Louisville Hands State-Ranked Canton South Their 1st NBC Loss

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Louisville 4, Canton South 2

Pavin Parks pitched the entire contest, gave up just 1 earned run, and struck out 4 to lead Louisville to a 4-2 win over #5 DII State-Ranked visiting Canton South on a rainy Thursday evening. The loss is the Wildcats first in the NBC after a perfect run through the first half of the schedule.

The Leopards got on the board first when Stephen Kerzan doubled home Alex Hollifield in the bottom of the second. The smash was Louisville’s first hit of the contest after Hollifield and Jordan Hughes reached base via walks.

The Wildcats tied the game up in the top of the third, but the Leopards would answer back with 2 runs in the bottom of the fourth. Hollifield walked again to start the inning. Then Hughes laid Beatty's Sports Baseballl Shirt 2013down a bunt single and a fielding error allowed Hollifield to score from first and Hughes to advance to second. Kerzan sacrificed Hughes to third after that and then Jeremy McQuilkin reached base via a squeeze bunt allowing Hughes to reach home. 3-1 Leopards.

Louisville added an insurance run in the sixth inning. Kerzan reached base via an infield single and advanced to second on a passed ball.  McQuilkin then sacrificed Kerzan to third and two pitches later the Freshman first baseman scored on a another passed ball.

Canton South would score a run in the seventh, but it would not be enough as Louisville won 4-2.

With the victory, Parks is now a perfect 4-0 on the hill this season and the Leopards improve to 7-9 overall and 5-3 in the NBC. The Wildcats are now 12-2 on the season and fall to 7-1 in conference play. Louisville has now taken 2 out of the last 3 meetings with Canton South overall.

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BOX SCORE

WILDCATS 4, LEOPARDS 2

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Canton South 001-000-1–2-7-2

Louisville 010-201–4-3-0

Canton South Wildcats
Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
Thomas 4 1 1 0 0 1
Porter 2 0 1 0 1 1
Wilson 3 0 1 1 0 0
Wade 3 0 0 0 0 0
Crum 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mallen 2 0 1 0 0 1
May 2 1 1 0 1 0
Strasser 3 0 0 0 0 1
Montgomery 3 0 2 0 0 0
Fowler 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 7 1 2 4
Batting
2B: Thomas
TB: Thomas 2, Porter, Wilson, Mallen, May, Montgomery 2
RBI: Wilson
SB: Porter
CS: Mallen
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 8 (28.57%)

Thomas 3 , Porter , Wilson , Crum , May , Montgomery

Fielding
E: Strasser, Wilson
Canton South Wildcats
Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
Wilson 15 5.0 2 3 1 5 9 0 57.7%
Fowler 3 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 50.0%
Totals 18 6.0 3 4 2 5 9 0 56.9%
Pitching
Loss: Wilson
Hit batters: Wilson 2
Pitches-Strikes: Wilson 97-56, Fowler 12-6
Groundouts-Flyouts: Wilson 6-1, Fowler 2-1
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: Wilson 16-25, Fowler 2-5
Louisville Leopards
Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
K. White 3 0 0 0 0 2
P. Parks 4 0 0 0 0 2
R. Groves 2 0 0 0 1 1
J. Duckworth 3 0 0 0 0 2
G. Yoder 3 0 0 0 0 1
A. Hollifield 0 2 0 0 3 0
J. Hughes 2 1 1 0 1 0
S. Kerzan 3 1 2 1 0 0
J. Mcquilkin 1 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 21 4 3 2 5 9
Batting
2B: S. Kerzan
TB: J. Hughes, S. Kerzan 3
RBI: S. Kerzan, J. Mcquilkin
SAC: J. Mcquilkin 2
ROE: K. White
HBP: K. White, R. Groves
SB: R. Groves, A. Hollifield, J. Mcquilkin
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 10 (33.33%)

Kyle White , Pavin Parks , Riley Groves , Joe Duckworth , Alex Hollifield 2 ,Jordan Hughes , Steven Kerzan , Jeremy Mcquilkin 2

Louisville Leopards
Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
P. Parks 21 7.0 7 1 1 2 4 0 61.5%
Totals 21 7.0 7 1 1 2 4 0 61.5%
Pitching
Win: P. Parks
Pitches-Strikes: P. Parks 109-67
Groundouts-Flyouts: P. Parks 9-6
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: P. Parks 13-28

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Canton Central Catholic Crusader on Monday, April 29 at 4:30 PM.

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JV: Louisville 19, Canton South 6, 5 Innings

 Marco Buccasso and Connor Zwick each drove in three runs to lead visiting Louisville past Canton South 19-6 in 5 innings Thursday.

