Open Door 5, Brookside 4: Open Door rallied with two runs in the seventh to defeat Brookside 5-4. Micah Stoneburner led off the seventh with a triple to left field knocking Brookside starting pitcher Brandon Uehlein out of the game. Stoneburner scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Andrew Mislinski walked and advanced to third on two wild pitches. The next two Open Door hitters struck out but Preston Phillips blooped a hit that the second baseman could not come up with allowing the winning run to score. Kris Hudson went the distance for the win.
Norwalk 7 Shelby 6: The Truckers trailed 6-1 in the fourth when Norwalk head coach Wes Douglas turned to pitcher Kyle Lieber.
“He held them scoreless the rest of the game,” Douglas said. “He shut the door and did a great job.”
Lieber gave his team a chance to come back. Down 6-5 to start the bottom of the seventh, Logan Schullick reached base on a bunt single, his third hit of the day. Matt McGue followed with a double to tie the game. A sacrifice bunt was sandwiched between a pair of intentional walks loading the bases with one out. Johnny Wilcox hit a sac fly for the game winner.
Clearview 6, Brooklyn 5: The Clippers trailed 3-0 but tied it with three in the bottom of the sixth. Brooklyn responded by scoring two in top of the seventh. Clearview then rallied for three more in the bottom of the seventh to remain undefeated in the PAC Stripes division. Ian Mezlek had three hits and Dom Dominguez picked up the win.
Amherst 10, Brecksville 5: The Comets banged out 13 hits to hand the Bees their first loss of the season. Austin Walts, Marcus Rivera and Connor Weir all homered for the Comets. Kyle Hagerich won his first game of the year. Amherst is now 9-5 and 5-0 in SWC while Brecksville is now 8-1, 3-1.
Vermilion 9, Midview 3: The Sailors remained undefeated in the WSC. Cory Fox improved to 3-0 on the season as Vermilion got three hits from Madison Montgomery and two each from Mitch Novak, Cory Fox and Cameron Zima.
Softball
Amherst 8, Midpark 0: Jessica Sand improved to 3-0 scattering 3 hits as the Comets improved to 8-2 and 2-1. Sarah Novotny and Amanda Arendt each had two hits and double.
Westlake 10, Brecksville 5: The Demons remained undefeated in the SWC thanks to an eight run sixth inning. Trailing 4-2, Westlake erupted in the sixth to break the game open. Erin Thomas and Julia Cosco each had three hits.
Avon 3, Rocky River 0: Rachel Rogers picked up her second win of the season allowing just three hits. The Eagles are now 2-4 and 1-2 in the WSC.
Midview 7, Vermilion 3: The Middies gave up three runs in the top of the fourth but rallied to score five in the bottom of the inning to rally for a 7-3 win. Midview remains undefeated in the WSC at 3-0 and are now 6-2 overall. Vermilion falls to 3-6 and 1-2.
North Ridgeville 8, Fairview 3: The Rangers handed the Warriors their first WSC loss of the year. Brittany Helmink had four hits and Ashley Butcher had three. Kailey DeMarco picked up her second win of the year as the Rangers improved to 2-8 and 2-1.