Blue Jackets rally late to inch closer to SBC River title

NEW RIEGEL – Things certainly looked a little dire Friday for New Riegel as it trailed Lakota 2-1 through five innings in SBC River play. But a three-run bottom of the sixth was just what New Riegel needed to capture a key 4-2 win. With three league games to go, the Blue Jackets (18-3, 14-1) have a one-game lead over Gibsonburg, who the Blue Jackets play on the road today at 11 a.m. for at least a share of the SBC River crown with a win.New Riegel compiled just three hits off of Lakota's Emma Jurovcik, but they were a double from Ruthann Baughman (2 RBI) and singles from Alexis Mathias (RBI) and Lilly Schalk.Hannah Stahl tallied three singles and two RBIs for the Raiders (13-10), followed by Kailynn Smith (2B) with two hits and Sophia Bomer with a single.Karsyn Piper picked up the win in the circle, giving up two runs on six hits with 11 strikeouts and no walked in a complete game. Jurovcik allowed the four runs in six solid innings. Black Knights edge Tornadoes 7-6On Senior Night, Columbian almost rallied for a win, but instead came up a run short to Van Buren, 7-6.VB led 5-0 through three innings before TC (10-14) began the comeback. TC tallied 13 hits as Laela Haman was 3 for 4 at the plate with three singles, Emma Daugherty collected a home run, a double and two RBIs, Emma Blott singled twice and drove in two runs, Maizie Mellott tripled and singled and Breanna McNutt hit a solo jack.Addie Smith took the loss in the circle as she gave up seven runs on 11 hits in all seven innings. Buckettes blast Blue Devils 15-2CAREY – Buckeye Central's solid season continued Friday with a dominant 15-2 N10 victory at Carey. BC (16-5, 10-4 N10) had 12 hits as AJ Jury (2-2B), Phoebe Rafferty (RBI), Zoey Hoskins (2 RBI) and Leah Fields (RBI) all had two hits, while Grace Collene smashed a two-run homer, Aleyse Siefert singled and drove in a pair of runs and Olivia Bishop singled and drove in a run.Carey (6-15, 4-10) had just three hits as Autumn Bouillon doubled.Collene was the winning pitcher in her seven innings in the circle. She gave up two runs on those three hits with eight punchouts and a pair of walks. Tylinn Stoll suffered the loss for Carey. Coffin buries Raiders with walk-off 2BNEW RIEGEL – Lakota led New Riegel 4-2 through four innings Friday in a SBC River matchup. But the Blue Jackets chipped away with runs in the fifth and sixth innings to send the game into extra innings. In extras, Quinn Allison smacked a double and then Brighton Coffin followed up with a walk-off double, lifting the Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory.NR (13-9, 10-6 SBC River) produced 11 hits as Allison added two singles as well, while Coffin added another single and another RBI, Gabe Pugh singled twice and drove in a run and Shane Jones lined a double and drove in a pair of runs.For Lakota (10-10), Aaron Gosche doubled, singled twice and drove in a run, while Jacob Hines singled twice, Grant Bomer singled and drove in a pair of runs and Hunter Sweeney doubled.Brayden Schalk picked up the win in his six innings of relief. He gave up just three hits. He bested Jack Widman in his 2 1/3 innings of relief. He allowed a run on three hits. Tilse fans 15 in Tornadoes' winWILLARD – Columbian jumped on Willard early with a 4-0 lead after two innings combined with a dominant pitching performance from Isaiah Tilse equaled a 7-3 TC win at Willard Friday.Tilse went the distance on the bump, striking out 15. He allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits.At the plate, Bradley Willman lined a pair of singles and drove in two runs for TC (8-13), while Tilse added a single and an RBI and Jaxon Little Jameson Woessner each doubled. Blue Devils bash BucksCAREY – The number 3 was Carey's favorite Friday night as it tallied exactly three runs in four separate innings to top Buckeye Central 12-3 in N10 action.Bostyn Ritter, Garrett Hall (2B, RBI), Louis Watkins (2B, 2 RBI) and Dash Puckett (HR, 2B, 2 RBI) all recorded two hits for the Blue Devils (14-7, 10-4 N10), while Carter Bame singled and drove in a run and AJ Wynkoop doubled.For BC (10-13, 3-11), Jeremiah Fishpaw registered a double and a single and Jeremiah Roberson added a pair of singles and an RBI.Bame was the winning pitcher, allowing two runs in five innings on the hill. He struck out five. Roberson suffered the loss, giving up nine runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings. Fliers blank RamsCLYDE – Colt Flores had his top stuff on the mound Friday night as he shut out a potent Upper Sandusky lineup in a 3-0 Clyde win.Flores scattered four hits in a complete game with seven punchouts and four walks on 105 pitches. He bested Josh Heilman, who allowed a run on two hits in three innings.At the plate for Clyde (9-14), Flores singled twice, while Adam young singled twice and drove in a run, Kam Shortridge drove in a run and Dawson Jeffrey doubled.Caine Rupe doubled for the Rams (14-4). Tornadoes handle rival Redmen for 14th winColumbian ended its regular season with a 4-1 SBC Lake win over Bellevue.Columbian (14-5, 7-3 SBC Lake) won all three singles matches as No. 1 Zach Shawberry dropped Brendan Reese 6-2, 6-3, while No. 2 Dravyn Dicken topped Breylan McNair 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 and No. 3 Brock Siesel handled Caleb Martin 6-1, 6-1. Bellevue's lone win came at No. 1 doubles as the pair of Austin Eisenhauer and Laken Daugherty upended Parker Nye and Parker Stroub 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.The No. 2 TC duo of Ryan Arnold and Jarrett Jaeck claimed a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2) win over Noble Zerman and Lucas Neidermyer."I am very happy with this team as we lost six out of seven players from our lineup last year and came back strong," TC coach Chip Weingart said.