Bellefontaine unable to tame Cougars in rematch

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A determined Kenton Ridge team rebounded from Monday’s loss to Bellefontaine with a 5-0 victory over the host Chiefs on Tuesday in Central Buckeye Conference softball action.

The Chiefs fall to 14-8 overall and 8-6 in the CBC, while Kenton Ridge improves to 15-6, 10-4.

Both teams had five hits on the day, but the difference was the defense. Bellefontaine had three errors, while Kenton Ridge did not commit an error.

“We made some mistakes and they were able to take advantage of them,” said Bellefontaine head coach Jeremiah Vigansky. “Hopefully, we are able to tighten things up and bounce back from this.”

The Cougars scored three runs in the second inning and then added two more in the fifth.

Charity Chandler had a double to lead Bellefontaine at the plate.

The Chiefs return to action Thursday at Urbana.

KENTON RIDGE 5 — BELLEFONTAINE 0
Cougars 030 020 0 — 5 5 0 — Chiefs 000 000 0 — 0 5 3
Legge and Ray; Morrison and Chandler. WP—Legge; LP—Morrison.

Tigers roll to another win

West Liberty-Salem’s softball team continued its winning ways Tuesday with a 13-3 victory over visiting West Carrollton in non-league action.

The Tigers are now 23-0 on the season, while West Carrollton falls to 12-6.

Emily Kauffman went the first five innings in the pitching circle to get the win for the Tigers.

WL-Salem’s offense collected 13 hits. Shae Blake was 3-4 with two RBI, Kate Detwiler was 2-4 with a home run and three RBI and Haleigh Hickenbottom was 2-4 with two RBI to lead the way.

The Tigers return to action Thursday at Anna.

WL-SALEM 13 — WEST CARROLLTON 3 (six innings)
Pirates 100 002 — 3 5 2 — Tigers 402 043 — 13 13 2
Dahinghaus and Harvey; Kauffman, E. Detwiler (6) and Hickenbottom. WP—Kauffman; LP—Dahinghaus.

Lakers keep pace in league race

Indian Lake’s softball team kept a league title in sight Tuesday with a 10-0 six-inning win over visiting Greenon in Central Buckeye Conference action.

The Lakers are tied with Northwestern atop the CBC Mad River standings with 12-2 records. There are two league games remaining. Indian Lake is now 19-3 overall.

“The girls played a solid all-around game,” said Indian Lake head coach Scott Cramer. “We were solid defensively behind another outstanding outing by Jill Wildermuth.”

Wildermuth struck out 11 and gave up just one hit a night after throwing a perfect game against the Knights.

Offensively, Wildermuth had two hits and Jessica Lininger and Julianne Minnich each had two hits to lead the Lakers.

Indian Lake hosts Tippecanoe in a key CBC game Thursday.

INDIAN LAKE 10 — GREENON 0 (six innings)
Knights 000 000 — 0 1 1 — Lakers 200 071 — 10 9 0
Critchley and King; Wildermuth and Minnich. WP— Wildermuth; LP—Critchley.

Riverside shuts down Fairlawn

Host Riverside thumped Fairlawn 10-0 in six innings Tuesday in a non-league softball game.

The Pirates improve to 12-7.

Riverside scored two runs in the second inning and then exploded for five runs in the fifth inning to take control.

“It took us awhile to get going offensively,” said Riverside head coach Rod Yoder. “Fortunately, Sara (Emerich) pitched well and our defense did a great job.

“We are just trying to get better every day for the sectional tournament. I am very happy with the way Sara is throwing the ball and how well we are playing defense.”

Emerich scattered three hits and struck out eight in getting the shutout.

Offensively, Megan Hurley had a single and double, Abby Heaberlin had two hits and Emerich had two RBI to lead the Pirates.

RIVERSIDE 10 — FAIRLAWN 0 (six innings)
Jets 000 000 — 0 3 3 — Pirates 020 053 — 10 8 0
Hughes and Francis; Emerich and Yoder. WP— Emerich; LP—Hughes.

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