16-8) put together seven runs between the second and third innings to jump ahead. The first two Indians came around to score during the third inning on a triple by Colson Post and a final run crossed on an error.

In the fourth frame, a single and a walk allowed Caden Homan to push a run across home with a sacrifice fly to right field. Two more Indians drew walks before back-to-back singles from Reece Wendel and Mason Diller drove runs in.

Fort Recovery tacked on some extra insurance in the fourth on a Homan single and the seventh with a Luke Fortkamp line drive.

Homan earned the win on the bump for FRHS after tossing four innings. He gave up one earned run on six hits and one walk. Jonas Foote finished off the game by pitching three scoreless frames.

Jay swept

RUSSIAVILLE — Jay County’s baseball team dropped a pair of games to the Class 3A No. 8 Western Panthers by a combined three runs in an added doubleheader on Saturday that closed out the regular season.

The Patriots (10-14) developed a lead in the first game but fell 4-3. JCHS put up a pair of runs in the first inning on a single by Aiden Phillips and added a third in the second on a Carter Fugiett groundout.

Western (23-4) managed to score a pair of runs in the same time frame by playing small ball. The first Panther drew a walk on Zedrian Vazquez before another laid down a sacrifice bunt. A single by Ryan Rodman and a Gavin Denton groundout pushed the runs home.

WHS scored two more runs off Vazquez in the fourth inning on a single and a bases-loaded walk.

JCHS only mustered up one hit in the 2-0 loss in game No. 2. Fugiett delivered the sole hit in the sixth. Jay County had baserunners in five of the seven innings, but only reached scoring position once.

Joe Geesaman suffered the loss after surrendering one run on two hits and three walks over four innings.