Bellefontaine’s baseball team stretched its winning streak to six games Saturday with a 10-1 rout of host St. Marys in non-league action.
The Chiefs are now 10-3 on the season. The game was tied 1-1 after the first inning.
Bellefontaine went on a five-run flurry in the top of the third to lead 6-1. The Chiefs tacked on four more runs in the seventh. Jose Sandoval went six innings to get the win on the mound for the Chiefs. He allowed four hits and one earned run while striking out three and walking three.
At the plate for the Chiefs, Riley Neer went 2-4 with an RBI, Sandoval went 2-4 Charlie Bible had a double, Cayleb Overman had three RBI and Zane Tevis had two RBI.
Bellefontaine is back in action today at London.
BELLEFONTAINE 10
ST. MARYS 1
Chiefs 105 000 4. — 10 10 0
Roughriders 100 000 0 — 1 4 2
WP—Sandoval; LP—Osborn.
Indian Lake tops Ft. Loramie, slips to Minster
Indian Lake’s baseball team beat Ft. Loramie 2-0 and fell to Minster 1-0 in a pair of non-league games Saturday.
The Lakers are now 5-6 on the season. In the game against Ft. Loramie, it was scoreless through six innings. The Lakers scored two times in the top of the seventh to get the win.
Tyler Tidwell was the winning pitcher. He worked one inning of relief and did not allow a hit. Kolton Cummins threw five strong innings, allowing four hits, one walk and striking out five.
Madden Lillard went 2-3 and Tidwell went 2-4 with a double and two RBI for the Lakers.
Against Minster, the Wildcats scored the lone run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Lakers were held to one hit.
Indian Lake is back in action today at home against Benjamin Logan.
INDIAN LAKE 2
FT. LORAMIE 0
Lakers 000 000 2 — 2 6 3
Redskins 000 000 0 — 0 5 1
WP—Tidwell; LP—Grudich.
MINSTER 1
INDIAN LAKE 0
Lakers 000 000 0 — 0 1 0
Wildcats 000 000 1 — 1. 5 0
WP—Niemeyer; LP—Schaub.
Tigers down Troy Christian
West Liberty-Salem’s baseball team beat Troy Christian 7-3 in a non-league game Saturday.
The Tigers are now 9-3 on the season. Troy Christian falls to 5-4. WL-S scored three runs in the first inning and added another run in the third frame to lead 4-0.
The Tigers then plated three runs in the fourth frame for a 7-0 advantage. The Eagles scored twice in the fifth and once in the sixth to make it 7-3.
Peyton Hull went the distance on the mound for the Tigers. He allowed five hits, one earned run and struck out four while walking four.
Offensively for the Tigers, Isaiah Reames had a double and an RBI, Carson Vesey went 2 4 with an RBI and Reese Oder and Sam Lauck each had an RBI.
The Tigers play at home against Northeastern today.
WL-S 7
TROY CHRISTIAN 3
Eagles 000 021 0 — 3. 5 1
Tigers 301 300 X — 7 6 2
WP—Hull; LP—McDonald.