Staff report
URBANA — Sidney plated six runs in the top of the first and went on to run-rule the Urbana Hillclimbers in non-league baseball action Saturday on the road, 15-3 in five innings.
The win was the second in a row for the Jackets and puts them at 2-3 on the year.
Sidney added a run in the third and then made sure the game wouldn’t go past five innings on a cold and blustery day by putting up eight more in the fourth.
Despite the conditions, the Jacket bats were alive. Sidney finished with 17 hits in the game, including three apiece by Austin McLain, Kaine Fisher and Jacob Cooper.
Cole Hofmann, Conor Beer and Tristen Carlson all added two hits.
Cooper scored three times and Hofmann, Beer, Fisher and Carlson all scored twice. In addition, five players drove in two runs apiece, including Cooper, Hofmann, Fisher, Carlson and A.J. Brussell.
Hofmann, Fischer and Damien Duff all had doubles.
Zane Walker went all five innings for the Jackets on a two-hitter, with three strikeouts and just one walk.
Sidney hosts Vandalia today in conference play.
The linescore:
Sidney`601 80—15`17`3
Urbana`000 30—3`2`3
WP: Walker; LP: Dunham.
Records: Sidney 2-3, Urbana 3-2.
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Lehman 14, Perry 4
SIDNEY — Lehman scored in every inning in routing Lima Perry in Northwest Central Conference action Saturday at Lehman, 14-4.
It was Lehman’s second win of the season in as many games, both coming against Perry to put the Cavs at 2-0 in the NWCC.
Parker Riley gave up three straight hits to start the game, then settled down and went all five innings for the Cavs. He fanned three and walked one.
“Parker did a good job of not letting it get away in the first,” said King. “After giving up three straight hits to start the game, he only allowed one run in the inning. And we made some nice plays behind him.”
Lehman came back with two in the first, then added three in the second and four in the third to take control.
Dylan Arnold, Tyler Lachey and Riley all had three hits and doubled for the Cavs. Max Schutt had two singles, and Nate Bosway, Brandon Barhorst and Stephen Monnin all doubled.
Arnold, Bosway and Monnin all scored three times, Riley drove in four runs, and Schutt and Lachey had two RBIs apiece.
Lehman was scheduled to play a second game Saturday afternoon against Covington, and led 7-6 after three innings when the game was suspended because of the weather.
The Cavs are at home against Marion Local today.
The linescore:
Perry`101 11—4`10`5
Lehman`234 32—14`15`2
Sanders (LP), Lauck (2) and Lauck, Sanders (2); Riley and Schutt.
Records: Lehman 2-0, Perry 2-3.
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Loramie 19, Fairlawn 0
SIDNEY — Fort Loramie led 6-0 after three innings, then plated 12 runs in the top of the fourth and went on to beat Fairlawn 19-0 in County play Saturday at Fairlawn.
The Redskins are now 2-0 in the league and 2-2 overall. Fairlawn drops to 0-3.
Travis Hilgefort and Brad Pleiman led Loramie’s 17-hit attack with three singles apiece. Daniel Berning and Blake Gaier each had two hits and Connor Rose and Jacob Kitzmiller both doubled.
Loramie pitchers Billing and Plas combined on a no-hitter.
The linescore:
Loramie`123 (12)1—19`17`1
Fairlawn`000 00—0`0`4
Billing (WP), Plas (4) and Kitzmiller; Wright and Covault
Records: Loramie 2-2, Fairlawn 0-3.
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Russia 12, FM 3
PITSBURG — Russia broke away from a 3-3 tie after four innings and scored nine times over the next two frames to rout Franklin Monroe 12-3 in non-league baseball action on the road Saturday.
Russia was leading 13-3 in the second game when it was called because of the weather, so the Raiders stand at 2-1 on the season.
Jonah Counts had three hits, including a double, to lead the Raiders’ 14-hit attack. Connor Monnin, Zach Sherman, Bryant McCarty and Jordan Swartz all had two hits each, Evan Monnier had three RBIs and Kevin Drees two RBIs. One of Swartz’s hit was a double. McCarty scored three times and Drew Sherman and Counts twice each.
Before the second game was suspended, Drew Sherman had two hits and drove in three, and Swartz had two hits. Jared Goubeaux drove in two runs and Monnin, both Shermans, Goubeaux and Dion Puthoff all scored twice.
The linescore:
Russia`002 154 0—12`14`1
FM`000 300 0—2`2`3
WP: Cohee; LP: Rich
Records: Russia 2-1, FM 1-2.
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St. Marys 9, Minster 8, 8 inn.
MINSTER — Minster and St. Marys were scheduled to play at St. Marys Saturday, but the game was moved to Minster for better field conditions.
The two teams battled back and forth, but the Roughriders were able to plate two in the bottom of the eighth to pull out a 10-9 thriller and hand Minster its first loss of the season after three straight wins.
Minster led 5-0 at one point, and after St. Marys came back to tie, the Wildcats went ahead 8-5 in the sixth, only to have the Roughriders score three in the bottom of the inning.
Minster got one in the top of the ninth, but the visitors plated two in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the victory, the winning run coming home on a suicide squeeze bunt.
Minster had four players with two hits apiece, including Peter Falk, Bryce Schmiesing, Jon Niemeyer and Jared Huelsman. One of Niemeyer’s hits was a triple, and Falk and Aaron Ernst both doubled. Falk and Schmiesing both drove in three runs, and Schmiesing also scored three times. Huelsman and Alex Lehmkuhl both scored two runs.
The linescore:
Minster`050 003 01—9`11`1
St. Marys`003 203 02—10`14`2
Nixon, Falk (5), Dorsten (8) (LP) and Stubbs; Jay, Howell (6) (WP) and Jacobs.
Records: Minster 3-1, SM 2-1.
