Today is Thursday, May 8| The 129th day of 2008
Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Completing the throw
Riverdale’s Brady Weber makes a throw after picking up a bunted ball in Wednesday’s game against Wynford. The teams were unable to complete their marathon game due to darkness.
Wynford, Riverdale suspended with game tied at 14
By LONNIE McMILLAN
Sports editor
MOUNT BLANCHARD - To be continued.
More than three hours of baseball through on and off rain was not enough to decide Wednesday’s North Central Conference matchup, tied at 14 when it was suspended because of darkness shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Riverdale (6-10, 5-5 NCC) and Wynford (8-8, 6-5 NCC) probably will get together sometime in the next week and continue the game, beginning in the eighth inning.
In a back and forth game, Riverdale scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 14-12 lead, but Wynford answered against Riverdale ace Derek Draper, who pitched out of a jam in relief the previous inning.
Brock Coomer delivered a two-run, two-out single to tie the game on the first pitch he saw from Draper.
Riley Fike began the inning with an infield single, and after two outs were recorded, Nick Cline hit a shot to the hole vacated by the second baseman moving over to cover a steal attempt, putting runners at the corners. Brett Bauer worked the count full before drawing a walk, setting up Coomer’s heroics.
(Refer to page 8 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Dazzling performance
Carey pitcher Autumn Harley (right) and first baseman Paige Strahm chase after a ball that was poped up on the infield in Wednesday’s game against Fostoria St. Wendelin. Harley twirled a two-hit shutout as the Blue Devils earned a 4-0 win.
Logjam: Carey tops St. Wendelin
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
CAREY - A close Midland Athletic League softball race became much tighter Wednesday.
Behind a two-hit shutout by ace Autumn Harley, Carey overcame the elements and thrusted itself into title contention with a 4-0 victory against visiting Fostoria St. Wendelin.
The result creates a logjam at the top of the standings as the Blue Devils, St. Wendelin, Mohawk, New Riegel and North Baltimore each have two league losses, and Hopewell-Loudon is just two games back from the pack after losing to the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.
(Refer to page 8 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Sliding in safely
Wynford’s Rachel Pifer attempts to tag out Riverdale’s Amanda Wetherill at the plate after a wild pitch in Wednesday’s North Central Conference matchup. Wetherill was safe on the play, and the Falcons ended up taking away a 13-6 victory.
Falcons continue to roll with 13-6 win
By LONNIE McMILLAN
Sports editor
MOUNT BLANCHARD - The Riverdale softball team seems to be peaking at just the right time.
The Falcons (10-7, 6-5 North Central Conference) used an eight-run fifth inning to pull away from Wynford (5-16, 2-10 NCC) on Wednesday and take a 13-6 victory.
It was Riverdale’s fourth victory in a row and its eighth in the last 10 games.
"Defensively and our pitching is real solid right now," Riverdale coach Doug Ebright said. "We’re doing a great job. We’re making plays, catching the ball."
It was offense this time that led the way for the Falcons, who finished with nine hits. Three of them - in addition to five walks - came in the fifth inning when the Falcons turned a 4-3 lead into a 12-3 advantage, nearly ending the game.
Kaylee Sheets led off the big inning with a single, and Kelli Kotterman followed with a walk. Sheets scored on a wild pitch before Kristi Kotterman singled. Amanda Altvater bunted, and Wynford did not attempt a throw to keep the runner at third from scoring.
(Refer to page 8 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
WEDNESDAY MAY 7, 2008
Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Out at the plate
Riverdale catcher Ashley Naus covers home plate to record a force out in Tuesday’s game against Bluffton. With Kaylee Sheets on the mound, the Falcons rolled to a 4-0 win.
Falcons take 3rd win in a row
MOUNT BLANCHARD - Riverdale pitcher Kaylee Sheets fired a five-hit shutout Tuesday, leading the Falcons to their third straight victory, 4-0, against Bluffton.
Sheets (6-3) now has won four of her last five decisions.
The Falcons (9-7) scored once each in the second and fourth innings and twice in the sixth inning.
Allysha Wells led the way at the plate, hitting a single and a pair of doubles and driving in a run. Ashley Naus doubled home a run, Chelsea Dilley had an RBI single and Kelli Kotterman doubled.
For the Pirates (11-6), Chelsea Wheeler led the way with a double and a single. Andrea Hines had a pair of singles.
Hines took the pitching loss.
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Fire away
Riverdale’s Sam Moore fires a pitch from the mound in Tuesday’s game against Bluffton. Moore was the losing pitcher in the Falcons’ 10-3 loss to the Pirates.
Bluffton’s Suderman stops Riverdale
MOUNT BLANCHARD - Bluffton’s Matthew Suderman was on top of his game Tuesday, leading the Pirates to a 10-3 non-conference victory against Riverdale.
Suderman (3-2) was the winning pitcher and also had a single, a double and four RBIs.
Bluffton (4-11) scored once in the second inning and three times in the third inning before Riverdale (6-10) closed the gap with a three-run fourth inning. But the Pirates put two more runs on the board in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth inning to pull away.
Derek Rose and James Adamec each had a pair of singles for the Falcons (6-10).
Sam Moore (0-2) was the losing pitcher. Bluffton finished with 10 hits.
Clay Wannemacher had a double, single and two RBIs for Bluffton, and Nathan Cheney singled three times and drove in a pair of runs.
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)