SB — Circleville 4, Teays Valley 3
CIRCLEVILLE — A pair of late runs gave Circleville the edge it needed to beat visiting Teays Valley 4-3.
After falling behind 3-0 after three innings, Circleville closed the gap with a two-run triple by Maddie Blakeman in the fourth and then took the lead in the sixth.
Makaylee Holbrook led off the sixth with a single and moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt from Ella Micheal. Kayla Fleck singled and ended up at second on the throw to give the Tigers two runners in scoring position.
Blakeman came through again with a hard-hit ground ball to short that saw her reach with a single and Holbrook come in to score. Allie Mullins entered the lineup to hit and doubled to center, scoring Fleck with the go-ahead run.
Three TV popups in the top of the seventh brought the game to a close.
The Vikings took the early lead with a two-run double off the bat of Abbi Revalee in the second and added a third run in the third when – with the bases loaded – Michelle Brumfield was hit by a pitch.
Gabby McConnell went the distance for the Tigers. She gave up the three runs on four hits with four strikeouts.
Alyvia Lawrentz started for the Vikings and pitched 4.2 innings allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.
Isabel Sayre pitched the final one and a third innings allowing two runs on four hits with a walk.
The win moves Circleville into a tie for second in the Mid-State League’s Buckeye Division. The Tigers (16-6) have completed league play with a 10-4 mark, tied with Liberty Union. Teays Valley (15-6) has one leage game remaining Friday afternoon against Amanda-Clearcreek. The Vikings have a 10-3 record in the league. A win Friday will give them the league title to themselves while a loss would make a three-way tie at the top.
BB — Logan Elm 9, Berne Union 4
CIRCLEVILLE — Logan Elm scored five times in the sixth inning to secure a 9-4 win over visiting Berne Union.
With the game tied 3-3, Logan Elm loaded the bases to open the sixth.
Kyle Rine drew a walk to force in a run and, after scoring a run by a balk, Jace Fox singled to center to score two more. A double from Kelton Bennington capped the Braves’ scoring and put the score at 9-3 all before the first out was recorded in the inning.
Bennington had two hits in the game and Fox and Zane Seimer each had two RBI.
Dylan Neff started for the Braves (10-10) and went six innings to earn the win. He allowed three runs on four hits with five walks and seven strikeouts.
Rine pitched the seventh inning allowing a run on one walk and had one strikeout.
BB — Teays Valley 7, Canal Winchester 1
CANAL WINCHESTER — Canal Winchester scored in the opening inning, but that was the last Teays Valley would allow as the Vikings took a 7-1 win Thursday.
The Vikings (11-10) took the lead in the third when an error allowed the first run to score and then a couple of groundouts moved a baserunner around to score and make it 2-0.
In the sixth inning, the Vikings used a combination of four singles, two walks, a sacrifice bunt and an error to score five times.
Landon Vandegrift had two hits and two RBI for TV and Brady Farmer had two hits as well.
Gavin Gilpen went the distance for the Vikings. He gave up one earned run on seven hits with four strikeouts.
SB — Westfall 20, Washington CH 1 (5 innings)
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — Westfall’s offense exploded in the fourth inning on the way to a 20-1 win over host Washington.
With a 5-1 lead entering the fourth, the inning started without much fanfare as a groundout was recorded.
But the Mustangs (8-11) then sent 15 batters to the plate before another out was recorded. They hit nine single and two doubles, drew two walks, had one hit batter and an error as they scored 13 runs and went up 18-1.
Emma Henry capped Westfall’s scoring in the fifth with a two-run home run.
Logan McNeal went 4-4 at the plate with a home run and scored three times.
Jill Butcher went 4-4 with two RBI and she scored three times.
Delana Landefeld went 3-4 with two runs scored.
The Mustangs had 22 hits in the game.
Adrina Hicks pitched for the Mustangs. She gave up one earned run on three hits with two strikeouts.
SB — Logan Elm 11, Miami Trace 1
CIRCLEVILLE — Miami Trace scored the game’s first run, but the lead was short-lived as host Logan Elm picked up an 11-1 win Thursday.
The Panthers had two of their four hits in the top of the first as they took a 1-0 lead.
The Braves (16-8) responded by getting six of their first seven batters on base and taking a 5-0 lead.
An RBI double by Sadie Binkley, a two-run home run from Ryleigh Wolfe and a three-run home run by Taylor Fowler. Added six more to the scoreboard for the Braves in the second inning.
Jaycie Clifton went 3-3 at the plate for LE with two RBI and two runs scored.
Sadie Binkley started for the Braves and pitched two innings. She gave up one earned run on two hit with four strikeouts.
Peyton Richendollar pitched two scoreless innings allowing one hit, giving up one walk and striking out three.
Wolfe pitched the final inning allowing a hit and striking out two.