TIPP CITY — It didn’t take Troy baseball long to bounce back from a loss to Tecumseh Sunday night.
The Trojans handed Tippecanoe its first loss of the season Monday night 11-9.
Troy is now 10-6 overall and 10-3 in the MVL. Tippecanoe is 14-1 overall and 11-1 in the MVL and shares the lead with Butler, who is 12-1.
Troy scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to go up 11-6 and held on for the win.
For Troy, Zach Prouty was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs, while Caleb Fogarty was 2-for-4.
Eli Smith was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and Trayce Mercer had two RBIs.
Connor Hutchinson was 3-for-4 and Baylee Shepherd was 2-for-4 with a double.
For Tippecanoe, Brayden Bottles had two RBIs and Jonny Baileys was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Matt Salmon was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and Troy Taylor was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Jacob Bowerman was 2-for-4.
Piqua holds
on for win
PIQUA — The Piqua baseball team opened a big lead early and held on for a 10-8 victory over Greenville to even its record at 9-9.
Brady Ouhl was 2-for-4 with three runs scored.
Zane Pratt was 2-for-4 and Blane Ouhl had a double.
Brayden Offenbacher and Brady Ouhl combined on a six-hitter, striking out nine and walking nine.
East gets
road win
LEWISBURG — The Miami East baseball team improved to 12-1 with a 12-3 win at Tri-County North Monday in CCC action.
Gage Butz had a double and two RBIs and Jonah Ellis was 2-for-4 with a double.
Conor Apple had two RBIs and Jakob Demmitt was 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
Butz and Ethan Howell combined on a four-hitter, striking out six and walking three.
Milton tops
Madison 7-6
WEST MILTON — The Milton-Union baseball team opened a 7-2 lead and held on for a 7-6 win over Middletown Madison in SWBL action Monday.
Drew Lambert scored three runs and Ben Schommer was 2-for-3.
Nathan Morter Jr. was 2-for-4, Peyton Nichols was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Connor Fijalkowski ws 2-for-4 with a double.
Nichols and Micah Russell combined on an eight-hitter, striking out eight and walking three.
SOFTBALL
Piqua falls
to Greenville
PIQUA — The Piqua softball team had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 16-4 loss to Greenville MondayiBrn MVL play.
East pounds
North 15-2
LEWISBURG — Kyleigh Kirby had a big night as the Miami East softball team pounded Tri-County North 15-2 in CCC action.
She was 4-for-4 at the plate with a double, triple and four RBIs and pitched a four-hitter, striking out five and walking two.
Kalli Teeters was 2-for-5 with three runs scored and Kiera Kirby was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Reagan Howell was 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs and Kayly Fetters was 2-for-3 with a double.
Jadyn Bair had a triple and two RBIs.
Bradford blanks
Wapakoneta
WAPAKONETA — The Bradford softball team blanked Wapakoneta 7-0 Monday.
Skipp Miller pitched a one-hitter, striking our 14 and walking one.
Austy Miller was 2-for-3 with a triple and Buzz Brewer was 3-for-3 with a triple.
Izzy Hamilton was 3-for-3 and Shay Swick had a double.
Bethel gets
road win
SIDNEY — The Bethel softball team had a big night at the plate in a 16-2 win at Fairlawn.
Lily Williams was 2-for-2 with a double, home run, four runs scored and three RBIs and Paige Kearns was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
Liv Reittinger was 2-for-4 with a triple and five RBIs, Morgan Rodgers was 2-for-2 with three runs scored and a double and Sam Wiley had two RBIs.
Alyson Bird pitched a three-hitter, striking out 10 and walking one.
Milton gets
SWBL win
WEST MILTON — The Milton-Union softball team got a 17-7 win over Middletown Madison in SWBL action Monday.
Raegan Fulton was 3-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs and Madison Jones was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Carley Zimmer was 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs and Taylor Falb was 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Jones and Zimmer combined on an eight-hitter, striking out seven and walking two.