Buccasso, Riley Graybeal, and Zwick all had 3 hits each for the Leopards who pounded out 15 hits as a team. Graybeal also scored 4 runs and Dalton Deckerd came home 3 times.

Amazingly Louisville did not have an extra base hit despite scoring 19 runs. On the mound, Alex Hewitt closed out the final 3.2 innings and struck out 4.

The JV squad is now 11-5 overall and a perfect 8-0 against NBC foes.

BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 19, WILDCATS 6, 5 Innings

Team 123-45–R-H-E

Louisville 013-5(10)–19-15-2

Canton South 230-01–6-8-9

Louisville Leopards
Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
R. Graybeal 5 4 3 1 0 0
M. Buccasso 4 2 2 3 1 0
C. Zwick 4 2 3 3 1 0
A. Hewitt 4 2 3 2 0 0
D. Deckerd 3 3 1 1 1 0
J. Adams 4 1 1 2 0 0
C. Hileman 2 0 0 0 1 1
L. Gilbert 2 2 1 2 1 0
B. Haren 3 2 1 1 0 0
J. McQuilkin 0 1 0 0 1 0
C. White 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 19 15 15 6 1
Batting
TB: R. Graybeal 3, M. Buccasso 2, C. Zwick 3, A. Hewitt 3, D. Deckerd, J. Adams,L. Gilbert, B. Haren
RBI: R. Graybeal, M. Buccasso 3, C. Zwick 3, A. Hewitt 2, D. Deckerd,J. Adams 2, L. Gilbert 2, B. Haren
SF: L. Gilbert
ROE: R. Graybeal, A. Hewitt, D. Deckerd, J. Adams
FC: D. Deckerd, J. Adams 2, B. Haren
HBP: B. Haren
SB: R. Graybeal 2, M. Buccasso 2, D. Deckerd, J. Adams
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 23 (57.50%)

Riley Graybeal , Marco Buccasso 3 , Connor Zwick 6 , Alex Hewitt 4 , Dalton Deckerd 3 , Jacob Adams 2 , Lukas Gilbert 2 , Brock Haren 2

Fielding
E: J. Adams 2
DP: M. Buccasso, C. Hileman
Louisville Leopards
Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
M. Buccasso 4 1.1 4 5 3 1 0 0 54.7%
A. Hewitt 11 3.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 83.3%
Totals 15 5.0 8 6 4 1 4 0 67.4%
Pitching
Win: A. Hewitt
Hit batters: M. Buccasso
Pitches-Strikes: M. Buccasso 53-29, A. Hewitt 42-35
Groundouts-Flyouts: M. Buccasso 1-2, A. Hewitt 4-2
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: M. Buccasso 6-13, A. Hewitt 12-14
Canton South Wildcats
Batting AB R H RBI BB SO
Devaul 2 2 1 0 1 0
Russell 2 0 2 1 0 0
Ness 3 1 2 0 0 0
Wright 2 0 0 2 0 1
Wilcox 3 0 1 0 0 1
McKinney 3 1 1 0 0 0
Franks 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shaffer 2 1 1 0 0 1
Broyles 1 1 0 0 0 1
Myers 1 0 0 1 0 0
Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 6 8 4 1 4
Batting
2B: McKinney
TB: Devaul, Russell 2, Ness 2, Wilcox, McKinney 2, Shaffer
RBI: Russell, Wright 2, Myers
SAC: Russell
SF: Wright
ROE: Devaul
FC: Ness, Wright, McKinney
HBP: Broyles
GIDP: Wilcox
SB: Ness
Quality At Bats

Team Total: 11 (40.74%)

Devaul , Russell , Ness 3 , Wright 2 , Wilcox 2 , Franks , Myers

Fielding
E: Broyles, Ness, Devaul 2, Wright 2, McKinney, Shaffer 2
Canton South Wildcats
Pitching O IP H R ER BB SO HR S%
Devaul 9 3.0 5 4 1 1 0 0 60.9%
Ness 3 1.0 7 10 5 2 1 0 61.4%
Nicoletti 2 0.2 2 5 5 3 0 0 42.9%
Thompson 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 75.0%
Totals 15 5.0 15 19 11 6 1 0 57.1%
Pitching
Loss: Ness
Hit batters: Nicoletti
Wild Pitch: Devaul
Balk: Ness
Pitches-Strikes: Devaul 46-28, Ness 44-27, Nicoletti 35-15, Thompson 8-6
Groundouts-Flyouts: Devaul 1-5, Ness 2-0, Nicoletti 0-0, Thompson 0-1
First-pitch strikes-Batters faced: Devaul 6-16, Ness 7-14, Nicoletti 3-8,Thompson 2-2

Records: Louisville 11-5, 8-0

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