Gaulden shuts out Black Knights

VAN BUREN – Blake Gaulden held the Van Buren offense in check Monday as he tossed a six-hit shutout in a 3-0 win for Columbian.He fanned seven and walked one on 92 pitches for the win.TC (2-7) scored single runs in the first, third and fifth innings as Jayce Arias singled and drove in a pair of runs, Jaxson Little and Kyle Hepp each singled and Braden Egbert drove in a run. 9-run fifth propels No. 1 CalvertGIBSONBURG – Calvert got off to a good start at Gibsonburg with a 6-2 lead after three innings, but a nine-run fifth lifted the top-ranked Senecas to a 15-3 SBC River rout.Cohen Stull (2B, 2 RBI) and Tucker Coleman (2B) each registered two hits for the Senecas (9-0, 6-0 SBC River), followed by AJ Shoemaker with a triple and two RBIs, Connor Moyer and Alijah LeMasters each with a single and an RBI, Charlie Palm drove in a pair of runs and Vincenzo Lyons and Braxton Shoemaker both ended with an RBI.Stull went all five innings on the bump, giving up three runs on five hits with six punchouts and four walks on 98 pitches. SE stays hotATTICA – Wynford led 1-0 after the first half inning Monday, but that was the only run allowed by Brady Bloom the rest of the way as red-hot Seneca East downed the Royals 10-1 in N10 play.SE (9-1, 6-0) compiled 12 hits as Braydon Robinson (2B, 3 RBI) and Gunner Polachek each had three of them, while Bloom (2B, RBI) and Blake Bumb both lined two hits, Nicholas Parks doubled and drove in three runs, Elliott Elchert doubled and drove in a run and Branson Finnell ended with an RBI.Bloom went all seven innings on the bump, allowing an unearned run on two hits with 10 punchouts. Blue Devils batter BucksNEW WASHINGTON – Carey got a hit from eight of the nine players in the lineup Monday in an 8-1 rout at Buckeye Central to stay unbeaten in the N10. Louis Watkins was the lone Blue Devil (10-2, 4-0) with two hits, while David Hall belted a home run and drove in two run, Garrett Hall doubled and drove in a pair of runs, Bostyn Ritter and Benson Kloepfer each singled and drove in a run and Tyler Rossel ended with an RBI.Hayden Hafner singled and drove in a run for the Bucks (4-7, 1-4).Watkins was the winning pitcher in his complete game. He gave up a run on three hits with five strikeouts and four walks. Lance Cole took the loss, giving up seven runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. H-L blanks Northwood 10-0NORTHWOOD – Kellen Frankart and Jacoby Ellis combined to twirl a one-hitter with a combined 13 strikeouts in a 10-0 Hopewell-Loudon SBC River win at Northwood.Frankart got the win, allowing the hit, but punching out six and walking one in three innings before Ellis finished things with four hit-less innings. He fanned seven and walked one for H-L (9-4, 4-1).At the plate, Jack Colatruglio (2B, RBI) and Collin Smith (RBI) each recorded two hits, Austin Smith singled and drove in two runs, Brody Brickman doubled and drove in a run and Reiyc Hoover finished with a single and an RBI. Widman keeps Lakota unbeaten in SBC RiverFREMONT – Fremont St. Joe produced more hits than Lakota, but the Raiders took advantage of 15 St. Joe walks in a 9-2 SBC River victory.Lakota (8-2, 6-0 SBC River) led 6-2 after three frames and then tacked on three more insurance runs in the last two innings.Jack Widman tossed a complete game on the hill, giving up two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and not issuing a single walk.Izrael Smith and Brady Kern each singled and drove in a pair of runs, Hunter Sweeney tripled and drove in a run, Graham Harmon singled and drove in a run and Widman had an RBI. Galion holds off BellevueBELLEVUE – Bellevue made things close despite being out-hit 8-3 Monday vs. Galion.But in the end, the Tigers upended the Redmen 4-3.Reid Claus went 2 for 2 with an RBI and Caden Lindsey ended with two RBIs for Bellevue (7-2). Ben Chapin took the loss on the hill in his two innings of relief. 7 errors too much to overcome for Old FortELMORE – Old Fort managed just two hits and committed seven errors in a 10-1 loss at Woodmore.Caiden Swecker and Max Rowlands each singled.Andrew Tackett suffered the loss.