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Thursday, May 12

SOFTBALL

Div. II Akron Sectional

Triway 28, Mentor Lake Catholic 0

Opening up their tournament, Triway got the bats rolling against Mentor Lake Catholic in this Akron Sectional fueled by their celebrated senior class.

For the seven Titan seniors it proved to be a final night a to remember on their homefield as Hailey Massaro led the way as she hit for the cycle. She tripled home a pair and lined an RBI double in the first, blasted a three-run homer in the second, completed they cycle with an RBI single in the fourth and finished 4-of-5 at the plate with seven RBIs.

"Playing on my homefield with my best friends one last time was heartbreaking, but at the same time bitter sweet," said Massaro. "Hitting for the cycle on my last time playing on my homefield, I've never accomplished that goal before which was really cool."

She wasn't the only senior to have a night as every Triway hitter collected a hit on the night. Emma Hudson tripled, finished with four hits and scored four times, Haylee Pruitt ripped three hits and had two RBIs, Katie Hoffa had two hits and four RBIs, Emily Yacapraro added a hit, two RBIs and scored three times, Clowie Flinner chipped in two hits and Madison Fatzinger had an RBI single.

But Triway's non-seniors did plenty of damage too. There was Emma Flinner flashing the bat with an RBI triple and a two-run shot in the first, and a solo homer in the third. She finished with four hits and five RBIs and standout Carter Wachtel doubled twice, had three hits and three RBIs. Inside the circle, Wachtel was dynamite yet again, this time fanning 14 in tossing yet another no-hitter for the Titans.

"That field will forever have a place in my heart," said Massaro. "My teammates and I have spend countless hours, sweat, tears. laughter and we have constantly grinded to be better ball players on that field. The last memory of us seven seniors walking the bases one more time while the crowd cheered us on, was an incredible feeling."

Div. III Creston Sectional

Tuslaw 18, Oberlin 0

There was little drama for Tuslaw as the Mustangs cruised to a five-inning win over Oberlin.

Meridith Rankl limited Oberlin to two hits and struck out 10 and the Mustangs' bats did the rest, cranking out 14 hits. Lillian Bucher, Camryn Kiefer, Kylie Johnson and Brooklyn Mazzocca all had two hits for Tuslaw.

Div. III Wellington Sectional

Waynedale 12, Lutheran West 2

The Golden Bears cruised to the district stage, allowing just two hits during a five-inning win over Lutheran West.

Brooklyn Schlabach did the job in the circle, striking out seven and surrendering just one walk. Waynedale's offense took it from there as it scored five runs in two of the first three innings.

Kaitlyn Miller led the way with three hits and two RBIs, Chloe Wolfe added two hits and two RBIs and Brooklyn Yoder smashed a three-run homer and finished with a game-high four RBIs.

Regular season

Hillsdale 14, Rittman 1

Hillsdale got everyone involved as it clinched the Wayne County Athletic League title outright. Kylie Ohl, Mollie Goon and Belle Dalton each had three hits for the Falcons, with Dalton doubling twice and Good driving in three runs. Taylor Morgan also had two hits, including a home run.

Mackala Krichbaum picked up the five-inning win, allowing just three hits and giving up zero earned runs.

West Holmes 10, Wooster 6 (9 innings)

The Knights spoiled Wooster's senior night, scoring four runs in the top of the ninth to win in extras.

Keegan Uhl led West Holmes, falling a triple short of the cycle with three hits and two RBIs. Kenzie Woods was also a hit short of the cycle with a single, double and triple. Felicity Cline tripled and drove in a pair of runs, Jocelyn Lucas went 2-for-2 and Kali Woods drove in two runs.

Loudonville 22, Central Christian 2

The Redbirds still have playoff business to attend to, but poured on the runs in the mean time against Central Christian in a league make-up game.

Olyvia Fenton had a game-high four hits and Karena Burgess and Peyton VanSickle each had two hits and three RBIs to lead the offensive outburst.

Alesha Felix stuck out 10 and gave up four hits in the circle.

Meranda Galvan drove in both of Central's runs.

Smithville 8, Hiland 5

Smithville pounded out 16 hits during a win over Hiland.

Caitlin Walsh-Knouff and Breanne Fatzinger led the Smithies with three hits apiece, while Brooke Fatzinger and Chloe Cannon had two hits each.

ZeAnna Cyrus picked up the win.

BASEBALL

Wooster 7, Hiland 6

Wooster scored five runs in the fifth inning to beat Hiland in a matchup of two of the area's top programs.

The duo of Blake Bowen and Brady Bowen was once again at the center of the Generals' charge as Brady's RBI single started the scoring in the fifth, followed by a two-run double by Blake. Drew Becker then drove both Bowens in with a single to give the Generals the lead.

Becker and the Bowen brothers each had two hits apiece, while Zach Harpster also had a two-hit day and Elisha Steiner drove in a pair of runs as well.

Grant Miller had three hits and two RBIs to lead Hiland.

Waynedale 7, Medina 6

Waynedale got a good end-of-year test against Medina, holding off the Bees in a gutsy win.

Braden Hershberger allowed 13 hits on the mound, but made sure the damage was limited, allowing just four earned runs.

Meanwhile, the bottom of Waynedale's lineup came through, with No. 8 hitter Ean Miller going 2-for-4 and No. 9 batter Jaiden Barnes going 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Leadoff batter Dylan Raber also had two hits and three RBIs and Ian Lehman drove in two runs.

Triway 6, Northwest 1

A fast 6-0 start got Triway rolling early as it defeated PAC rival Northwest. Carter Schmid, Chad Harper and Cooper Barton each delivered key RBI singles in that first inning outburst.

Harper's tripled in the fifth finishing with two hits and an RBI and Kain Weaver was dialed in on the hill with two strikeouts in going the distance. Griffin Braun, Carter, Barton and Weaver all finished with hits for Triway in the win.

Canton Central Catholic 3, Norwayne 1

The Bobcats got a good look at a quality opponent late in the season, but couldn't muster enough offense to pick up the non-league win.

Norwayne managed just three hits in the loss, coming from Jake Gill, Mike Steingass and Beau Polen.

Ashton Snyder pitched well for Norwayne, allowing no earned runs and just three hits on 59 pitches over six innings.

Tuslaw 10, Loudonville 9

Tuslaw scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth to pick up its fifth win of the year.

Ryan Lipinski, Evan Back, Liam McCollister and Chase Mizeres each had two hits for the Mustangs, with Lipinski driving in four runs.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Prep Roundup: Triway, Tuslaw and Waynedale cruise to sectional wins