TROY — The Troy baseball team locked up finishing no worse than second in the MVL Friday, with a 3-0 win over Piqua at the Market Street Diamond.
Troy is now 18-5 overall and finishes 16-2 in the MVL.
Butler is 17-5 overall and 14-1 in the MVL after an 11-inning win over Tippecanoe Friday.
The Aviators have two games left with Stebbins and one with Greenville.
Piqua is now 13-9 overall and 12-4 in the MVL with two games with Tippecanoe left.
Troy got all the runs they needed in the fourth inning.
Ryder Kirtley walked and Hayden Frey followed with a RBI double.
After Matthew Hempker walked, Brady O’Leary had a RBI single.
Brody Hoke’s fly out scored Hempker to make it 3-0, before Piqua got O’Leary going to third for an inning ending double play.
Frey was 2-for-3 with a double for Troy.
Caleb Akins hurled a two-hitter, striking out 10 and walking one.
Mason Davis and Cohen Brown combined on a three-hitter for Piqua, striking out four and walking three.
Butler 6,
Tippecanoe 5
VANDALIA — The Tippecanoe baseball team scored five runs in the seventh to erase a 5-0 deficit, before Butler used two bunts to win the game in the home 11th.
Bryce Eckert was 3-for-4 for Tippecanoe,, Landon Muhlenkamp was 2-for-3 and Carson Jackson was 2-for-5.
Peyton Schultz and Drew Husic combined to strikeout seven and walk eight.
Miami East 5,
Milton-Union 1
CASSTOWN — The Miami East baseball team got a TRC win Friday.
Vincent Crane was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Carson Smith and Owen Haak combined on a one-hitter, striking out nine and walking one.
For Milton-Union, Jacob Grube hurled a nine-hitter, striking out two and walking one.
Newton 10,
Covington 0
PLEASANT HILL — The Newton baseball team got a home win Friday.
Cole Alexander was 3-for-3 with a double, Austin Tippie had a double and two RBIs and Ty Schauer and Brady Wackler had two RBIs each.
Rhett Koffer pitched a four-hitter, striking out seven and walking one.
For Covington, Austin Skaggs, Tanner Palsgrove and Jacob Tipps combined on a six-hitter, walking nine.
Bethel 10,
Riverside 7
DEGRAFF — The Bethel baseball team remained unbeaten in TRC play Friday.
Noah McCann was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Elijah Schroeder had two RBIs, Christian Barker was 2-for-3, Josiah Jackson was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Grant Bean and Braylon Schroeder both doubled.
Gabe Veldman, McCann and James Henry combined on an eight-hitter, striking out six and walking one.
National Trail 4,
Lehman Catholic 0
NEW PARIS — The Lehman Catholic baseball team dropped a road game Friday.
Seth Knapke was 2-for-3 and Turner Lachey pitched an eight-hitter, striking out six and walking two.
SATURDAY
Northmont 2,
Tippecanoe 1
CLAYTON — The Tippecanoe baseball team lost a road game Saturday.
Jaxon Hill was 2-for-3 at the plate.
Braden Burgbacher, Lucas Merry and Carson Jackson combined on a six-hitter, striking out four.
Tecumseh 7,
Lehman Catholic 6
SIDNEY — The Lehman Catholic baseball team had an early 6-0 lead before losing.
Seth Kennedy had a double and two RBIs and Turner Lachey had two RBIs.
JD Barhorst, Ethan Stiver and Kennedy combined on a 12-hitter, striking out two and walking three.
Dayton Christian 13,
Bradford 2
BRADFORD — The Bradford baseball team dropped a home game Saturday.
Tucker Miller was 2-for-2 with a double, Trey Schmelzer was 2-for-3, Garrett Trevino doubled and Landon Wills tripled.
Desmond Keels, Treyl Manuel and Owen Canan combined on a nine-hitter, striking out four and walking nine.
