Leopards Let NBC Slip Away at Marlington 8-2

Louisville Leopards at Marlington Dukes Baseball 2012

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Marlington 8, Louisville 2

Marlington scored five runs in the first inning last Wednesday and finished off Louisville Tuesday evening 8-2.  The loss ends the Leopards chances at a third straight NBC Title and gives Canton South the the league outright.  Chad Neff hit a 2-run home run in the fourth inning for the Leopards only runs in the game.

Marlington picked up where they left off by pouring three more runs on in the bottom of the third to start the continued suspended game.  Dymonte Thomas’ 2-run triple was the key play for the Dukes in the inning.  Thomas finished the contest with 2 hits and Shawn Kirk also had two hits for Marlington.

Louisville tried to counter in the bottom of the inning when Neff blasted a 2-run home run that landed on Beeson Street past the left field fence with nobody Beatty's Sports Baseball Shirt 2012 Spring Sports Logosout.  The Leopards went on to load the bases, but two strikeouts watching ended the threat.  The umpire’s calls failed to appease the Louisville faithful in attendance, but the score still remained 8-2 Marlington through four innings.

The Leopards managed just three hits after that, but were unable to spring anyone home.  Louisville struck out 13 times in the contest, as Marlington starting pitcher Jordan Knapp delivered the first nine of those and Michael Tolerton finished off the Leopards with 4 more to go along with three shutout innings to close the game.

The Leopards enter District tournament play with a mark of 18-7 and finish the year second in the NBC with a record of 11-3.  Louisville will rematch with Alliance in the DII Canton District Semifinals at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium on Thursday, May 17 at 5:00 PM.  The two teams split their series during the regular season.

PICTURES

Box Score

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 000-200-0–2-6-5

Marlington 503-000-X–8-7-0

Louisville Leopards Varsity Batting

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
K White 3 0 1 0 1 1
C Ruffier 3 0 1 0 1 2
M Kelly 4 0 1 0 0 2
J Crank 2 1 0 0 1 2
C Neff 3 1 1 2 0 2
D Stertzbaugh 2 0 0 0 1 1
R Groves 3 0 0 0 0 1
J Duckworth 2 0 1 0 1 1
A Hollifield 3 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 25 2 6 2 5 13
Batting
HR: C Neff
TB: K White, C Ruffier, M Kelly, C Neff 4, J Duckworth, A Hollifield
RBI: C Neff 2
GIDP: A Hollifield
PO: K White
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 8 (26.67%)

K White , C Ruffier , M Kelly 2 , J Crank , C Neff 2 , R Groves

FieldingBeta
E: R Groves 2, J Crank 2, C Ruffier
DP: R Groves, M Kelly 2, P Parks 2, C Neff, J Crank

Louisville Leopards Varsity Pitching

Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
J Duckworth 14 4.2 7 8 3 2 3 0 63.8%
M Kelly 4 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 62.5%
Totals 18 6.0 7 8 3 3 3 0 63.6%
Pitching
Loss: J Duckworth
Hit batters: J Duckworth
Pitches-Strikes: J Duckworth 94-60, M Kelly 16-10
Groundouts-Flyouts: J Duckworth 3-6, M Kelly 2-1
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: J Duckworth 18-26, M Kelly 3-5

Marlington Dukes Varsity Batting

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
D Thomas 4 1 2 2 0 0
J Walker 3 1 0 0 1 0
T Rupert 3 1 1 1 1 1
J Fey 3 1 1 2 1 0
M Tolerton 3 1 1 1 0 1
D Greiner 2 0 0 1 0 0
S Kirk 3 1 2 0 0 0
E Wutrick 3 0 0 0 0 1
R Linerode 3 1 0 0 0 0
B Baulderson 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 8 7 7 3 3
Batting
2B: J Fey
3B: D Thomas, M Tolerton
TB: D Thomas 4, T Rupert, J Fey 2, M Tolerton 3, S Kirk 2
RBI: D Thomas 2, T Rupert, J Fey 2, M Tolerton, D Greiner
ROE: D Thomas, T Rupert, M Tolerton, D Greiner, R Linerode
HBP: D Greiner
GIDP: D Greiner, E Wutrick
CS: D Thomas
PO: T Rupert
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 15 (48.39%)

D Thomas 3 , T Rupert , J Fey 4 , M Tolerton 3 , S Kirk , E Wutrick 2 ,R Linerode

