Staff report
TIPP CITY — To look at the pitching lines, one would draw the conclusion that Sidney came out on top in Greater Western Ohio Conference American North action Monday at Tipp City.
After all, Sidney pitcher Grace Shell allowed six hits and struck out 11 in just six innings, compared to Tipp’s pitcher striking out just three on a five-hitter.
But two of Tipp’s hits were home runs, and the Lady Jackets could muster just a single run in the top of the fifth in losing 5-1, their third loss in a row.
They are now 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the North, with Tipp City coming to Sidney today for a rematch.
“Grace pitched really well, and offensively we put the ball in play,” said Sidney coach Wade New. “We have them again (today), and hopefully we can even things with them.”
Tipp led 1-0 before pushing another run across in the fourth. After Sidney pulled within one again in the fifth, Tipp scored one in the bottom of the fifth and two more insurance runs in the sixth.
For Sidney, Morgan Carey was 2-for-2 and Shell had a hit and drove in the only run.
For Tipp, catcher Kaity Stocker belted two long home runs.
The linescore:
`R`H`E
Sidney`000 010 0—1`5`3
Tipp City`100 112 x—5`6`0
WP: Sutton; LP: Shell
Records: Sidney 1-3, Tipp City 2-3.
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Lehman 7, Mississinawa 6
Lehman held on for a 7-6 victory over Mississinawa Valley in non-league softball action Monday at Lehman.
The Lady Cavs evened their record at 2-2 with the win, using a five-run fifth inning to come back from a 5-2 deficit at the time.
Grace Monnin belted her third home run of the season, all of them over the fence, to lead the Lady Cavs. Amanda Titterington had a triple and Sidney Chapman a double.
• The Lady Cavs lost a doubleheader on Saturday and both games were in Northwest Central Conference action.
The games were played at Hardin Northern, and Lehman lost the first game 6-5 and the second one 12-2.
In the first game, Monnin had a home run and a single, and Brogan McIver and Camille Odle both had two hits.
In the second game, Chapman and Carly Edwards both singled and doubled and Olivia Lucia doubled.
The linescore:
`R`H`E
Mississinawa`300 020 1—6`7`1
Lehman`200 050 x—7`7`4
WP: Wick; LP: Scholl.
Records: Lehman 2-2.
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Loramie 13, Fairlawn 3
FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie scored 10 times in the bottom of the first and went on to beat Fairlawn and the rain in a 13-3 County verdict Monday in high school girls softball.
Loramie is now 2-0 in the league and 2-1 overall. Fairlawn is 1-1 and 1-4.
Loramie needed just seven hits thanks to 15 Fairlawn walks.
Megan Koppin had two hits and scored twice for Loramie and Grace Ruhenkamp also had two hits. Cassidy Albers added a double.
Arizonia McCormick had two hits for Fairlawn.
Koppin was the winning pitcher, allowing four hits and one earned run, while striking out four.
The linescore:
`R`H`E
Fairlawn`000 12—3`4`1
Loramie`(10)20 01—13`7`3
WP: Koppin; LP: Jones.
Records: Loramie 2-1, Fairlawn 1-4.
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Houston 14, Botkins 4
HOUSTON — Houston rolled to a 14-4 win over Botkins in another County game Monday at Houston.
The Lady Wildcats are now 1-2 and Botkins 0-3.
Houston’s Emilee Foster pitched a one-hitter for the winners and got support in the form of 10 hits.
Three of them, including two doubles, came from Jenna Jarrett, and she also drove in two runs.
Sarah Monnier had a single and a double, Addie White had two singles, Foster helped her own cause with a two-run single, Rebekah New had a double and Jess Monnier had a triple.
The linescore:
`R`H`E
Botkins`000 13—4`1`4
Houston`440 51—14`10`4
WP: Foster; LP: Sutton
Records: Houston 1-2, Botkins 0-3.
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Anna 10, JC 9, susp.
JACKSON CENTER — Anna scored six times in the top of the sixth to take a 10-4 lead, but Jackson Center came back with five in the bottom of the sixth, and still had the bases loaded with nobody out when the rain took over, forcing a suspension of the game with the score 10-9.
Katie Sosby had a triple for Jackson Center, with three runs batted in, and Olivia Place and Elaina Crosson had two hits for Anna, with one of Crosson’s being a double.
No date has been set for the completion of the game.
COUNTY STANDINGS
`League`All
`W-L`W-L
Loramie`2-0`2-1
Russia`1-0`2-2
Fairlawn`1-0`1-3
Jackson Center`0-0`1-1
Houston`1-1`1-2
Anna`0-1`0-1
Botkins`0-2`0-3
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Saturday
F-m 1, Russia 0;
Russia 6, F-M 5, 10 inn.
RUSSIA — Russia split a doubleheader with Franklin-Monroe on Saturday, losing the first game 1-0 on a no-hitter, then winning the second 6-5 in a 10-inning thriller.
The verdicts left the Lady Raiders at 2-2 on the season.
In the first game, F-M’s Emily Morris no-hit the Lady Raiders.
In the second, Russia got three hits from both Lexi Monnin and Maria Herron, with Herron driving in four runs. Kylie Sherman singled and doubled, Katie Swartz drove in the winning run in the 10th, and Maddie Borchers singled, doubled and was the winning pitcher.
