BERLIN — Kade Hindel gave the defending Division IV state champions quite a tussle on Friday night, but host Hiland made the most of the little offense it produced.
Grady Monigold's long two-run homer down the line in right field the third inning account for the game's only runs in a 2-0 nonleague win against visiting Tri-Valley.
Hindel, who allowed only six hits in a complete game, was bested by Hawks hurler Logan Yoder, who twirled a three-hitter and struck out six.
Tri-Valley had runners on base in the each of the final four innings but failed to score.
Zanesville 4, Licking Heights 4 (susp.): The visiting Blue Devils and Hornets are suspended in the top of the ninth inning due to darkness in their Licking County League-Buckeye Division clash.
Maddox Mohler pitched five innings of two-hit, one-run relief for ZHS, which led 3-0 before yielding four unearned runs in the final six innings.
Canon Mercer collected three singles and Caleb Hollins singled for Zanesville, which committed four errors
River View 3, Morgan 2: Brylee Shannon struck out 12 in a complete game, but the host Black Bears did just enough to secure a Muskingum Valley League-Big School win at Ron Tisko Field..
Reid Johnson scored the go-ahead run on a dropped third strike in the bottom of the fifth inning for River View. Maguire Werntz doubled with two RBIs.
Aaron Baker had two singles for Morgan, which held a 5-4 edge in hits.
Softball
Strasburg 8, Sheridan 7: The visiting Generals took the three-time defending state champions in Division IV to the brink, but the Tigers held on after taking the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Kendall Grosse launched a three-run homer, Payton Powell homered and doubled and Cora Hall homered and singled for Sheridan (6-2); Hailey Mueller doubled in a run.
John Glenn 4, Meadowbrook 2: Kendall Snider piled up 13 strikeouts in a complete game for the visiting Muskies (2-7), who earned their first MVL win.
Snider yielded only three hits and walked three. Addy Sichina yielded no earned runs but ...
