North Olmsted 4, Elyria 3; Elyria 12, North Olmsted 5: It was not a great day for the Elyria defense as the Pioneers committed 12 errors in a double header against North Olmsted. The Pioneers railed 4-1 in the seventh of game one when Andrew Bruck singled with one out. AJ Smith homered to bring Elyria within one. North Olmsted ace Kevin Tomich came in for the save attempt. Deke Monk and Jordan McDonald both hit the ball hard but were retired on strong plays from the Eagle defense. In game two, Justin Murphy paced the Elyria offense with three singles. Murphy singled in two runs in the fifth to break open a close game.
Norwalk 16, Huron 2; Norwalk 12, Huron 2: The Truckers broke open game one with a 12 run second inning that was helped by five Huron errors. Kyle Lieber picked up the win giving up three hits and striking out two. In game two, Cory Lieber made his first ever varsity start. He pitched a complete five inning game and struck out four. It was the seventh straight double header sweep over the last three years.
“Saturdays have been good to us,” Norwalk head coach Wes Douglas said.
New London 19, Black 9; New London 15, Black River 8: The Wildcats scored a combined 34 runs on 33 hits to sweep a double header from Black River. Ryan Keathley had five hits . Austin Coey had four hits including 2 homers and nine RBI. In game one every New London starter scored at least one run and in game two every starter except one scored at least one run. New London is now 7-0.
Softball
Edison 8, St. Paul 5; Edison 8, St. Paul 1: The Chargers swept a double header from the Flyers. Katelyn Fisher picked up her first win of the season. She struck out 12 and walked only one. Susan Knight had two hits with a RBI and scored twice. In the second game Knight struck out 16 and pitched a complete game to improve her record to 6-0 and lower her ERA to 0.58. She had three more hits, score two more runs and knocked in a run. The Chargers are now 7-0.
Columbia 4, Independence 0: After losing to Brecksville 7-4 earlier in the day, the Raiders bounced back to defeat Independence 4-0. Jen Solanics won her third game of the year and maintained a 0.00 ERA for the season. She allowed four hits and struck out nine. Courtney Traut had two singles and walk in the win.