High School softball season kicks off with full slate of action
OLD WASHINGTON −Meadowbrook junior Sommer Ginn has a storybook moment in Saturday's season opening 7-3 victory over Elmwood in a game played on the artificial turf at Buckeye Trail High School.
Ginn, the Colts two-time All-Ohio shortstop stepped to the plate to start the game and promptly belted a long home run over the left field fence to give the Colts the quick momentum with the 1-0 lead.
"That just felt great, I was just trying to hit the ball hard somewhere," Ginn said with a big smile. "I just saw the ball really well, and just tried to attack it. Luckily I got enough to get it out and get us started fast today."
Ginn gave credit for the fast start to a recently completed spring trip to the Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Colts just got back earlier in the week from an undefeated showing during their trip south.
"We got to play some really good teams down there," Ginn added. "I think it got us really able to get some good work it down there. And I think that momentum just came home with us. We got some good team bonding fun down there along with getting to play some good ball."
Meadowbrook finished with 8 hits in the game, with Alexx Combs adding another home run. Addy Wiggins smacked a single that plated a pair of RBIs, while Natalee Norman added an RBI double for the winners.
Junior Addy Sichina tossed the complete game to earn the pitching win for Meadowbrook. She allowed just 3 hits with 4 Ks, 3 walks and contributed a pair of base hits offensively.
Philo 15, Fairfield Union 11: Kyleigh McGraw doubled, tripled and drove in four runs, as the Electrics scored 14 runs over the first three innings in a season-opening win.
Lexie Charles added two hits and three RBI, Lia Unger doubled with two RBIs, Karlee Southall had a double and a single and Cassidy Himes and Dilyn Brown scored three runs in the win. Charles also had four strikeouts in a complete game win.
West Muskingum 9, Garaway 6: Gabbi Hammer doubled among her three hits as the Tornadoes opened the season with a road win.
Daylee Foster also had two hits and Addy Antonetz stole two bases for the West M offense, while Kadie Bare went the distance in the circle for the win, allowing seven hits with four strikeouts and two walks.
Crooksville 10, 7, Fisher Catholic 0, 3: Mylin Driggs and Elyse Baker went 4-for-4 and each swatted a home run in Game 1, while Baker had a home run among her three hits and drove in three runs in Game 2 for the Ceramics.
In the opener, Driggs drove in five runs and Baker and Paige Frame, who had two hits, also had a pair of RBIs for Crooksville. Baker scattered four hits, struck out eight and walked two in the shutout win in the circle.
Dalena Rollison had eight strikeouts, walked four and allowed five hits in a complete game victory in Game 2, while Rylee Chamberlin added two hits and two RBIs and Maelee Collins had two hits to lead the offense.
Morgan 19, 14, Warren 0, 1: The Raiders scored 15 in the first inning of Game 1 and seven in the first of Game 2 as the offense was rolling in a season-opening sweep of the Warriors.
Laney Kangas had seven strikeouts to earn the victory in the circle in Game 1. Paige Lanning had three hits and three RBIs and Blair Clawson, who had two hits, and Kangas drove in three runs each.
Myka Augenstein led Morgan in Game 2 with a triple, a double and six RBIs. Chloe Baker had four hits, Remi Keirns chipped in two hits and Allia Rush picked up the victory, allowing no hits and fanning six during her four innings of work.
Elmwood 13, Buckeye Trail 1 (5 inn.): The young Warriors managed just 4 hits in the opening day setback to the visiting Royals in non-league action.
Starting three freshmen, Buckeye Trail fell behind 7-0 after just two innings and could not recover.
Sophomore Emilyn Watson provided a spark with a second inning home run for the Warriors. Ella Ashby, Gwen McElwain each had a single with Ela Patterson stroking a double.
Ridgewood 8, River View 4: Ava Kulbacki went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs and winning pitcher Addison Lahmers struck out 14 and allowed five hits to lead the Generals past their county rivals.
Pru Fechuch and Keira Schrock had two hits for Ridgewood, while Joann Thompson had a single and a RBI and Shieann Waldren doubled to lead the River View offense.
River View 8, East Canton 6: Kayla McPeak hit a two-run single to cap a five-run seventh, as the Lady Bears rallied for the victory.
Haylee Hall earned the win in relief and had a single with two RBIs, Hallie Wallace doubled with two RBIs, and Rylee Lechner hit a double and knocked in a run for the winners.
New Philadelphia 7, 5, Tri-Valley 6, 4: The Quakers scored a pair of walk-off wins against the Scotties.
Paiton Murphy had seven strikeouts and allowed 10 hits in six innings for the no-decision in Game 1 for the Scotties. Alivia Reffitt went 3-for-3 with five RBIs and Ashlyn Davis and Delaney Bell had two hits each at the plate.
Ally Peterson and Bell had two hits and Lauren Leas knocked in two runs in Game 2. Davis fanned five and allowed eight hits in the complete game loss.
Steubenville 7, John Glenn 1: Kendall Snider tripled for the Muskies in a season-opening loss to the Big Red.
Delaney Bell, Ava Miller and Kinley Porter also had hits for John Glenn and Snider allowed five runs in three innings for the loss.
Claymont 11, 11, Coshocton 1, 1: The Mustangs swept Coshocton in the season-opening twinbill.
Mallorie Stamper had two of Coshocton's six hits and Jaelyn Allen stole two bases in Game 1, while Kylee Raber, Jazlene Brown and Breanah Wickliff had the three hits in Game 2 for Coshocton.
Meigs 11, 24, New Lexington 4, 8: The Marauders had too much offense for the Panthers in the twinbill.
Caroline Dupler had three hits, Faith Greene had two hits and Mia Metzger drove in two runs in Game 1 for New Lex, while Dupler also had three hits in Game 2 with Metzger adding two hits and two RBIs and Makenzy McCoy and Jorja Burkhart chipping in two hits apiece.
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John Glenn 17, Newark 6: Max Morrow tallied a game high 6 goals to lead the Muskies to the season opening victory over the Wildcats.
Evan Haney added 5 goals, 3 assists for JG, Clay Hanna with 3 goals, Cannon Fox 2 goals, 3 assists while Morrow added a nearly 24/26 effort in faceoffs.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Busy day of action Saturday kicks off start of OHSAA softball season
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