DAYTON — In a game at Day Air Ball Park, the Tippecanoe baseball team scored two runs in the first inning and made it hold up for a 2-0 victory over Kenton Ridge Thursday.
Braydon Bottles singled in the home first and Preston Zumwalt doubled.
Matt Salmon followed with a two-run single for the only runs of the game.
Tyler Minnich was 2-for-3 for the Red Devils.
Zumwalt pitched a two-hitter, striking out seven and walking one.
Xenia 5,
Piqua 1
XENIA — The Piqua baseball team got in an early 3-0 hole and never recovered in a MVL loss Thursday.
Covington 9,
Miami East 8
CASSTOWN — The Covington baseball team went on the road to win a wild one Thursday in TRC action.
The Buccs led 7-2 in the sixth inning and 9-4 in the seventh before Miami East rallied.
Jensen Wagoner was 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs for Covington.
Kody Nelson was 2-for-3 and Tanner Palsgrove was 2-for-5.
Wagoner, Nelson, Palsgrove and Tyler Jay combined on a six-hitter, with 10 strikeouts and 10 walks.
Wesley Nidzgorski was 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs for East.
Luke Hammaker had two RBIs.
Connor Apple and Nidzgorski combined on a 10-hitter, striking out seven and walking three.
Milton-Union 10,
Riverside 3
DEGRAFF — The Milton-Union baseball team picked up a TRC win Thursday.
Peyton Nichols was 2-for-4, Nathan Thompson was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Nick Walters had two RBIs.
Nathan Morter Jr. and Micah Russell combined on a six-hitter, striking out six and walking three.
Bradford 14,
Shawnee 4
BRADFORD — The Bradford baseball team got a five-inning win in WOAC action.
Keaton Mead was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Landon Monnin had a double and two RBIs.
Brenden Baker was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, Hudson Hill had a double and two RBIs and Parker Davidson was 2-for-3.
Monnin pitched a six-hitter, striking out one and walking three.
SOFTBALL
Piqua 16,
Xenia 13
XENIA — Caylee Roe and Reagan Toopes powered Piqua to an MVL win in eight innings.
Roe was 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double and six RBIs.
Toopes had two home runs as well and was 3-for-5 with three RBIs.
Olivia Anthony was 3-for-5 with a double and Tarika Sutter was 2-for-5 with a triple.
Audrey Bean was 2-for-6 with two RBIs, Emily Kizer was 2-for-3 and Brielle Penley was 2-for-4.
Anthony and Julia Coppes combined to strikeout three and walk four.
Riverside 6,
Milton-Union 1
DEGRAFF — The Milton-Union softball team dropped a TRC game Thursday.
Raegan Fulton had a double for the Bulldogs.
Carly Zimmer pitched a seven-hitter, striking out nine and walking four.
Ansonia 12,
Bethel 9
ANSONIA — The Bethel softball team dropped a road game in non-conference action.
Paige Kearns was 4-for-5 with five RBIs, Lily Williams was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Allie Sheen was 3-for-4.
Morgan Rodgers was 3-for-5 and Alyson Bird and Courtney Eschete both doubled.
Williams pitched a nine-hitter with seven strikeouts and seven walks.
Bradford 8,
Shawnee 3
BRADFORD — The Bradford softball team got a win over Preble Shawnee in WOAC action.
Austy Miller was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.
Izzy Hamilton was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Abby Fike was 2-for-4 with a double.
Nylani Beiereis had a double.
Beireis and Hamilton combined to strikeout four and walk one.
Moon Area 14,
Newton 3
The Newton softball team dropped a game in Tennesse Thursday afternoon.
Laci Miller and Layla VanCulin combined to strikeout six.
