ROOTSTOWN — After Mogadore shut Rootstown out in their first meeting, the Rovers struck back behind three home runs, two by Shelbie Krieger and one by Kaitlyn Hammerschmidt.
Rootstown took a quick lead in Tuesday's Portage Trail Conference softball showdown on Krieger's solo shot in the first, then ran away for a 9-2 win behind three-run blasts by Hammerschmidt and Krieger.
Krieger also starred in the circle, limiting the potent Wildcats to two runs on four hits and striking out 11 against one walk. Most impressive, the Miami (Ohio) commit pulled a Houdini act in the fourth, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out situation without yielding a run.
Waterloo 15, Sebring McKinley 4
Taryn Brown singled, tripled and scored three runs while Savannah Francis added a double, single and two RBIs for the Vikings (6-8, 6-7 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier).
Aurora 12, Cuyahoga Falls 1
McKennah Metzger followed Monday's perfect game with a four-hitter Tuesday, allowing one run and striking out 10.
Julia Miller homered, singled and drove in three runs, while Lailah Bohanan also had multiple hits and three RBIs. Sophie Retton reached in all four of her plate appearances for the Greenmen (16-0, 10-0 Suburban American), with two singles, a double and a walk.
Southeast 15, Warren JFK 2
Miranda Timko and Savannah Powell combined on a one-hitter and struck out 10.
Morgan Muncy and Lexi Morris each had a home run in three hits and three RBIs.
Muncy also tripled, as did Ava Stephens and Neena Truex.
Field 10, Norton 2
The Falcons clinched a share of the Metro Athletic Conference title behind big performances by Maddie Burge and Lilli Sutkowy.
Burge picked up her 13th win in the circle and also singled and doubled, while Sutkowy had two doubles, a single and a homer for Field (18-2, 11-0).
Woodridge 12, Ravenna 2
The Ravens fell despite two hits apiece by Whitney Holmes and Kasey Sterba.
Baseball
Windham 20, Chalker 1
Jack Eye tossed a one-hitter, striking out 11, and also had two doubles for the Bombers.
Eye went 4 for 5 overall with four RBIs and three runs, while Jordan Ridenbaugh (3 for 3, two RBIs, two runs) and Dylan McCune (2 for 4, four runs, three RBIs) also starred.
Streetsboro 5, Norton 2
The Rockets raced to a sweep of the Panthers, scoring one run in the first and tacking on four in the second.
Jack Batten made that stand up, holding Norton to two runs (both unearned) in six innings, and Scott Wilson got the save.
Wilson also had a team-leading three hits, while Matt Klimak singled, doubled and scored two runs.
Southeast 8, St. Thomas Aquinas 7
Down 7-2, the host Pirates rallied with three runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the seventh.
Nate Muncy went 3 for 3 to lead Southeast at the plate, and Maverick Wood and Logan West also had multiple hits. West also provided three scoreless innings of relief.
Garfield 7, Brookfield 1
Alex Carter earned a complete-game victory for the G-Men, yielding one run on four hits and a walk.
Eric Geddes led the way at the plate, homering and driving in four of Garfield's seven runs.
Lake Center 2, Mogadore 1
Nathan Bryant won a pitchers' duel, striking out 11 while holding the Wildcats to a run on three hits in six innings. Grant Coblentz got the save, needing just 10 pitches to get through the seventh.
Cole Reese took the hard-luck loss after holding the Tigers (17-1, 8-0) to two runs (both unearned) over six innings. Austin Constantine reached in all three of his plate appearances for the Wildcats (9-6, 5-3), with a single, two walks and an RBI.
Warren JFK 5, Rootstown 2
Fred Bolchalk struck out 12 in earning a complete-game victory. The Eagles pitcher worked his way around 10 hits to hold the Rovers to two runs.
Michael Condoleon went 3 for 4 to lead JFK, and Rootstown's Austin Biggin also had three hits.
Cloverleaf 1, Ravenna 0
The Ravens fell in spite of a gem by James Evans, who allowed only an unearned run in six innings.
Gavin Cauley got the win for the Colts, tossing a six-hit shutout, while Logan Knapp went 3 for 3 at the plate.
Box Scores
BASEBALL
CLOVERLEAF 1, RAVENNA 0
Ravenna - 000 - 000 - 0 — 0 - 6 - 2
Cloverleaf - 000 - 010 - X — 1 - 5 - 0
W: Cauley. L: Evans. Notes: Miller (R) 2-for-3.
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 2, MOGADORE 1
Mogadore - 001 - 000 - 0 — 1 - 4 - 4
Lake Center - 000 - 200 - X — 2 - 6 - 1
W: Bryant 5-1. L: Reese. Sv: G. Coblentz (2). Notes: Bryant (LCC) 6 IP, 11 strikeouts. Records: Mogadore 9-6, 5-3; Lake Center 17-1, 8-0.
STREETSBORO 5, NORTON 2
Streetsboro - 140 - 000 - 0 — 5 - 9 - 2
Norton - 001 - 000 - 1 — 2 - 4 - 2
W: Batten. L: Shockey. Sv: Wilson. Notes: Klimak (S) 2-for-4, double, 2 runs, RBI; Wilson (S) 3-for-4, RBI, stolen base; Ford (N) 2-for-3, double, 2 RBIs.
WARREN JFK 5, ROOTSTOWN 2
Rootstown - 002 - 000 - 0 — 2 - 10 - 3
JFK - 020 - 210 - X — 5 - 7 - 0
W: Bolchalk. L: Harless. Notes: White (R) 2-for-4, run; Biggin (R) 3-for-4, run.
SOFTBALL
FIELD 10, NORTON 2
Norton - 002 - 000 - 0 — 2 - 6 - 3
Field - 020 - 125 - X — 10 - 12 - 1
W: Burge. L: Mullet. HR: Sutkowy (F). Notes: Sutkowy (F) single, 2 doubles, home run; Dyer (F) 2 singles; Burge (F) single, double; Schreiber (N) 2 singles. Records: Field 18-2, 11-0.
WOODRIDGE 12, RAVENNA 2
Ravenna - 002 - 000 — 2 - 4 - 3
Woodridge - 104 - 052 — 12 - 16 - 2
W: Rathbun. HR: Rathbun (W), Patterson (W). Notes: Rathbun 3-for-4, home run, 3 runs, RBI.
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