Staff report

TROY — After getting run-ruled by the Troy Trojans Monday night in Greater Western Ohio Conference North baseball action, the Sidney Yellow Jackets were on the verge of avenging that defeat Tuesday at Troy.

The Jackets took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh, but were unable to close it out, the Trojans scoring three times to pull out a 5-4 victory and saddle Sidney with its fifth consecutive loss.

The Jackets, 6-14, won’t be back on the field until Friday in a home doubleheader with Riverside.

Both teams plated two runs in the first, but the Jackets added single runs in the fifth and seventh to take a 4-2 lead. But it wasn’t enough.

Dillon King had two of Sidney’s five hits, and Damien Duff had a double.

The linescore:

Sid.`200 010 1`4`5`1

Troy`200 000 3`5`9`3

WP: Bair; LP: Beer

Records: Sidney 6-14, Troy 10-7.

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Bremen 12, Knoxville 2

NEW BREMEN — The New Bremen Cardinals scored seven times in the first two innings and went on to beat New Knoxville 2-2 in six innings in Midwest Athletic Conference play Tuesday.

The verdict leaves New Bremen at 6-7 overall and Knoxville at 1-11.

Bremen scored five times in the bottom of the first and added two more in the second.

The Cardinals had three players with three hits apiece in Grant Selby, Owen Leugers and Ben Schwieterman. Schwieterman had a double and a triple, Selby had two doubles and Leugers also had a double.

Greg Parker, Deion Hoehne, Darrin Hays and Casey Parker all added two hits.

Schwieterman drove in four runs and Leugers two, and five players, including Selby, Parker, Leugers, Hoehne and Brennan Topp, all scored twice.

For the Rangers, Kuck had a triple and Tinnerman a double.

The linescore:

NK`010 010`2`5`4

NB`520 113`12`18`1

WP: Parker; LP: Puckett

Records: NB 6-7, NK 1-11