FieldingBeta
DP: J Walker, J Fey

Marlington Dukes Varsity Pitching

Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
J Knapp 12 4.0 3 2 2 5 9 1 59.5%
M Tolerton 9 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 67.7%
Totals 21 7.0 6 2 2 5 13 1 61.7%
Pitching
Win: J Knapp
Pitches-Strikes: J Knapp 84-50, M Tolerton 31-21
Groundouts-Flyouts: J Knapp 0-3, M Tolerton 1-2
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: J Knapp 10-20, M Tolerton 4-10

Records: Marlington 10-17, 6-8; Louisville 18-7, 11-3

NEXT UP: The Leps will next take on the Alliance Aviators in the DII Canton District Semifinals at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium on Thursday, May 17 at 5:00 PM.

 

 

 

JV REPORT (From May 9)

Marlington 4, Louisville 3

Zach Shea, Corey Wilson, and Connor Zwick each had RBI’s for the Leopards during the 4-3 loss to Marlington last Wednesday.  The JV squad finishes the season 11-8 overall and 9-4 in the NBC.

JV Box Score

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Marlington 000-400-0–4-7-2

Louisville 001-110-0–3-5-3

Marlington Dukes JV Batting

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
K Johnson 4 0 1 1 0 0
S Masters 4 0 1 0 0 1
L Schoeppner 3 1 1 0 0 0
B Brodzinski 2 0 0 0 0 1
M Hoffmeyer 2 1 0 0 2 1
M Ray 3 1 1 1 0 1
D Byelene 3 1 0 0 0 1
T Copeland 3 0 2 1 0 0
J Jones 2 0 0 1 0 1
J Hodgekin 1 0 0 0 0 0
A Pucci 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4 2 6
Batting
TB: K Johnson, S Masters, L Schoeppner, M Ray, T Copeland 2, A Pucci
RBI: K Johnson, M Ray, T Copeland, J Jones
SAC: B Brodzinski
SF: J Jones
ROE: L Schoeppner, D Byelene
SB: K Johnson, L Schoeppner, M Hoffmeyer 2, T Copeland
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 18 (56.25%)

K Johnson 3 , S Masters 2 , L Schoeppner 2 , B Brodzinski 2 ,M Hoffmeyer 3 , M Ray , D Byelene 2 , T Copeland 2 , J Jones

FieldingBeta
E: M Hoffmeyer 2

Marlington Dukes JV Pitching

Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
K Johnson 12 4.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 63.6%
J Jones 9 3.0 1 1 1 3 4 0 59.3%
Totals 21 7.0 5 3 3 5 5 0 61.7%
Pitching
Win: K Johnson
Pitches-Strikes: K Johnson 66-42, J Jones 54-32
Groundouts-Flyouts: K Johnson 4-7, J Jones 2-2
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: K Johnson 10-19, J Jones 9-13

Louisville Leopards JV Batting

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
R Graybeal 4 0 1 0 0 0
C Zwick 3 1 1 1 1 0
Z Schaffner 3 0 0 0 1 1
Z Shea 4 0 1 1 0 0
M Lautner 3 0 0 0 1 1
T Butera 3 0 0 0 0 2
J Crank 2 1 0 0 1 0
C Leeders 1 1 1 0 1 0
C Wilson 1 0 1 1 0 0
V Knebl 1 0 0 0 0 1
A Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 5 3 5 5
Batting
2B: R Graybeal
TB: R Graybeal 2, C Zwick, Z Shea, C Leeders, C Wilson
RBI: C Zwick, Z Shea, C Wilson
SAC: C Wilson
ROE: Z Schaffner, Z Shea
SB: Z Schaffner, C Wilson
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 15 (46.88%)

R Graybeal 2 , C Zwick 2 , Z Schaffner 2 , Z Shea 3 , M Lautner ,J Crank 3 , C Wilson 2

FieldingBeta
E: Z Schaffner, Z Sims, Z Shea

Louisville Leopards JV Pitching

Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
Z Schaffner 12 4.0 5 4 3 2 3 0 67.2%
C Zwick 9 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 63.2%
Totals 21 7.0 7 4 3 2 6 0 65.7%
Pitching
Loss: Z Schaffner
Wild Pitch: C Zwick
Pitches-Strikes: Z Schaffner 61-41, C Zwick 38-24
Groundouts-Flyouts: Z Schaffner 5-4, C Zwick 3-3
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: Z Schaffner 15-20, C Zwick 8-12

FRESHMAN (May 9): Marlington 11, Louisville 0

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